Flight Instructor

Job Description
About the Department of Aviation

Mount Royal University’s Aviation diploma program has been in operation since 1970, and the Bachelor of Aviation Management (BAM) began in 2024. The BAM degree has two Concentration options: a Flight Operations Concentration which includes flight training, or an Aviation Operations Concentration. The program operates nine Cessna 172 aircraft and three Piper Senecas at Springbank Airport and have plans to increase the fleet size.

Flight Training students can graduate with a Commercial Pilot Licence and Group 1 Instrument Rating, with an option for some students to complete a Flight Instructor Rating after the diploma.

Mount Royal University Aviation is looking to expand its team of professional and experienced flight instructors. We offer high quality instruction to students seeking a career in the aviation industry. Our flight instructors teach in the aircraft, in the simulators at the Calgary campus and Springbank campus, and occasionally ground school classes as well. All instructors will be expected to teach lessons from PPL through to Multi-IFR.

This is a salaried position. When instructors are not with students they will have administrative responsibilities. These include responsibilities such as working on the safety team, developing program manuals and procedures, quality assurance work, preparing presentations for students, and other ongoing program developments.

We employ our instructors on a full‑time 40 hour per week basis. We are open 7 days a week, year‑round with flight operations normally scheduled from 0730 until 0030. The successful candidate for this position can expect to work evenings and weekends, with a possibility to change schedules after a few months.

• Current Canadian Flight Instructor Rating and Medical
• Group 1 Instrument Rating
• Aviation Diploma or Degree
• Strong communication skills
• Leadership abilities
• Ability to contribute to ongoing program development

• Class 1 or 2 Instructor Rating
• Multi‑engine and/or IFR instructing experience
• Aviation industry experience
• Airline Transport Pilot Licence
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree

• Health Benefits
• Free membership at MRU Recreation
• Paid Personal Days and Sick Days
• Three weeks of paid vacation per year and additional paid days off during the university Christmas closure
• One hour of free Cessna time for each month worked for professional development
• Free use of FTD
• Paid training and upgrades
• Paid written and flight tests, medicals, application fees

Closing Date:
Open until suitable candidates found

Salary: $53,045.00 - $95,481.00 per annum

A cover letter and resume should be submitted in one .pdf document. Please title your .pdf document as follows: (Last Name), (Requisition Number), (Document Title).pdf (ex. Smith, 9999, CV.pdf).