Sessional Lecturer – 2025 Summer Term 1 (NSCI 140 – The Learning Brain)

Applications are invited for a part-time Sessional Lecturer position in 2025 Summer Term 1.  NSCI 140 – The Learning Brain – 3 credits.

Course Description

The NSCI 140 3-credit first-year science-credit course will be open to all UBC students and provide them with an introduction to the field of neuroscience, with special emphasis on neuroplasticity, neuroeducation, and brain function more generally.

Job Description

Primary duties include teaching in-person interactive classes twice a week to undergraduate students and providing feedback and grades on assignments, as needed.  Additional duties include collaborating with graduate teaching assistants and attending teaching team meetings. The course term runs from May 12 to June 19, 2025.

Candidates should have a MSc or PhD in in the field of neuroscience, and neuroscience teaching experience at the post-secondary level–ideally with experience providing students with engaging and interactive lessons.  Experience with the Canvas learning management system is an asset.  Experience in the field of neuroeducation or the study of neuroplasticity is also an asset.

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. 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 B.C. 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.

Application Instructions

Applications should include an up-to-date curriculum vitae and cover letter. Names of references will be requested from short-listed candidates. The applicant deadline is April 29, 2025. Applications should be emailed to the interim neuroscience program director, Dr. Timothy O’Connor at timothy.oconnor@ubc.ca.