INSTRUCTOR POSITIONS – EDUC 440 – Aboriginal Education in Canada (3 cr.)
Secondary Program, Summer Session (May-June, 2013)
Elementary Program, Winter 1 (September – December, 2013)
EDUC 440 – Aboriginal Education in Canada is a required course for all teacher candidates in the newly revised teacher education program.
Course Description
The course is intended to provide teacher candidates with opportunities to explore how a school program may need to be modified to respectfully and meaningfully integrate Aboriginal history, content, and worldviews. The course will examine the role of Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing in Aboriginal societies to provide educators with ways to use this knowledge in their classroom, school and community planning. The overall goal is to assist those becoming professional educators to contribute to transforming Aboriginal education in order to improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal learners and enhance the learning opportunities for all students. The successful applicant should be knowledgeable about the inclusion of Aboriginal history, content and worldviews in the K-12 curriculum and/or have experience working in Aboriginal education. Aboriginal educators are encouraged to apply.
Applicants must hold a master’s degree or doctoral degree. Course instructor duties may include: teaching, holding regular office hours, marking assignments and exams, reporting grades and attending orientation meetings as well as follow-up sessions, where applicable.
Application Procedure
Letters of application should contain: a current CV including a summary of Teaching Experience at the university level, teaching evaluations if available and the names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers of three referees. Deadline for applications March 21, 2013. Please forward completed applications to
Dr. Wendy Carr, TEO, Faculty of Education, 2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, B. C., V6T 1Z4
or electronically to wendy.carr@ubc.ca **Electronic applications preferred.
All positions are subject to enrollment minimums and budgetary approval, and are governed by UBC’s “Agreement on Conditions of Appointment for Sessional and Part-time Faculty Members.” In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. The University of British Columbia hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualified persons to apply.