Sustainable Agriculture Instructors - Richmond, Canada - Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

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Employee Group:

Faculty (Kwantlen Faculty Association)

Hours of Work (BCGEU):

- # of openings:

1

Hours Per Week (BCGEU):
Pay Level:

Faculty Pay Scale

Days of Work (BCGEU):
Employment Type:

Qualified Faculty List

Internal Closing Date:

Open Until Filled

Travel Frequency:

Occasional travel between campuses is required.

External Closing Date:

Open Until Filled

Competition ID:

2611

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Sustainable Agriculture Instructor

Competition ID:
2611

POSITION TYPE:
Qualified Faculty List

POSITION START:
September 1, 2023

KPU proudly offers all learners opportunities to achieve success in a diverse range of programs that blend theory and practice, critical understanding, and social and ethical awareness necessary for good citizenship and rewarding careers.

FACULTY OVERVIEW:

As Canada's only polytechnic university, Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) is the fourth largest university in the province of British Columbia and serves communities in the South Fraser region and beyond.

A leader in innovative education with a teaching-focused mandate, KPU offers all learners opportunities to achieve the highest standards of academic performance.

Within KPU, the Faculty of Science and Horticulture (FSH) has over 1,500 full-time students and over 200 faculty members and instructors from across the natural and applied sciences.

FSH includes nine departments and over 30 programs at the undergraduate level, with offerings at four KPU campuses.

The Faculty is also home to Canada Research Chair:
Dr. Paul Adams as Sherman Jen Research Chair.

FSH offers experiential learning through hands-on curriculum, co-ops and research collaboration opportunities with KPU's Institute for Sustainable Horticulture (ISH), Institute for Sustainable Food Systems (ISFS), and Applied Genomics Centre (AGC).

As well, our faculty is home to over a hectare of horticulture field lab, a working farm and a state-of-the art teaching brewery, which has been recognized internationally and locally, winning BC Brewery of the Year in 2019.

For more information about the Faculty of Science and Horticulture, please visit our website at:

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Sustainable Agriculture degree program at KPU provides students with a unique learning experience designed in recognition of the need for both practical and academic training that addresses the pressing issues in our food system such as climate change and social justice in addition to the production of food.

Students are immersed in a setting which fosters experiential learning through classroom, lab and field-based research and teaching.

Graduates of the program will be equipped with expertise and skills in food production, policy and business needed to provide leadership in addressing issues around the development of sustainable agri-food systems.

More information concerning the working conditions for a faculty member are outlined in Article 12 of the Kwantlen Faculty Association (KFA) Collective Agreement

QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful applicant will lecture and converse fluently in English, and possess at a minimum, a Master's degree (PhD in related field is preferred) and demonstrated record of teaching experience at the post-secondary level.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Curriculum vitae
A maximum 2page statement of teaching philosophy
List of three referees able to comment on your teaching ability.

Note to Applicants:

We thank all applicants for their interest in employment with KPU. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University is committed to protecting the safety and welfare of employees, students, and the general public, and upholding the reputation and integrity of the University.

For this reason, final applicants will be asked to undergo a background check.