Sessional - Faculty - ACCT1000, ACCT 2210, ACCT 2250, ACCT 3260 - (02050.11166)

The Department of Accounting Finance and Law in the Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics at Thompson Rivers University invites applications for one or more sessional positions to teach the following courses during the Fall Semester 2025 (September through December):

• ACCT 1000 Financial Accounting (2 sections)
• ACCT 2210 Financial Accounting (2 sections)
• ACCT 2250 Management Accounting (1 sections)
• ACCT 3260 Taxation for Decision Making (1 section)

All instruction is face-to-face so the applicant(s) selected will have to be located near Kamloops or be willing to relocate. Classes are scheduled Monday through Friday during the day and in the evenings. This is an excellent opportunity for accountants working in the community to teach part-time at night and share their knowledge with students just entering the industry. Those currently living outside Kamloops who are interested in full-time sessional employment of five courses per semester are also strongly encouraged to apply.

Semester details are as follows:

Classes run: Sept 3 Dec 5 2025
Exam Period: Dec 8 Dec 20 2025
Final grades due: Jan 6 2026

About the Department
The Department of Accounting Finance & Law is one of five departments in the Gaglardi School. It is a supportive and collegial team with approximately 20 full-time departmental faculty members and numerous part-time instructors from the local business community. The department delivers core courses to all BBA graduate and post-baccalaureate diploma students and manages the Accounting and Finance Majors and Minors and the Post-baccalaureate Diplomas in Accounting and Finance. Students who complete the Accounting Major or Post-baccalaureate Diploma in Accounting receive all possible exemptions in the CPA Professional Education Program. The Finance Major and Post-baccalaureate Diploma in Finance are members of the CFA Institutes University Affiliation Program.

About the School
With over 2500 on-campus students the Gaglardi School is the largest business school in the British Columbia interior offering undergraduate post-baccalaureate and graduate programs in business and economics including Master of Business Administration (MBA) Master in Environmental Economics and Management (MEEM) and Master of Science in Environmental Economics and Management (MScEEM).

About the University
With over 25000 on-campus and online students and more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs in eight diverse faculties TRU celebrates academic excellence and excels at providing exceptional experiential learning opportunities. TRU delivers graduate and undergraduate programs in Business Law Nursing Education Computer Science and Arts and Science. Our students and faculty reflect the local national and global community. TRU provides a rich and engaging student-centred environment where students and faculty know each other by name. TRU strives to create inclusive and rewarding student experiences both on and off campus.

About the BC Interior
TRU is located in Kamloops British Columbia. Life in the sunny interior of British Columbia provides immediate access to some of the most incredible outdoor experiences Canada has to offer ranging from winter sports at Sun Peaks Resort to some of Canadas best mountain biking and hiking trails. Located between the coastal and Rocky Mountains Kamloops is within 30 minutes from hundreds of beautiful freshwater lakes and only three hours from Vancouver. With a relatively mild winter and spectacularly warm and dry summers Kamloops offers a high quality of life. As a city with just over 100000 residents it is served by an airport a hospital a university a WHL hockey team and yet still maintains a small-town feel where one never commutes longer than 15 minutes. It is a safe community to raise a family and still has reasonable housing prices.

The successful candidate should possess:

• MBA or masters degree in accounting
• Canadian CPA designation is required
• Potential for superior teaching is required
• Significant related work experience is preferred
• Ability to use a variety of instructional technologies is preferred