Seconded teacher positions (adjunct teaching professors) are advertised through the Teacher Education Office. If you are currently teaching in British Columbia, hold a graduate degree (minimum MA/MEd), and are interested in secondment, please check this page for postings.
Please note: some positions are designated for particular school districts.
Current Opportunities:
Secondary Adjunct Teaching Professor — International Baccalaureate – Diploma Programme
The Teacher Education Office at UBC invites applications from teacher educators with expertise and experience in the International Baccalaureate – Diploma Programme for a 12-month part-time (60%) seconded position commencing in August 2025 with the possibility of renewal for up to two additional years. The successful candidate will work with teacher candidates in the International Baccalaureate – Diploma Programme cohort.
Application Deadline: February 16, 2025
Adjunct Teaching Professor — Indigenous Education Cohort
Situated on the unceded, ancestral, and traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people, the Teacher Education Office at the University of British Columbia invites applications for a 12-month, part-time (60%) seconded teacher position commencing in September 2025, with the possibility of renewal for up to two additional years.
The successful candidate will work with teacher candidates in UBC’s Indigenous Education cohort. The supervising practica will take place in a variety of Lower Mainland school districts. Courses will be taught at the UBC Point Grey campus.
Application Deadline: February 28, 2025
Adjunct Teaching Professor — Education for Sustainability – Elementary Cohort
The Teacher Education Office and the Departments of Educational Studies and Curriculum and Pedagogy at the University of British Columbia invite applications from teacher educators with expertise in Education for Sustainability for an 11-month, part-time (60%) seconded teacher position working with the Education for Sustainability cohort commencing in September 2025, with the possibility of renewal for up to two additional years.
This cohort will support and inspire teacher candidates, and the students and mentors they work with, to develop deeper knowledge and skills related to sustainability, an ethic of stewardship, deeper connectedness to the environment, and healthier communities. Practica will take place in multiple Lower Mainland school districts: Surrey, Burnaby, North Vancouver and West Vancouver.
Application Deadline: February 28, 2025
Adjunct Teaching Professor — Tell-3C – Elementary Cohort
The Teacher Education Office and the Department of Language & Literacy Education at the University of British Columbia invite applications from teacher educators with experience teaching multilingual learners for an 11-month, part-time (60%) seconded teacher position working with the TELL-3C cohort commencing in September 2025. There is a possibility of renewal for up to two additional years.
TELL-3C stands for “Teaching English Language Learners through Cross-Curricular Case-Based Inquiry”. Members of the TELL-3C cohort get a unique case-based experience as they prepare to teach in diverse K-7 classrooms that include students learning English as an additional language.
Application Deadline: February 28, 2025
Secondary Adjunct Teaching Professor — Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Decolonization Cohort
The Teacher Education Office at UBC invites applications from teacher educators with expertise, experience and dedication to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Decolonization for a 12-month part-time (60%) seconded position commencing in September 2025 with the possibility of renewal for up to two additional years.
The successful candidate will work with teacher candidates in the recently developed EDI-D secondary cohort, and will support, mentor and inspire teacher candidates, as well as the students and educators/school mentors they work with, to explore, develop, and deepen curricular, pedagogical, and land/place-based approaches to teaching and learning through the lenses of equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonization. Cohort practicum placements are scheduled for the Richmond School District (SD 38).
Application Deadline: February 28, 2025
Adjunct Teaching Professor — Primary Years (Kindergarten to Grade 3) Cohort
The Teacher Education Office and the Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of British Columbia invites applications from teacher educators with expertise in primary years for an 11-month, part-time (60%) seconded teacher position working with the Primary Years (Kindergarten to Grade 3) cohort commencing in September 2025, with the possibility of renewal for up to two additional years.
While becoming qualified to teach all elementary grades, K to 7, teacher candidates in the Primary Years cohort develop expertise in meeting the needs of learners in Kindergarten through Grade 3 (ages 4 to 9 years). Cohort instructors highlight issues in primary years education course work, as teacher candidates learn to create rich, joyful spaces where children, adults, ideas, and materials come together, and where knowledge is constructed about learning and living in ways that are local, inclusive, ethical, and democratic. Practica take place in the Vancouver, North Vancouver and West Vancouver school districts.
Application Deadline: February 28, 2025
Secondary Adjunct Teaching Professor — French Cohort
The Teacher Education Office and the Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of British Columbia invite applications from teacher educators with expertise in French Education (Core, Immersion, Intensive) for an 11-month, part-time (60-80% as determined with the successful candidate) seconded teacher position working with the Secondary French Specialist cohort commencing in September 2025 with the possibility of renewal for up to two additional years. Practica will take place in various Lower Mainland school districts.
Application Deadline: February 28, 2025
Experienced teachers who hold a graduate degree (minimum MA/MEd) may apply for part-time faculty advisor positions.
Please send your resume, cover letter, and an EDI statement to a program manager in the Teacher Education Office.
- For elementary & middle years, email Greta Bartsch, Program Manager – Practicum (Elementary & Middle Years) at greta.bartsch@ubc.ca.
- For secondary, email Jody Billingsley, Program Manager – Practicum (Secondary) at jody.billingsley@ubc.ca.
Hiring for teaching positions in the undergraduate teacher education program occurs through four departments:
- Language and Literacy Education (LLED)
- Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS)
- Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP)
- Educational Studies (EDST)
Inquiries may be directed to John Yamamoto, Director, Teacher Education Office.
Equity and diversity are essential to teacher education. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the BC Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.