Careers
Landing a job in high tech
Bowen Hui from the computer science department gives students an inside look at the process of landing a job in high tech.
Faculty and Staff Careers
We value our faculty and staff members and are always looking for talented people to join our thriving team. Excellent benefits, diverse career opportunities, and a true community spirit are just some of the reasons you should consider joining our team of talented, dynamic faculty and staff. For a full list of current openings, visit UBC’s Staff & Faculty Careers page.
SESSIONAL LECTURER POSTINGS
We also hire faculty into term appointments for a specified period of time for courses taught in the Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics. Sessional lecturers teach and/or perform related duties, including course coordination or lab supervision, for a period of less than 12 months.
CURRENT POSTINGS
The Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics Department of the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science at UBC, Okanagan campus, requires one or more instructors to teach the following courses during the Summer Sessions of 2025.
2025S – TERM 1 (MAY 12 TO june 27, 2025)
Introduction to the design, implementation, and understanding of computer programs. Topics include problem-solving, algorithm design, and data and procedural abstraction, with emphasis on the development of working programs.
Applicants with a PhD in a relevant or related discipline, and relevant research and post-secondary teaching experience are preferred. Interested applicants should submit a Curriculum vitae (including but not limited to previous teaching experience), recent teaching evaluations (if available), and the name of three referees who have agreed to submit letters of reference on request.
Deadline for receipt of applications for the summer session is March 16, 2025. Please send application documents in electronic format using WORD or PDF files to the Head of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics: cmps.okanagan@ubc.ca or send documents to:
Dr. Ramon Lawrence
University of British Columbia – Okanagan
Science 200C
1177 Research Road
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7
Phone: 1-250-807-9390
For more information regarding the positions, please contact Dr. Ramon Lawrence at cmps.depthead@ubc.ca. All positions are subject to funding and enrolment. The compensation rate per credit per period for the department is $4000.00 equaling $12000.00 per 3-credit course.
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.
Mechanics primarily for students majoring in the life sciences (e.g. biochemistry, biology, microbiology, pharmacy, human kinetics, human geography or psychology). Particle kinematics and dynamics, work and energy, momentum, gravitation, rigid body motion, fluid statics and dynamics with applications to the biological sciences.
Applicants with a PhD in a relevant or related discipline, and relevant research and post-secondary teaching experience are preferred. Interested applicants should submit a Curriculum vitae (including but not limited to previous teaching experience), recent teaching evaluations (if available), and the name of three referees who have agreed to submit letters of reference on request.
Deadline for receipt of applications for the summer session is March 16, 2025. Please send application documents in electronic format using WORD or PDF files to the Head of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics: cmps.okanagan@ubc.ca or send documents to:
Dr. Ramon Lawrence
University of British Columbia – Okanagan
Science 200C
1177 Research Road
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7
Phone: 1-250-807-9390
For more information regarding the positions, please contact Dr. Ramon Lawrence at cmps.depthead@ubc.ca. All positions are subject to funding and enrolment. The compensation rate per credit per period for the department is $4000.00 equaling $12000.00 per 3-credit course.
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.
2025S – TERM 2 (july 2 TO august 15, 2025)
Advanced programming in the application of software engineering techniques to the design and implementation of programs manipulating complex data structures.
Applicants with a PhD in a relevant or related discipline, and relevant research and post-secondary teaching experience are preferred. Interested applicants should submit a Curriculum vitae (including but not limited to previous teaching experience), recent teaching evaluations (if available), and the name of three referees who have agreed to submit letters of reference on request.
Deadline for receipt of applications for the summer session is March 16, 2025. Please send application documents in electronic format using WORD or PDF files to the Head of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics: cmps.okanagan@ubc.ca or send documents to:
Dr. Ramon Lawrence
University of British Columbia – Okanagan
Science 200C
1177 Research Road
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7
Phone: 1-250-807-9390
For more information regarding the positions, please contact Dr. Ramon Lawrence at cmps.depthead@ubc.ca. All positions are subject to funding and enrolment. The compensation rate per credit per period for the department is $4000.00 equaling $12000.00 per 3-credit course.
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.
2025S – TERM 1 and 2 (MAY 12 TO august 15, 2025)
A capstone project requiring team software development for an actual client. Students must produce a comprehensive report and deliver a formal presentation.
Applicants with a PhD in a relevant or related discipline, and relevant research and post-secondary teaching experience are preferred. Interested applicants should submit a Curriculum vitae (including but not limited to previous teaching experience), recent teaching evaluations (if available), and the name of three referees who have agreed to submit letters of reference on request.
Deadline for receipt of applications for the summer session is March 16, 2025. Please send application documents in electronic format using WORD or PDF files to the Head of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics: cmps.okanagan@ubc.ca or send documents to:
Dr. Ramon Lawrence
University of British Columbia – Okanagan
Science 200C
1177 Research Road
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7
Phone: 1-250-807-9390
For more information regarding the positions, please contact Dr. Ramon Lawrence at cmps.depthead@ubc.ca. All positions are subject to funding and enrolment. The compensation rate per credit per period for the department is $4000.00 equaling $12000.00 per 3-credit course.
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.
Student Positions
Teaching Assistants
Each academic year, we have openings for Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) and possibly Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs) for courses in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Data Science and Astronomy in the summer session and the winter session. In both terms of the summer session (Term 1: May – June and Term 2: July – August) and both terms of the winter session (Term 1: September – December and Term 2: January – April).
The Teaching Assistant duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Instruction in labs, tutorials and seminars
- Marking assignments, labs, and exams
- Lecture support
- Invigilation duties
- Academic assistance to students in office hours
The hours will not exceed an average of 12 hours per week. Wages are per the new BCGEU Collective Agreement.
UBC Okanagan hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from women, visible minority group members, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. However, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.
Applications open February 26, 2025
Deadline for S2025 applications: March 15, 2025
Deadline for W2025 applications: April 30, 2025
Please get in touch with cdavis.cmpsta@ubc.ca for inquiries.
UBC Okanagan hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from women, visible minority group members, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. However, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.