2025-2026 Media Studies (MDIA) sessional teaching
The Bachelor of Media Studies Program at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, is seeking a sessional instructor to teach our collaborative media production course, a required course of the BMS degree. For details, see UBC Calendar: MDIA 290: Collaborative Methods
The course teaches structured collaborative methodologies that students will apply in professional media environments. This includes agile methods, project management, and communication strategies between group members. This course serves as a critical juncture in the BMS degree, where students bring together their specialized focus areas (visual, data, or narrative) into meaningful collaborative media projects to work in interdisciplinary groups, researching and creating digital media and artifacts.
MDIA 290 will meet in person for 3 hours weekly, on Friday afternoons (14:00–17:00), in Winter Term 2 of the 2025-26 Academic year (January 1–April 30, 2026).
Applicants with background in any media discipline are welcome to apply; however an interest in interdisciplinary knowledge construction and media modalities is essential to the role. Required qualifications include:
- Graduate degree (with either undergraduate or graduate degree in a MDIA-relevant field)
- Experience as a collaborative media creator
- Proof of post-secondary teaching experience and effectiveness
This position is subject to availability of funds. Sessional Lecturer positions will be governed by the “Agreement on Conditions of Appointment for Sessional Lecturers.” In accordance with the collective agreement, the current minimum Sessional salary is CA$9,559.11 for a three-credit course.
UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply. Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Métis, Inuit, and/or Indigenous person.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.
To apply, please send the following to arts.mediastudies@ubc.ca:
- Cover letter that outlines related experience and interest in the course
- CV that includes individual descriptions of past courses taught
- A maximum 1-page outline of how you’d approach teaching a collaborative media-making course, including: (1) identify values, approach and main outcomes, (2) group assignment ideas linked to techniques, and (3) list two texts or relevant readings you might assign.
- Evidence of teaching effectiveness (i.e., teaching evaluations, if available)
- Names, role, email and phone number of two references.
All materials should be received by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2025.