The Bachelor of Media Studies Program at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver campus) invites applications to teach the following course:
Winter 2026, Term 1:
(September – December 2026)
| Course / Section | Title | Credits | Term | Schedule |
| MDIA 350 001 | Media Environments | 3 | 1 | Tuesdays, 9:30-11:00am (lecture) &
2:00-5:00pm (studios) |
Details on the UBC Bachelor of Media Studies can be found here: https://mediastudies.arts.ubc.ca/academics/program-requirements-2023-or-after/. For more details on the course, please see https://vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca/course-descriptions/courses/mdiav-350-media-environments.
All courses are designated as “in person” and it must conform to UBC policies (found here: https://students.ubc.ca/enrolment/courses/course-modes-delivery).
Course Description
MDIA 350 is a community-engaged, project-based, interdisciplinary collaborative interactive media production course, required by all Bachelor of Media Studies students in their third year. This advanced media course integrates interdisciplinary media student perspectives to work in groups to create digital media projects that activate community needs, via archives and collections. Students will develop technical skills that bridge visual, narrative, and data information specialties of the BMS program. The course runs collaborative group projects to activate narratives of archival materials from (and that serve) non-profit organizations, activist groups, and academic partners. The curriculum emphasizes project management, community engagement, and making meaningful and accessible public-facing media interaction design projects.
This course is co-taught with Associate Professor of Teaching & BMS Chair, Dr. Christine D’Onofrio.
For questions regarding this course, please contact BMS Chair, Dr. Christine D’Onofrio, christine.donofrio@ubc.ca.
Qualifications
Applicants with a background in any media discipline are welcome to apply. However, an interest in interdisciplinary knowledge of construction and experience in scholarly and practical media interaction modalities is essential to the role. Applicants with experience working in at least two of the following technological competency areas are encouraged to apply; 2D/3D scanning and photogrammetry, interactive storytelling, interactive journalism, creative coding, app/web interface development, UX/UI design, VR/MR/MR/EX and 3D imaging, visual programming/live interaction, data visualization, sound recording and editing.
Required qualifications include:
- Graduate degree (with either undergraduate or graduate degree in an MDIA-relevant field);
- Experience as a collaborative media creator;
- Demonstrated experience in teaching at university-level;
How to apply
Returning Applicants
Those who have taught for the program in the last two years can upload an updated curriculum vitae and the outline of the course(s) they are interested in teaching.
New Applicants
Applications must include the following documents:
- Cover letter that includes links to web-sites or projects that outlines related experience in interdisciplinary and collaborative digital media work. Also include your fluency with and name particular software and technical experience you have technically developing digital interaction works;
- 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 your values as a media maker and 3 important outcomes you believe students should have from the course, (2) community partner ideas, linked to ideas for digital outputs you’d engage with, and (3) three important readings that have influenced your digital processes;
- Evidence of teaching effectiveness (i.e., teaching evaluations, if available);
- Contact details of two referees.
Applications must be submitted online by May 26, 2026. Please submit all application materials online as pdf files and follow the instructions provided on the application webpage: https://fyip.air.arts.ubc.ca/2026w-sessional-bms/.
All positions are subject to availability of funds. Sessional Lecturer appointments will be governed by UBC’s “Agreement on Conditions of Appointment for Sessional Lecturers.” The minimum salary will be $9,559.11 per 3-credit course.
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, or Indigenous person. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.