Indigenous Languages
Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies Global Notes to Prospective Applicants:
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: Faculty: One Tenure-Track Assistant Position, INLP/LING. (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 2024
Temporary SI Search: Indigenous Languages Programs
Batch #3
Position Nbrs: SI-15 - SI-18. All are 3-unit courses unless otherwise indicated.
Application deadline: 4 pm, July 14, 2024
Position # |
Course |
Section |
Course Title |
Language |
Location |
Competition Status |
SI-15 |
INLG 234 |
A200 |
Description & Analysis of an Indigenous Language I |
Secwepemctsin – Western Dialect |
Williams Lake/Zoom |
OPEN |
SI-16 |
INLG 158/ |
A010 |
Indigenous Language Immersion I |
Secwepemctsin – Western Dialect |
Skeetchestn |
OPEN |
SI-17 |
INLG 258/ |
A010 |
Indigenous Language Immersion II |
Secwepemctsin – Western Dialect |
Secwepemc Territory-Quesnel Lake & Skeetchestn. |
OPEN |
SI-18 |
INLG 335 |
A100 |
Topics in Indigenous Languages I – ST-Secwepmctsin Stories |
Secwepemctsin – Western Dialect |
Kamloops |
OPEN |
Batch #1 & #2
Position Nbrs: SI-01 -SI 14. All are 3-unit courses unless otherwise indicated.
Application deadline: Batch 1: April 30, 2024 (Extended from March 22, 2024) & Batch 2: May 6, 2024
Position # |
Course |
Section |
Course Title |
Language |
Location |
Competition Status |
| SI-02 | INLG 233 | Combined Section (A340 - A390) |
Description & Analysis of an Indigenous Language I |
Indigenous Languages of the Yukon | Yukon | OPEN |
| SI-07 | INLG 358/INLG 435 Combined Section |
A970 | Indigenous Language Immersion III/INL Topics II | hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ | SW BC Coast | OPEN |
| SI-08 | INLG 158 | A900 | Indigenous Language Immersion I | Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Sníchim | Squamish Reserve | OPEN |
| SI-12 | INLG 334 (Combined Section) |
A970 |
Indigenous Language Intermediate Level Proficiency I |
hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ |
SW BC Coast |
OPEN |
SI-14 |
INLG 334 (Combined Section) |
A970 |
Indigenous Language Intermediate Level Proficiency I |
hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ |
SW BC Coast |
OPEN |
Batch #1 Competition Status: Updated March 08, 2024 (Revised March 11, 2024)
For detailed job postings (pdfs) including application details, please visit the INLP Employment webpage.
Please submit one application per position available.
Teaching Assistants and/or Tutor-Markers
SUMMER 2024
There are 1 Indigenous Languages TA positions available at this time.
Batch 1 Application Deadline: Noon, July 04, 2024 (Posted:June 28, 2024)
| Position | Cohort |
Course | Title |
Language(s) | Location | Competition Status |
TA-01 |
A100/A010/A200 | INLG 335 | Topics in Indigenous Languages: ST-Secwepemctsin Stories | Western Secwepemctsin | Kamloops | OPEN |
| TA-02 | ||||||
| TA-03 | ||||||
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| TA-05 |
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). "1244" denotes 21st Century, year 2024, and Term #4 for the Summer Academic Term; thus the Term Number "1244" read as 1-24-4 refers to "Summer 2024".
TA and T/M Appointments:
INLP appointment and hiring criteria are consistent with the appointment priorities and hiring criteria of the Collective Agreement (version 2010-2014) 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 2014-2019) 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: June 28, 2024 (1244 SI & TA Postings Batch 3); April 24, 2024 (1244 SI postings); March 11, 2024 (revised); March 08, 2024 (1244 SI Postings)