Geography Postings

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.

Geography Postings

TEACHING ASSISTANT POSITIONS

GEOG TA positions have been re-posted for Spring 2025 and have a closing date of January 2, 2025 at 9:00AM.

Please apply at the Department of Geography website. If the application portal is not working, please request an electronic copy of the application form from the Graduate Assistant at geoggrad@sfu.ca.

Please review the location information carefully as some courses will be offered online and some will be offered in-person in Spring 2025. All TAs need to be comfortable working and supporting undergraduate students in an online environment such as Canvas; some courses may require additional qualifications as per the postings below. Please note that training will be available through SFU’s Centre for Educational Excellence and is recommended (overviewTA DayRemote Teaching Resources for TAs).

For questions and inquiries, please email the Graduate Assistant geoggrad@sfu.ca or contact the Manager, Academic and Administrative Services at 778-782-2558 or geogmgr@sfu.ca.

SESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR POSITIONS

Spring Term 2025 

All positions have been filled.

 

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.

 

Policies

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.