SESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS

School of Public Health & Social Policy

June 2017

The School of Public Health and Social Policy at the University of Victoria invites expressions of interest from individuals interested in sessional teaching.

This call is specifically for courses offered in the September-December 2017 and January-April 2018 terms.

Fall 2017 Undergraduate:
HLTH 300 Determinants of Health & Population Health Promotion
HLTH 401 Health Policy & Health Governance
HLTH 402 Health & Community Supportive Technologies
DSST 440 Introduction to Disability Studies
AGEI 472 Healthy Ageing
January 2018 Undergraduate:
INTS 462 The Role of Knowledge in Global Health(also runs as graduate course PHSP 591 cross list)
Fall 2017 Graduate:
INGH 521 Indigenous Public Health & Social Policy
PHSP 551 Social Values, Ideologies & Policy Analysis
PHSP 506 Public Health Research & Evaluation
January 2018 Graduate:
PHSP 589 MPH Practicum
PHSP 508B MPH Culminating Report

General responsibilities for teaching include:

  • Facilitating through distance delivery all components of a theory or practice course in the undergraduate or graduate program including meeting learning outcomes, providing dynamic online environment that is supportive to students, revising course materials and readings as necessary, etc.
  • Ability to evaluate components related to theory course learning such as learning activities, learning journals, online forum discussion posts, all assignment components etc.
  • Consulting with students and being available to them through office hours, electronic communication and telephone
  • Evaluating student learning, including grading of assignments/learning activities
  • Working collaboratively with other instructors & practicum supervisors in practice courses
  • Working knowledge of instructional technology

Qualifications: Minimum of Master’s degree in Public Health or allied human services fields is essential.Graduate courses require completion of a PhD or PhD candidacy with experience in the field. The salary range for 1.5 units of teaching is $5,344 to $6,500 (effective March 2017) for the term.

Expressions of interest to teach should be forwarded in writing by June 30, 4:00 pm to:

Joan Bowles, Program Manager, School of Public Health and Social Policy

University of Victoria, HSD Building

PO Box 1700, Stn CSC, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2

Contact: 250-853-3845 or

For further information on the PHSP program and the School of Public Health and Social Policy please see our website at

The School of Public Health and Social Policy reserves the right to fill future teaching assignments from the pool of applicants for this posting. Appointments are subject to sufficient funding and enrollment in courses. Sessional Instructors are members of CUPE Local 4163 (Component 3). The University of Victoria is an equity employer and encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, people of all sexual orientations and genders, and others who maycontribute to the further diversification of the University of Victoria.