SESSIONAL LECTURER FOR:
MTRL 497F 101
Materials Engineering
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Faculty of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus invites applications for a part-time sessional lecturer to teach MTRL 497F 101 Fibres, Textiles and Wearable Technologies fall term one (September 1 to December 31, 2026). MTRL 497F 101 is a 3-credit course offered within the Faculty of Applied Science by the Materials Engineering. It offered as a Technical Elective for Engineering students. This course in the Materials Engineering (MTRL) Program will focus mainly on the basic properties of fibers will be examined, including how they are made (solution, melt and electro spinning) and how they are structured (weaving, knitting, braiding) to create textiles used in clothing, aircraft, automobiles, and medical devices, as well as being integrated with electronics to create smart wearable devices. The course is a combination of lectures, demonstrations, laboratories and industry presentations.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The position involves preparing and giving a one-hour lecture two times per week and a two-hour tutorial each week during the first term for one section. The course runs from September 8 to December 7, 2026. The instructor will prepare tutorials, assignments, mid-term exams, and final exam. It is the responsibility of the instructor to maintain an interactive learning environment in which all students are involved. This typically involves posing thought-provoking questions to students as well as answering questions posed by students. The instructor will need to be available to students outside of normal classroom hours to answer questions. The instructor is responsible to maintain records of grades and to submit final grades in a timely fashion to the Department office.
The salary is $2873.68 per credit.
QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants should have a degree in Engineering with experience in Materials Engineering and proven evidence of teaching effectiveness. Experience in teaching is an asset.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience
APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT A CV AND BRIEF COVER LETTER OUTLINING QUALIFICATONS AND REALTED EXPERIENCE TO: mtierney@apsc.ubc.ca
The deadline for applications is August 21, 2026
For more information on the Faculty of Applied Science Materials Engineering, please visit http://www.mtrl.ubc.ca/
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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.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.
The Department and Faculty
Over its long history, the Department of Materials Engineering at UBC (referred to as the Department) has distinguished itself with excellence in research, teaching and service in the field of Materials Engineering. The Department has a strong record of collaborative work with industry and promotes interdisciplinary research.
As part of the Faculty of Applied Science at UBC, our Department benefits from collaboration across a distinctive constellation of disciplines, with expertise and academic programs in health, technology, design and communities at both the UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan campuses. The Faculty consists of four Schools: Nursing; Architecture and Landscape Architecture; Community and Regional Planning; and Biomedical Engineering (in partnership with Medicine); and six engineering departments: Chemical and Biological Engineering; Civil Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Materials Engineering; and Mining Engineering. The Faculty’s core purpose is to discovery, design, innovate, provide unwavering top-tier education, and champion a community of responsible and inclusive professionals. The Faculty’s Strategic Plan, Transforming Tomorrow, prioritizes transforming ourselves, so our scholarship and learning is better able to address the urgent challenges facing communities and cities, near and far.
As one of the world’s leading universities, the University of British Columbia creates an exceptional learning environment that fosters global citizenship, advances a civil and sustainable society, and supports outstanding research to serve the people of British Columbia, Canada and the world.
UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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.
We respectfully acknowledge that the UBC Vancouver-Point Grey academic campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), and UBC operations in Vancouver more generally are also on the territories of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh).