Sessional - Faculty; CHEM

The University and Employment Preparation Department at Thompson Rivers University invites applications for a sessional faculty member to teach the following Adult Basic Education courses (including labs) in Kamloops Fall 2025: CHEM 0600 (Foundations of Chemistry)

Chemistry 0600 is a pre-university level course for students requiring the equivalent of Chemistry 12. Topics covered include gas laws, reaction kinetics, chemical equilibrium, solubility of ionic substances, acids and bases, oxidation-reduction and organic chemistry. The laboratory reinforces concepts introduced in the lecture as well as safe laboratory practices and laboratory skills.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in a relevant field (required)

• At least one degree in science in a relevant field (required)

• Teaching Certificate or Instructor’s Diploma or 5 years teaching experience (required)

• Experience teaching students whose educational, social, and economic backgrounds are diverse, and for whom previous school experience may have been challenging (required)

• Experience teaching in a laboratory setting (required)

• Demonstrated evidence of scholarly teaching (required)

• Minimum of 5 years teaching experience in ABE science courses (preferred)

• Skills in building intercultural understanding, empathy and mutual respect (TRC CA 63) (preferred)

• Experience integrating Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods (TRC CA 62) (preferred)

• Teaching excellence including developing culturally appropriate curricula (TRC CA 10) (preferred)