Indigenous Languages Postings
For more information, please refer to the Indigenous Languages employment page. See also the program's faculty and staff directory.
Faculty positions
Applications for faculty positions are now closed. Please refer back to this page for future openings.
Sessional Instructor positions
Applications for Spring 2027 sessional instructor positions are now being accepted:
- Duration: January 4, 2027 to April 30, 2027 (Note: Subject to change)
- Application deadline: November 18, 2026
- Instructions: Your complete submission, including all required documents, must be submitted by email to lingasst@sfu.ca addressed to the attention of the Chair, Department of Linguistics, Simon Fraser University. Please ensure that you clearly specify which position(s) you are seeking and your order of preference if submitting materials for more than one position.
- Application form and detailed job descriptions: Download here.
Teaching Assistant positions
Applications for TA positions are now closed. Please refer back to this page for future openings.
Resources for sessional instructors & teaching assistants
The following links will help you get your medical coverage and other benefits, as well as help you learn how to become a better teacher:
- Human Resources: TSSU Member Benefit Plan
- Graduate Student Society: https://sfugradsociety.ca/service/benefit-plan-bursary-2/
- Medical Insurance information for Graduate Student TAs (explains how the benefit plans can work with each other)
- Centre for Educational Excellence workshops: http://www.sfu.ca/cee/events.html
- Graduate Studies: Professional Development Opportunities
- TA Day: https://www.sfu.ca/cee/events/workshops-and-programs/graduate-student-ta-programs/ta-day.html
- TA Hub: https://www.sfu.ca/cee/TAHub.html
- International Teaching Assistants (ITA) Teaching Guide: https://canvas.sfu.ca/enroll/H8AE87
Policies
Equity
The University is committed to the principle of equity in employment (see Policy GP 19). Please don't hesitate to contact us at lingasst@sfu.ca (addressed to the attention of the Department Chair) if you require any assistance or accommodations.
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.
If you have any questions about the collection and use of this information please contact the Executive Director, Human Resources, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6. Telephone 778-782-3237.
Hiring policy documents
- SI Hiring Policy: Refer to the Sessional Instructor Hiring Priority Policy document for additional information. Please note that Sessional Instructor positions are subject to budgetary approval and contingent on enrollment.
- TA Hiring Policy: Refer to the Linguistics Department Teaching Assistant Priority Policy document for further information.