2025-2026 Academic Term Visual Art Sessional Lectureships
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory (AHVA) at the University of British Columbia invites applications for part-time sessional lecturers from within the existing sessional lecturer pool for the following courses in Visual Art (VISA):
VISA 110 — Foundation Studio: Digital Media (online lecture, two sections term 2)
VISA 210 — Digital Arts (one section term 1)
VISA 220 — Drawing (one section term 1; one section term 2)
VISA 230 — Painting (one section term 2)
VISA 241 — Digital Photography (two sections term 2)
VISA 250 — Print Media (one section term 2)
VISA 260 — Sculpture (one section term 1; one section term 2)
VISA 312 — Expanded Digital Media (one section term 1)
VISA 390 — Performance (one section term 2)
Course descriptions are available here
The term dates are term 1, September 1 to December 31, 2025, and term 2 January 1 to April 30, 2026. All instruction takes place in person, unless otherwise indicated.
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 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 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 $9,559.11
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.