Winter 2025 Term 1 Visual Art (VISA) Sessional Lectureship
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory (AHVA) at the University of British Columbia invites applications for part-time sessional lecturer from within the existing sessional lecturer pool.
2025 Winter Term 1 (September 1 to December 31, 2025)
VISA 180 (001) – Foundation Studio: Approaches to Media
Mondays, 12:00-1:00 p.m., online synchronous lecture
Six TA-led tutorial sections
Enrolment cap: 120
Drawing, painting, and related media in an introduction to studio practice. This course is open to all UBC students, regardless of prior experience.
A minimum of an MFA is required, and preference will be given to applicants with post-secondary teaching experience and a record that provides evidence of teaching effectiveness. The minimum salary for a three-credit course in the Faculty of Arts is currently $9,559.11.
Applicants must submit their application at https://ahva.air.arts.ubc.ca/application-for-visual-art-sessional-lectureships/ and upload the following in the order listed within a single PDF (max size 15MB):
- cover letter
- CV, which includes a record of experience and a detailed list of all post-secondary courses taught (course name and number, length, credit value, dates, and teaching responsibilities)
- sample course outline(s)
- evidence of teaching effectiveness (i.e., teaching evaluations, if available)
Applicants should also arrange to have two confidential reference letters submitted by email to ahva.head@ubc.ca (or have them on file for incumbents). All materials should be received by 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 5, 2025.
For information, please visit www.ahva.ubc.ca
All positions are subject to availability of funds and will be governed by UBC’s “Agreement on Conditions of Appointment for Sessional Faculty Members.” The salary effective July 1, 2024 is $3,186.37 per credit, based off a nine-credit term. Therefore, a regular three-credit course in our department would be remunerated at $9,559.12
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 candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.