Indigenous Languages
Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies Global Notes to Prospective Applicants:
These postings are updated by 丁香园AV'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鈥� (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 's website: Employment webpage.
B. Temporary Instruction positions:
Sessional Instructor Positions: SPRING 2025
Batch #1
Application deadline:
SI-24 to SI-26 January 09, 2025
SI-1 to SI-23 December 04, 2024
All are 3-unit courses unless otherwise indicated.
Position Nbrs: SI-01 - SI-23.
Position Nbr. |
Course |
Section |
Course Title |
Language |
Location |
Competition Status / |
SI-01 |
INLG 200 |
A100 |
Introduction to Grammar in an Indigenous Language |
Western Secwepemctsin |
Kamloops |
CLOSED |
SI-02 |
INLG 233 |
A100 |
Description and Analysis of an Indigenous Language I |
Western Secwepemctsin |
Kamloops |
CLOSED |
SI-03 |
INLG 334 |
A100 |
Indigenous Language Intermediate Proficiency I |
Western Secwepemctsin |
Kamloops |
CLOSED |
SI-04 |
INLG 334 |
A200 |
INL Intermediate Proficiency II |
Western Secwepemctsin |
Williams Lake |
CLOSED/Pending |
SI-05 |
INLG 200 |
A300 |
Introduction to Grammar in an Indigenous Language |
Eastern Secwepemctsin |
Adams Lake |
CLOSED/PENDING |
SI-06 |
INLG 233 |
A300 |
Description and Analysis of an Indigenous Language I |
Eastern Secwepemctsin |
Adams Lake |
CLOSED/PENDING |
SI-07 |
INLG 335 |
A300 |
Topics in Indigenous Language I: |
Eastern Secwepemctsin |
Adams Lake |
CANCELLED |
SI-08 |
INLG 134 |
A310 |
Introduction to Indigenous Language II |
Secwepemctsin (Western) |
Esk鈥檈temc (Alkali Lake) |
OPEN |
SI-09 |
INLG 200 |
A310 |
Introduction to Grammar in an Indigenous Language |
Secwepemctsin (Western) |
Esk鈥檈temc (Alkali Lake) |
CLOSED/PENDING |
SI-10 |
INLG 200 |
A320 |
Introduction to Grammar in an Indigenous Language |
贬耻濒鈥檘鈥檜尘颈鈥档耻尘鈥� |
Nanaimo |
CLOSED |
SI-11 |
INLG 435 |
A320 |
Topics in INL: ST-TBA |
贬耻濒鈥檘鈥檜尘颈鈥档耻尘鈥� |
Nanaimo |
CANCELLED |
SI-12 |
LING 160 |
A320 |
Language, Culture and Society |
贬耻濒鈥檘鈥檜尘颈鈥档耻尘鈥� |
Nanaimo |
CLOSED/PENDING |
SI-13 |
LING 309W |
A320 |
Sociolinguistics |
贬耻濒鈥檘鈥檜尘颈鈥档耻尘鈥� |
Nanaimo |
CLOSED/PENDING |
SI-14 |
|
|
|
N/A |
N/A |
CANCELLED |
SI-15 |
INLG 200 |
A330 |
Introduction to Grammar in an Indigenous Language |
Xaad Kil |
|
CANCELLED |
SI-16 |
INLG 234 |
A330 |
Description & Analysis of an Indigenous Language II |
Xaad Kil |
|
CANCELLED |
SI-18 |
INLG 233 |
A970 |
Description and Analysis of an Indigenous Language I |
丑蓹苍虚辩虚蓹尘颈苍虚蓹尘虚 |
Southwest Coast |
CLOSED |
SI-19 |
INLG 234 |
A970 |
Description and Analysis of an Indigenous Language II |
丑蓹苍虚辩虚蓹尘颈苍虚蓹尘虚 |
Southwest Coast |
CLOSED |
SI-20 |
INLG 258 |
A970 |
INL Immersion II (Combined Section course, INLG 335 Conv.) |
丑蓹苍虚辩虚蓹尘颈苍虚蓹尘虚 |
Southwest Coast |
OPEN |
SI-21 |
INLG 335 |
A970 |
Topics in Indigenous Language I: ST-Storywork II |
丑蓹苍虚辩虚蓹尘颈苍虚蓹尘虚 |
Southwest Coast |
CLOSED |
SI-22 |
INLG 435 |
A970 |
Topics in Indigenous Language II: Word Architecture II |
丑蓹苍虚辩虚蓹尘颈苍虚蓹尘虚 |
Southwest Coast |
CLOSED |
SI-23 |
LING 360 |
A970 |
Introduction to Applied Linguistics |
丑蓹苍虚辩虚蓹尘颈苍虚蓹尘虚 |
Southwest Coast |
CLOSED/PENDING |
| SI-24 | INLG 133/134 | A330 | Introduction to Indigenous Language I & II (A combined section course) | Xaad Kil | Old Massett | OPEN |
| SI-25 | INLG 234 | A100 | Discourse & Analysis II | W. Secwepemctsin | Kamloops | OPEN |
| SI-26 | INLG 234 | A320 | Discourse & Analysis II | Hul'q'umi'num' | Nanaimo/Duncan | CANCELLED |
Updated Feb.03, 2025 - 1251 SI search status updated. (Last updated: Jan. 06/25; Jan. 09/25 Batch 2; Jan. 20/25.)
Temporary SI Search: Indigenous Languages Programs
For detailed job postings (pdfs) including application details, please visit the INLP Employment webpage.
Please submit one application per position available. Remember to quote the SI Position Number (Eg. SI-33) on your email Subject line and the course Number (eg. INLG 458).
Teaching Assistants and/or Tutor-Markers
SPRING 2025
There are TBA Indigenous Languages TA positions available at this time.
Batch 1 Application Deadline: TBA, 2024
| Position | Cohort |
Course | Title |
Language(s) | Location | Competition Status |
TA-01 |
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| TA-02 | ||||||
| TA-03 | ||||||
| TA-04 | ||||||
| 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.
鈥� 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 : /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 丁香园AV Term Number: This number shows the century, year, and the term (Spring=1, Summer=4, Fall=7). "1251" denotes 21st Century, year 2025, and Term #1 for the SPRING Academic Term; thus the Term Number "1251" read as 1-25-1 refers to "Spring 2025".
1247 read as 1-24-7 denotes "Fall 2024" and 1254 read as 1-25-4 denotes "Summer 2025".
TA and T/M Appointments:
INLP appointment and hiring criteria are consistent with the appointment priorities and hiring criteria of the Collective Agreement (version 2022-2025) between the Board of Governors of 丁香园AV (丁香园AV) 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 丁香园AV TSSU Collective Agreement (version 2022-2025) is:
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:
- Graduate Student Society:
- (explains how the benefit plans can work with each other)
- TLC: / see
- Graduate Studies: Professional Development Opportunities
- Protection of 丁香园AV Data on Mobile Devices 鈥� What you must do if you plan to store your students' information (includes student numbers, grades) on a mobile device.
Policies
Equity
The University is committed to the principle of equity in employment.
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.
If you have any questions about the collection and use of this information please contact the Executive Director, Human Resources, 丁香园AV, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6. Telephone 778-782-3237.
UPDATED: Nov. 20, 2024 (Last updated: Sept 18, 2024)