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Application deadline: May 26th, 2025
Date of posting: May 12th, 2025
The Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia (Vancouver Campus), invites applications for part-time sessional lecturers for the 2025 Winter Session to teach one or more of the following courses:
| ASIA 100 | Introduction to Traditional Asia |
| ASIA 250 | Introduction to Buddhism |
| ASIA 305 | Asian Horror Cinema: National Nightmares and Specters of Trauma |
| ASIA 314 | Premodern Japan |
| ASIA 320 | History of Early China |
| ASIA 323 | History of Cantonese Worlds |
| ASIA 325 | Hong Kong Cinema |
| ASIA 326 | Critical Approaches to Manga and Anime |
| ASIA 327 | Korean Popular Music in Context |
| ASIA 330 | Muslims in Modern South Asia |
| ASIA 343 | Film in South Asia |
| ASIA 351 | Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation |
| ASIA 355 | Chinese Cinema |
| ASIA 363 | Fiction and Film from Modern Taiwan |
| ASIA 364 | Modern Japanese Literature in Translation |
| ASIA 411 | Chinese Political Thought and Institutions |
| ASIA 456 | History and Culture of Taiwan |
For more details on courses, please see: https://vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca/course-descriptions/courses-subject.
A minimum of an MA in a related field and teaching experience in a related field at a North American college/university level is required.
The application dossier should include a letter of interest, CV, and the names and addresses of three referees. All application materials should be submitted online. The deadline for the receipt of application is by the end of day on May 26th, 2025.
For more information regarding the department please visit: http://asia.ubc.ca/ .
Applicants must be physically located and legally able to work in Canada for the duration of the appointment. All positions are subject to availability of funds and will be governed by UBC’s “Agreement on Conditions of Appointment for Sessional Faculty Members.” Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Métis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.