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Indigenous Languages

Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies Global Notes to Prospective Applicants:

These postings are updated by ¶¡ÏãÔ°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.

About Indigenous Languages Program

Indigenous Languages (INLP) 

Contact Us: inlp@sfu.ca

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 's website: Employment webpage.

B. Temporary Instruction positions:

Sessional Instructor Positions: SUMMER 2024

Temporary SI Search: Indigenous Languages Programs

Batch #1

Position Nbrs:  SI-01 - SI-19.  All are 3-unit courses unless otherwise indicated.

Application deadline: 4 pm, September 20, 2024

Position Nbr.

Course
Nbr.

Section

Course Title

Language

Location

Competition Status /
Application Deadline

SI-01

LING 282W

A320

Writing for Linguistics

±á³Ü±ô’q’u³¾¾±â€µµ³Ü³¾â€™

Nanaimo

OPEN

SI-02

INLG 130

A320

Practical Phonetics for Indigenous Languages

±á³Ü±ô’q’u³¾¾±â€µµ³Ü³¾â€™

Nanaimo

OPEN

SI-03

INLG 130

A100

Practical Phonetics for Indigenous Languages

Western Secwepemctsin

Kamloops

OPEN

SI-04

INLG 133/134

A100

Introduction to Indigenous Language II

Western Secwepemctsin

Kamloops

OPEN

SI-05

INLG 333

A100

Intermediate Proficiency in INL I

Western Secwepemctsin

Kamloops

OPEN

SI-06

INLG 333

A200

Intermediate Proficiency in INL I

Western Secwepemctsin

Williams Lake

OPEN

SI-07

INLG 130

A300

Practical Phonetics for Indigenous Languages

Eastern Secwepemctsin

Adams Lake

OPEN

SI-08

INLG 134

A300

Introduction to Indigenous Language II

Eastern Secwepemctsin

Adams Lake

OPEN

SI-09

INLG 130

A310

Practical Phonetics for Indigenous Languages

Secwepemctsin (Western)

Esk’etemc (Alkali Lake)

OPEN

SI-10

INLG 133

A310

Introduction to Indigenous Language II

Secwepemctsin (Western)

Esk’etemc (Alkali Lake)

OPEN

SI-11

INLG 130

A970

Practical Phonetics for Indigenous Languages

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Southwest Coast

OPEN

SI-12

INLG 133

A970

Introduction to Indigenous Language I

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Southwest Coast

OPEN

SI-13

INLG 134

A970

Introduction to Indigenous Language II

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Southwest Coast

OPEN

SI-14

INLG 158/458/
435

A970

INLG 158/458/435 Immersion I/IV/Advanced – Combined Section

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Southwest Coast

OPEN

SI-15

INLG 300

A970

Advanced Grammar of an Indigenous Language

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Southwest Coast

OPEN

SI-16

INLG 334

A970

INL Intermediate Proficiency II

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Southwest Coast

OPEN

SI-17

INLG 335

A970

Topics in INL I: ST-Pronunciation & Technology

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Southwest Coast

OPEN

SI-18

INLG 335

A970

Topics in INL I: Building vocabulary in ³óÉ™²ÔÐé±çÐéÉ™³¾¾±²ÔÐéÉ™³¾Ðé

³óÉ™²ÔÐé±çÐéÉ™³¾¾±²ÔÐéÉ™³¾Ðé

Southwest Coast

OPEN

SI-19

INLG 233/234

A330

INLG 234 – Description and Analysis of an INL I & II

Xaad Kil

Old Massett

OPEN

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 

FALL  2024

There are   TBA   Indigenous Languages TA positions available at this time. 

Batch 1 Application Deadline: TBA, 2024 (Posted:June 28, 2024)

Position Cohort
Course  Title
Language(s) Location Competition Status

TA-01

           
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.

† 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 ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Term Number: This number shows the century, year, and the term (Spring=1, Summer=4, Fall=7). "1247" denotes 21st Century, year 2024, and Term #7 for the FALL Academic Term; thus the Term Number "1247" read as 1-24-7 refers to "Fall 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 ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV (¶¡ÏãÔ°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 ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV TSSU Collective Agreement (version 2014-2019) 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.

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, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6. Telephone 778-782-3237.

 

UPDATED: September 18, 2024 Batch 01