University Canada West has opened a new campus at Vancouver House and is experiencing significant growth. We are seeking a passionate learner-centered sessional faculty with specializations to teach:

Communications & Public Relations:

COMM 102: Mass Media & Society
COMM 105: Conversational Writing Tools
COMM 140: Business Communications
COMM 150:Current Issues in Communication and Media
COMM 200: Communications Theory
COMM 203: Information Gathering
COMM 205: Writing for the Media
COMM 207: Visual Communications in Mass Media
COMM 260: Content Creation (blogging)
COMM 302: Public Affairs
COMM 304: Risk Communication
COMM 308: Legal & Ethical Issues in Mass Media
COMM 310: Technical Writing and Business Communications
COMM 312: Professional Communications
COMM 360: Digital Storytelling (podcasting)
COMM 401: Business & Economics of Mass Media
COMM 405: Advanced Media & Communications Writing
COMM 410: Communications Strategy
COMM 496: Contemporary Issues
PUBR 300: Public Relations in Practice & Theory
PUBR 304: Risk Communication

About University Canada West

UCW is a business and technology oriented, teaching intensive university and has the fastest growing MBA program in Canada. Balanced with a BCOM degree, a BA in Business Communications and an AA degree, UCW offers students a solid grounding in academic knowledge and skills, interactive, experiential education in business and digital literacy skills. Faculty are responsible for interactive engaging teaching, staying active in their field through scholarly activities, and serving their Departments and the UCW university community through committee work. Responsibilities include working with colleagues to develop or modify the curriculum, preparing and updating course materials, teaching, working with students to improve their knowledge and career readiness skills, assessing student progress through grading assignments, papers, exams and other work, and maintaining currency about changes and innovations in your field and related teaching implications (examples, activities, approaches).

Specific Responsibilities

Faculty will:

Create a positive classroom and learning environment through effective student engagement
Provide constructive feedback to facilitate student learning and achievement
Employ a variety of appropriate teaching/learning strategies and activities to actively engage students and to apply their learning
Guide class discussions while encouraging debate, critical thinking and constructive feedback by students
Employ and further develop skills in academic technologies and tools to enhance and support student learning
Ensure teaching design and methods comply with pedagogical and UCW standards
Assess student achievement of learning outcomes using a variety of assessments and learning activities
Develop, revise and adapt appropriate learning resources for students
Provide academic support to students inside and outside of the classroom (regularly scheduled office hours, email, group study sessions, etc.)
Make appropriate student referrals to academic and personal university support programs as and when needed
Contribute to high quality curriculum development and revision
Maintain contacts with relevant industry and professional associations
Attend and participate in department and university faculty meetings pertinent to faculty responsibilities
Contribute to professional conferences, seminars, and workshops in your field of expertise and in teaching and learning
Remain current in technical knowledge and instructional delivery approaches and techniques
Participate in professional development workshops, seminars and training and maintain your own continuing professional development
Conduct further research into their specific field of knowledge and/or scholarship of teaching and learning
Depending on expertise, instruct in a range of programs such as in the ACBSP accredited BCom & MBA programs, or in the BA Business Communications or Associate of Arts degrees.

General Requirements And Competencies For All Faculty

Minimum:

Master’s degree in a relevant discipline
Demonstrated experience in effective teaching at the post-secondary level
Willing to use or learn to use, academic technology and tools to enhance and support student learning
Ability to teach in face-to-face, blended and online environments
Ability to employ active learning, experiential learning and learner centered approaches to teaching
Demonstrated ability and commitment to cultivating equitable and inclusive learning environments
Demonstrated ability to teach students with diverse social identities and backgrounds
Effective time management skills
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills

Preferred:

Terminal degree in a relevant discipline PhD/DBA
5+ years experience post-secondary teaching in face-to-face, blended and online environments
Experience in teaching students with diverse social identities and backgrounds
Demonstrated experience employing active learning, experiential learning and learner centered approaches
Professional experience in industry or business
Knowledge and experience in course design and development
Track record of scholarly activity in the field and/or scholarship of teaching and learning
Evidence of excellence in teaching, assessing student work and providing constructive feedback

Specific Requirements and Competencies for [PUBR 300, 304; COMM 410, 302, 304, 496: Communications Strategy & Public Relations] Faculty