Lecturer, Women's & Gender Studies

While this position welcomes applications from individuals external to the university current Academic Teaching Staff are first notified of available positions and will receive first consideration in accordance with the terms of theAcademic Teaching Staff Agreement before considering external candidates for positions with a term 8 months or longer. Please login to verify your internal candidate status.

Location - This role is in-person at North Campus Edmonton.

The Department of Womens and Gender Studies at the University of Alberta invites letters of interest for an 8-month (Fall 2026 and Winter 2027)) full-time term position (T8 Lecturer any rank) to commence on September 1 2026.

Responsibilities for these positions include the teaching of 6 courses over an 8-month period: 3 courses in the fall and 3 courses in the winter. WGS is seeking a Lecturer who can teach WGSand 301. The successful applicant will be expected to teach all courses except WGS 101 in person in Edmonton at the University of Alberta main campus. WGS 101 is taught asynchronously and online using the Canvas LMS. Specific assignment of two additional courses will be determined in consultation with the Department Chair. Course descriptions can be found here: Ph.D. in Womens and Gender Studies or a related field at or near completion is required for this position. Experience teaching in the field of Womens and Gender Studies is an asset. Priority will be given to current or recent ATS instructors. All applicants may indicate their interest by submitting a cover letter updated Curriculum Vitae and sample syllabus in one or two of the above courses to Review of applications will begin on June 15th 2026.

Application Instructions

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• Curriculum vitae
• Cover letter
• Statement of teaching interests

This position offers a comprehensivebenefits package. Salary will be commensurate with experience in accordance withSchedule Dof the Collective Agreement between the Board of Governors of the University of Alberta and the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta.