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Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies Global Notes to Prospective Applicants:

Sessional Instructor Positions: Current or Upcoming Academic Term

SUMMER 2025:

Indigenous Languages and Linguistics Graduate Program
Temporary SI Position:  DEADLINE:  June 25, 2025 (11:59 p.m.)

LING 834  Effective Pedagogies and Materials Development for Indigenous Language
(Section G110 / Hybrid / 4 units)

Please visit the Linguistics Employment webpage for details and to view the Job Posting.
Application instructions and application form: /linguistics/about/employment.html

FALL 2025:  Indigenous Languages and Linguistics Graduate Program
Temporary SI Position:  DEADLINE:  June 24, 2025
LING 830 (Section G110 / Hybrid / 4 units) - Phonetics and Phonology of an Indigenous Language
Please visit Department of Linguistics Employment website for details; application instructions and application form:
/linguistics/about/employment.html

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Temporary SI Search: Indigenous Languages Programs

Programs: CINLP, DINLP, INLMIN, INLL GC and INLL MA

For detailed job postings (pdfs) including qualifications and application details, 

visit the INLP Employment webpage.

Please submit one application per position available.  Remember to quote the SI Position Number (Eg. SI-33) on your email Subject line and the course Number (eg. INLG 458).

All courses listed are 3-unit courses unless otherwise indicated.

Updated: June 19, 2025 (added Term 1254 LING 834 SI Job Posting)  

Additional Information:

All INLP/FNEP temporary appointments are subject to budget approval and satisfactory enrollment.

^† Please also refer to the Department's Employment Webpage for appointment postings (including advertisements and full details).

Sample/Past one-page course outlines maybe found at the
new : /outlines

Code Key

Temporary Instruction Appointment Positions Acronyms: 
SI = Sessional Instructor; LLEC = Term Lecturer (Limited Term);
TA = Teaching Assistant; and T/M (or T-M)=Tutor-Marker.

CODE = denotes Centre for Online and Distance Education. CODE course section are denoted by 'C100.' Unless otherwise indicated, non-C100 are in-person sections. Some CODE sections may require in-person on-campus invigilation of midterm and final exams. 

Section Numbers: D=Daytime sections, E=Evening, A or N=FNEP sections. (Eg. D100 denotes a day time primary section component such as a Lecture. E101 denotes an evening non-primary section such as a Tutorial or a Lab.)

The SFU Term Number: This number shows the century, year, and the term (Spring=1, Summer=4, Fall=7). "1254" denotes 21st Century, year 2025, and Term #4 for the SUMMER Academic Term;
thus the Term Number "1254" read as 1-25-4 refers to "Summer 2025". 
1257 read as 1-25-7 denotes "Fall 2025".
1261 read as 1-26-1 denotes "Spring 2026".

TA and T/M Appointments:

INLP appointment and hiring criteria are consistent with the appointment priorities and hiring criteria of the Collective Agreement (version 2022-2025) between the Board of Governors of 91ÅÝܽ (SFU) and Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU).

Please visit Part A. of Temporary Instruction Hiring: Supplemental Information webpage, www.sfu.ca/fnlp/employment, for Departmental Detailed Priority System for Teaching Assistant and Tutor/Marker Appointments.

The URL (weblink) to the current SFU TSSU Collective Agreement (version 2022-2025) is: 

UPDATED: June 19, 2025