Vacancy: Full-time Lecturer Position in Swedish Language and Nordic Studies (CA)

This position is for an initial term of one year (which is a probationary first year), with possibility of a one-year renewal. Lecturer positions are appointments without review (i.e., non-tenure track), subject to availability of funding and demonstration of excellence in teaching, in accordance with the Collective Agreement between UBC and the UBC Faculty Association.

A full-time Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts is responsible for teaching 24 credits per year and carrying out service and/or administrative duties as assigned by the Head of Department. Teaching load in 2025/26 academic year is expected to comprise seven 3-credit courses across the two terms in Winter session (Sept-Dec and Jan-Apr) and one 3-credit course in the first or second Summer session (May-June and July-Aug).

The successful candidate must have a PhD in Nordic Studies or a related discipline at the time of appointment. The ideal candidate will have:

• near-native or native proficiency in Swedish;
• experience developing and delivering high-quality university-level courses in Swedish language;
• experience developing and delivering high-quality university-level courses in Nordic Studies, including but not limited to literature and film;
• evidence of ability to engage student learning through a variety of tools and techniques;
• a willingness and ability to teach across a wide range of courses within our program, such as comparative Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies courses; and
• a willingness to engage with students through department programming such as our weekly Fika event.

Read more about the position and how to apply here: The University of British Columbia