ABE Instructor – Multiple Locations

Duties

Multiple locations and positions

The Adult Basic Education Department at VIU, offering courses in Cowichan and Nanaimo and potentially Powell River and Parksville, may require instructors for Fall 2021, Spring 2022, and Intersession 2022 semesters for some or all of the courses listed below.

Instruct course(s); prepare course materials; provide individual and group instruction; provide student support; design and implement student evaluation, grading and record keeping; liaise with student success advisor; participate as an active member of the instructional faculty. Course delivery may be face-to-face, remote, or blended. Instructors need to be prepared to teach in any or all of these environments.

English: integrate basic computer skills into instruction.
Sciences: facilitate learning and supervise science labs in a safe manner; maintain and order lab materials and supplies.

BIOL 047; 067
CHEM 047; 067
COST 030; 047; 067
COSC 067
EDCP 030; 067
Literacy English
ENGL 037 – 068
IECE 032
Literacy Math
MATH 030 – 067
PHYS 047; 067
STSK 038; 067; 068
Math, English, Science Prep (001 level)

Candidates must demonstrate commitment to teaching, learning, and student success. Successful candidates will participate in activities outside the classroom including student support and department committees.

Required Qualifications:

Master’s degree in a relevant discipline from an appropriately accredited institution and relevant teaching experience. In order to teach in a subject area, applicants must provide transcripts demonstrating a minimum of 24 credits in the identified subject area.

Demonstrated digital competencies and proven experience teaching with remote, online, and face-to-face delivery.

Recent experience teaching stated subjects and levels. Experience teaching a variety of student success skills to adult learners, including active listening, critical thinking, personal management skills, study skills, test-taking skills, and communication skills. Demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver courses / lessons that incorporate a wide range of teaching strategies and address the needs of adult learners with various learning styles and abilities.

Demonstrated commitment to life-long learning. Demonstrated problem solving skills, organizational skills, and time management skills.

Knowledge of, and the ability to access, institutional resources. Familiarity with VIU’s courses and programs. Responsive to diverse cultural and academic backgrounds of adult upgrading student populations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Teacher training/certification.
• Teaching Expertise: Applicants should be prepared to provide and deliver a short sample lesson or teaching demonstration on a topic that will be provided before the interview. During the presentation, the applicant should expect to be questioned on aspects of the presentation by the members of the interview panel.

The interview will contain at least one course-content question that the applicant has not been able to prepare for ahead of time. The responses will be used by the interview panel to gauge the applicant’s subject knowledge, classroom management, and teaching expertise.

Note:

• Candidates must specify in their cover letter the campus(es) and teaching subjects applying for.
• Short-listed candidates must provide original transcripts, or applicable original certifications at time of interview.
• All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
• Vancouver Island University embraces the principle of employment equity and encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and people of Indigenous descent.

Please note that for the foreseeable future, teaching at VIU will be conducted through alternate delivery methods, including online, face-to-face, blended, or hy-flex. The requirement to conduct teaching through alternate delivery methods may also extend past the immediate semester and possibly for the duration of the appointment. Application to this position acknowledges that it is the responsibility of the instructor to adapt their teaching to these unusual circumstances. Assistance with adapting to these changes will be available from the Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning.