Sessional Position

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Sessional Instructor Postings Summer Semester 2024

The School of Resource and Environmental Management invites applications for the following Sessional Instructor positions:

Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU)

REM 100 Global Change
Location: Online
Duration: May 6 to August 23, 2024
Lectures: Asynchronous lecture and tutorials
Salary: $7,574.00 for 3 contact hours
Course Description: This course provides students with an overview of global environmental change and its causes from a social science perspective, historically and at the present time. Population growth, an increasing ecological footprint and changes in ideology, social organization, economy and technology will be critically reviewed. New ways of thinking in natural and social science will be considered in relation to specific issues such as land, soil and food; energy, raw materials and solid waste; air pollution and transportation; water, oceans and fisheries; climate change; forestry and biodiversity; urbanization, and alternative futures.

Qualifications:

1. A graduate degree complete in Resource and Environmental Management or related field, PhD preferred, evidenced by a current CV (curriculum vitae).
2. Experience teaching REM courses considered an asset; with preference to applicants who have taught online courses.
3. Proficiency in Canvas course content system.
4. Experience managing teaching assistants.
5. Experience managing student communication effectively in remote course.

To Apply:

Please submit your formal application (including the documents listed below) by the deadline via e-mail to elissa_cyr@sfu.ca

1. Please indicate the course(s) you are most interested in by order of preference.
2. An application letter outlining your qualifications and interests with specific reference to the course description.
3. A current curriculum vitae.
4. A selection of students reviews from previous courses taught.
5. The names and phone numbers of two references familiar with your professional experience.
6. If submitting electronically, please include your name in all document names (i.e. jdoe_appl.doc, jdoe_refs.doc, jdoe_cv.doc, jdoe_course.doc).

Evaluation of the adequacy of these qualifications is at the Chair’s/Director’s discretion.

Closing Date: Monday, March 11, 2024 at 4:00 pm

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.

TA Positions

TA Application Form

Please review the location information carefully as some courses will be offered remotely and some will be offered in person.

** Please check the schedule of classes PRIOR to submitting your application to confirm you do not have a scheduling conflict.**

PLAN 100 Introduction to Planning – 1-2 TA positions (pending enrolment)
Compensation: 3.17-5.17 BU’s $4,408-$7,208 (GTA1) / $5,098-$8,358 (GTA2)
Location: Blended delivery (Lectures: In-person Burnaby Campus, Tutorials: Online)
Duration: May 6 to June 28, 2024 (Intersession)
Instructor: Laura Tate
Qualifications: Knowledge of community and environmental planning issues (transportation, housing, climate change, food and agriculture, placemaking) demonstrated by equivalent combination of experience and academic work sufficient to interpret the course material. 

REM 100 Global Change – 2-3 TA positions (marking support, pending enrollment)
Compensation: 3.17-5.17 BU’s $4,408-$7,208 (GTA1) / $5,098-$8,358 (GTA2)
Location: Online
Duration: May 6 to August 23, 2024
Instructor: TBD
Qualifications: Knowledge of sustainable resource management theory: global problems, international economy, energy, industry, urban challenge, institutional and legal issues.

PLAN/REM 319 Environmental and Planning Law – 1 TA position
Compensation: 3.17 BU’s $4,408 (GTA1) / $5,098 (GTA2)
Location: Burnaby Campus (In person)
Duration: May 6 to June 28, 2024 (Intersession)
Instructor: Devon Page
Qualifications: Knowledge of environmental law in British Columbia; a strong background in sustainable resource management theory, including public policy/planning, conflict resolution, urban challenge, institutional and legal issues demonstrated by equivalent combination of experience and academic work sufficient to interpret the course material.  

REM 350 Energy Management for a Sustainable Climate and Society – 1 TA position
Compensation: 3.17-5.17 BU’s $4,408-$7,208 (GTA1) / $5,098-$8,358 (GTA2)
Location: Burnaby Campus (In person)
Duration: May 6 to August 23, 2024
Instructor: Will Niver
Qualifications: Knowledge of multi-disciplinary approaches to sustainable energy (thermodynamics, resource endowments, technologies, economics, policies, politics, economic development, international diplomacy, and human psychology) as demonstrated by completion of REM 650 or equivalent combination of experience and academic work sufficient to interpret the course material.

SD 281 Introduction to Sustainability – 1-2 TA position (marking support)
Compensation: 3.17-5.17 BU’s $4,408-$7,208 (GTA1) / $5,098-$8,358 (GTA2)
Location: Online
Duration: May 6 to August 23, 2024
Instructor: Tammara Soma
Qualifications: Knowledge of the following topics: challenges and opportunities for developing sustainable communities and a sustainable world, through the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); an understanding of strengths and weaknesses of conventional approaches to development and of sustainable development; emphasis on urban areas in the Global North and Global South; experience in leading tutorials and grading undergraduate courses; Background in Sustainable Development, Community Planning, and/or International Development preferred.

SD 381 Building Sustainable Communities – 1-2 TA position (marking support, pending enrollment)
Compensation: 3.17-5.17 BU’s $4,408-$7,208 (GTA1) / $5,098-$8,358 (GTA2)
Location: Online
Duration: May 6 to August 23, 2024
Instructor: Laura Tate
Qualifications: Background in Sustainable Community Development and research/field work methods.

** Closing Date for all positions: Monday, March 11, 2024 at 4:00 pm

Please direct any questions to Elissa Cyr, Manager Academic and Administrative Services. Please submit completed application forms to the REM office via email to reminfo@sfu.ca.  Application forms can be found on the REM website.

The University is committed to the principle of equity in employment.

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.a (iv) 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.