Assistant Teaching Professor (02052.943)
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Job Summary
AssistantTeachingProfessora2 yearLimitedTerm Contractin the areas offisheriesmanagement/conservationand/orwildlife management/conservationand/or ecosystem disturbance.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Thompson Rivers Universityislocatedon the traditional lands of theTkemlúpsteSecwépemc(Kamloops campus) and theTexelc(Williams Lake campus) withinSecwépemculucw the traditional and unceded territory of theSecwépemc. Our region also extends into the territories of theStátimc Nlakapamux NuxalkTŝilhqotin Dakelh and Syilx peoples.
TheDepartment of Natural Resource Sciences (NRS)invites applications( position (2 years minimum)inone of the followingareas: fisheriesmanagement/conservation wildlife management/conservationand/or ecosystem disturbance. Responsibilities include:1)contributing to the teaching and missionof the NRS Departmentat the undergraduate and graduate level;2)developing and teachingcoursesfocusedontheir specialty;3)participatinginDepartmental Facultyand University committees and 4) in the case of the tripartite positiondevelopinga robust research program.
Requirements
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:We are seeking exceptionalcandidatewhospecializesinone ofthe areas of fisheriesmanagement/conservationand/orwildlife management/conservationand/orecosystemdisturbance ideal candidateswill have aPhDdegree.
The candidatemusthave: 1)the ability to teach effectively at the undergraduateand graduatelevel;2)aPhDinfisheriesmanagement/conservation wildlife management/conservationand/or ecosystem disturbance(e.g. wildfire pests);3)the ability tocommunicate effectively with studentsIndigenous groupsprofessionals and the general public
Preferred qualificationsinclude:experience teaching coursesinfisheriesmanagement wildlifemanagementand/or ecosystem disturbance; trainingin resource management including experienceinteracting withnatural resource agenciesand diverse stakeholders.
Preference willalsobe given to applicants whoseexpertisecomplements that of other facultyin theDepartment.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES(NRS):NRS is housed within the Faculty of Science. The Department hasfourteenfull-timefaculty. At present four of those faculty are research chairs while the remainingten areresearch and teaching of the faculty are retiring Department offers programming in:
Bachelorof Natural Resource Science(BNRS)
Certificate in Wildfire Science
Certificate in Regenerative Agriculture
Diploma inRegenerative Agriculture
Mastersof Science-Environmental Sciences
TheDepartment has proposed twoconcentrationsin the BNRS degree(proposed start date 2026): wildfire science and ecosystem goal of the concentrations is to have graduates meetthe requirements to be a Registered Professional Forester (RPF)(wildfire concentration)fromtheForest ProfessionalsofBritish Columbiaa Registered Professional Biologist fromthe College of Applied Biology(ecosystem management concentration) anda Professional Agrologist from the Association of BC Professional Agrologists(both concentrations).Students graduating with thecurrentBNRS degree meet the educational requirements to become aRegistered Professional Biologistand a Professional Agrologist. Current graduates are also eligible to apply(via the Allied Science Forester in Training) to become anRPF.
Kamloops isa wonderful location to teach and conduct research in the field of natural resource sciences. Kamloops has 200 lakes within an hour of the campus world-class rainbow trout fishing and salmon runs and the regional offices of provincial and federal trips are easy to organize due to the proximity of forestsgrasslandsand addition TRU has the Wells Gray education and researchcentreresearch/teaching facility nearClearwater BC( department also hasestablishedrelationships with various Indigenous groups in the interior of BC.
Please includean application letterCVa teaching dossier or similar record of teaching experienceand names of at least three references.
Review of applications will continue until the position is date isJuly1 2026.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Classroom Experience
- Medical Management
- Library Services
- Pharmacy Residency
- Research Experience
- Teaching
- Higher Education Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Grant Writing
- Mentoring
- Research Laboratory Experience
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