Careers
SFU is an equity employer and strongly encourages applications from all qualified individuals including women, Indigenous Peoples, visible minorities, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, persons with disabilities, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of the university.
We are committed to ensuring that the application and interview process is accessible to all applicants. If you require any assistance or accommodations, please contact gswsmgr@sfu.ca.
Limited Terms
Please check back for future postings.
Sessional Instructors
The Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies requires the following Sessional Instructor (Teaching Support Staff Union) to teach in the Fall 2026 semester:
GSWS 315-4 Critical Disability Studies
Burnaby Campus/Blended
DURATION: September 1, 2026 to December 30, 2026
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
COMPENSATION: Sessional Instructors are compensated per contact hour (CH), plus 1.25 CH. The contact hours offered to an SI are the same as the course’s credit hours, which is found following the course number. For example, GSWS 101-3 is 3 credit hours, and including the 1.25 CH, the course is compensated at 4.25 CH. Using the May 1, 2024 salary scale, compensation per CH is $1,816, therefore for 4.25 CH the compensation is $7,718.
Weekly Contact Hours (CH) |
3 |
4 |
Sessional Salary (includes additional 1.25 CH for preparation) |
$7718 |
$9534 |
Please send applications to the attention of the GSWS Chair, Dr. Jen Marchbank. c/o email: gswsmgr@sfu.ca
Please note that all Sessional Instructor positions are in the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU); and are subject to sufficient enrollment, and FINAL budgetary authorization. The Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies follows Article XIV (E.2) of the TSSU-SFU Collective Agreement, when hiring Sessional Instructors.
Teaching Assistants
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Resources for Sessionals/TAs/TMs
- Human Resources: TSSU Member Benefit Plan
- Graduate Student Society: Graduate Student Benefit Plan
- Medical Insurance information for Graduate Student TAs (explains how the benefit plans can work with each other)
- Teaching Resources: Centre for Educational Excellence (CEE)
- Graduate Studies: Professional Development Opportunities
- Data Security Standard: Guidelines to help the University Community surrounding the appropriate handling and storage of different types of data.
Policies
Equity
The University is committed to the principle of equity in employment. (See Policy GP 19.)
Privacy
The information submitted with your application is collected under the authority of the University Act (R.S.B.C. 1996, c.468, s. 27(4)(a)), applicable federal and provincial employment regulations and requirements, the University's non-academic employment policies and applicable collective agreements.
The information is related directly to and needed by the University to initiate the employment application process. The information will be used to contact references supplied by you, evaluate your qualifications and complete the employment process by making a hiring decision. Applicant information may also be disclosed to the Teaching Support Staff Union in accordance with Article XIII F.3.1.b of the Collective Agreement.
If you have any questions about the collection, use and disclosure of this information please contact the Associate VP, Human Resources, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6. Telephone 778-782-3237.