Indigenous Languages
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These postings are updated by SFU's departments. Applicants should make sure that they can meet the departments' requirements and application deadlines. Please apply directly to the department where the job posting is located. Please check your department's job posting website as well.
Postings/Useful Links
This webpage generally features the Department's available postings/hiring appointments. Advertised postings may include, but not exclusive to, temporary instructional appointments such as Sessional Instructor, Teaching Assistant, and/or Tutor/Marker positions.
Temporary instructional appointments are generally for Indigenous/First Nations Community Academic Outreach Programming, namely, Indigenous Language Instruction (INLG), as well as courses from other disciplines.
IMPORTANT:
For postings and details on available positions† (including Work-Study, TA & TM positions) and/or supplementary information regarding the Department's temporary instruction appointments, please visit:
Indigenous Languages Employment Page (with detailed job postings): www.sfu.ca/inlp/employ
A. Faculty/Post-Doctoral positions:
Fall 2024/Spring 2025: Faculty (Tenure-Track Assistant Position, INLP/LING): There are no Faculty Position available.
(Visit: VPA/FASS Postings website.) / Post-Doctoral: There are no post-doctoral positions in INLP available.
For posting and details, visit Indigenous Languages Program's website: Employment webpage.
B. Temporary Instruction positions:
Sessional Instructor Positions: SUMMER 2025
Batch #1
Application deadline:
SI-01 to SI-12: 4 p.m., Monday, March 17, 2025.
All courses listed are 3-unit courses unless otherwise indicated.
Position Nbrs: SI-01 - SI-12.
Position Nbr. |
Course |
Section |
Course Title |
Language |
Location |
Competition Status / |
SI-01 |
INLG 234 |
A300 |
Description and Analysis of an Indigenous Language II |
Eastern Secwepemctsin |
Adams Lake |
OPEN |
SI-02 |
INLG 258 |
A300 |
Indigenous Language Immersion II |
Eastern Secwepemctsin |
Adams Lake |
OPEN |
SI-03 |
INLG 158 |
A310 |
Introduction to Indigenous Language II |
Secwepemctsin (Western) |
Esk’etemc (Alkali Lake) |
OPEN |
SI-04 |
INLG 233 |
A310 |
Description and Analysis of an Indigenous Language I |
Secwepemctsin (Western) |
Esk’etemc (Alkali Lake) |
OPEN |
SI-05 |
INLG 300 |
A320 |
Advanced Grammar of an Indigenous Language |
Hul’q’umi’num’ |
Nanaimo |
OPEN |
SI-06 |
INLG 335 |
A320 |
Topics in INL: ST-Language and the Salish Sea |
Hul’q’umi’num’ |
Nanaimo |
OPEN |
SI-07 |
INLG 335 |
A325 |
Introduction to Linguistics |
Hul’q’umi’num’ |
Nanaimo |
OPEN |
SI-08 |
LING 220 |
A320 |
Topics in INL: ST-Language and Theatre |
Hul’q’umi’num’ |
Nanaimo |
OPEN |
SI-09 |
LING 324 |
A320 |
Semantics |
Hul’q’umi’num’ |
Nanaimo |
OPEN |
SI-10 |
INLG 333 |
A970 |
Indigenous Language Intermediate Level Proficiency I |
hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ |
Southwest Coast |
OPEN |
SI-11 |
INLG 335 |
A970 |
Topics in Indigenous Language I: ST-Land-based hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ Immersion |
hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ |
Southwest Coast |
OPEN |
SI-12 |
INLG 358/ INLG 335 |
A970/ |
Indigenous Language Immersion III (for DINLP)/Topics in INL II: ST-Conversational hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ I (for CINLP) |
hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ |
Southwest Coast |
OPEN |
Updated: March 04 2025.
Temporary SI Search: Indigenous Languages Programs
For detailed job postings (pdfs) including application details, please visit the INLP Employment webpage.
Please submit one application per position available. Remember to quote the SI Position Number (Eg. SI-33) on your email Subject line and the course Number (eg. INLG 458).
Teaching Assistants and/or Tutor-Markers
SUMMER 2025
There are FOUR TA positions available at this time.
Batch 1 Application Deadline: March 17, 2025
To view Detailed job postings and application form, click [ HERE ]
| Position | Cohort |
Course | Title |
Language(s) | Location | Competition Status |
TA-01 |
INLL Graduate | LING 831 | Morphology and Syntax of an Indigenous Language (4 units) |
Indigenous Languages of BC and the Yukon | Hybrid | OPEN |
| TA-02 | INLL Graduate | LING 831 | Morphology and Syntax of an Indigenous Language (4 units) |
Indigenous Languages of BC and the Yukon | Hybrid | OPEN |
| TA-03 | INLL Graduate | LING 834 | Effective Pedagogies and Materials Development for Indigenous Language (4 units) | Indigenous Languages of BC and the Yukon | Hybrid | OPEN |
| TA-04 | INLL Graduate | LING 834 | Effective Pedagogies and Materials Development for Indigenous Language (4 units) | Indigenous Languages of BC and the Yukon | Hybrid | OPEN |
| TA-05 | TBA |
For details and qualifications, download the Term (TBA) FNEP TA Posting from the INLP Employment website.
Additional Information:
All INLP/FNEP temporary appointments are subject to budget approval and satisfactory enrollment.
† Please also refer to the Department's Employment Webpage for appointment postings (including advertisements and full details).
Sample/Past one-page course outlines maybe found at the
new SFU online Course Outline System: https://www.sfu.ca/outlines
Code Key
Temporary Instruction Appointment Positions Acronyms:
SI = Sessional Instructor; LLEC = Term Lecturer (Limited Term);
TA = Teaching Assistant; and T/M (or T-M)=Tutor-Marker.
CODE = denotes Centre for Online and Distance Education. CODE course section are denoted by 'C100.' Unless otherwise indicated, non-C100 are in-person sections. Some CODE sections may require in-person on-campus invigilation of midterm and final exams.
Section Numbers: D=Daytime sections, E=Evening, A or N=FNEP sections. (Eg. D100 denotes a day time primary section component such as a Lecture. E101 denotes an evening non-primary section such as a Tutorial or a Lab.)
The SFU Term Number: This number shows the century, year, and the term (Spring=1, Summer=4, Fall=7). "1254" denotes 21st Century, year 2025, and Term #4 for the SUMMER Academic Term; thus the Term Number "1254" read as 1-25-4 refers to "Summer 2025".
1247 read as 1-24-7 denotes "Fall 2024", 1251 read as 1-25-1 denotes, "Spring 2025". 1254 read as 1-25-4 denotes "Summer 2025".
TA and T/M Appointments:
INLP appointment and hiring criteria are consistent with the appointment priorities and hiring criteria of the Collective Agreement (version 2022-2025) between the Board of Governors of Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU).
Please visit Part A. of Temporary Instruction Hiring: Supplemental Information webpage, www.sfu.ca/fnlp/employment, for Departmental Detailed Priority System for Teaching Assistant and Tutor/Marker Appointments.
The URL (weblink) to the current SFU TSSU Collective Agreement (version 2022-2025) is: http://www.sfu.ca/human-resources/tssu.html
Resources for TAs/TMs/Sessionals
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: Graduate Student Benefit Plan
- Medical Insurance information for Graduate Student TAs (explains how the benefit plans can work with each other)
- TLC: TA/TM Day / see other TLC workshops
- Graduate Studies: Professional Development Opportunities
- Protection of SFU Data on Mobile Devices — What you must do if you plan to store your students' information (includes student numbers, grades) on a mobile device.
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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.
UPDATED: March 04, 2025 (1254 INLP SI search/job postings) (Last updated: March 04, 2025)