Sessional Instructor - Precision Agriculture

Position Information

Job Title:

Sessional Instructor – Precision Agriculture

Appointment Type:
Sessional

Position Dates:
August 31 – December 22, 2026

Hours per week/FTE: 10–12 hours

Lethbridge Polytechnic offers a student‑centered environment that provides practical and innovative learning experiences. The Centre for Business, Arts, and Sciences (CBAS) delivers a range of certificate, diploma, degree, and university‑transfer programs, including Business Administration, Administrative Office Professional, General Arts and Science, Agriculture Science, Environmental Science, and Academic Upgrading, together with service courses to students in many other Lethbridge Polytechnic programs.

The Centre defines itself through excellence in teaching and learning, fostering curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking in all activities. CBAS currently seeks a faculty member with superior preparation and ongoing engagement in their academic and professional fields, passion for teaching, and willingness to commit to making excellence in teaching their primary focus. Specifically, we wish to appoint a sessional faculty with background, expertise, and proven ability to teach in the Renewable Resource Management Diploma.

• Prepare and teach on‑campus theory and lab sections of AGS 2280 and AGS 3385 Precision Agriculture: 4 lectures and 4 labs per week.
• Supervise the course field trips.
• Demonstrate commitment to professional development; contribute to the goals and activities of the Centre for Business, Arts, and Sciences.
• Support inclusiveness and diversity by embracing the Polytechnic's policies on Indigenization and internationalization.

• Collaborate with Agriculture instructors.
• Deliver courses on campus in the face‑to‑face classroom setting.
• Deliver courses congruent with established course curricula and program outcomes.
• Support the success of students from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds and learning styles.
• Assess student learning in ways that facilitate learning and ensure achievement against appropriate academic standards.
• Contribute to course and program curriculum development and renewal.
• Work collegially within department, school, or Polytechnic committees and project teams.

• Post‑secondary teaching experience with direct experience teaching curriculum/learning outcomes equivalent to university‑transfer courses.
• Minimum educational background a combination of education and applied experience equivalent to a Registered Professional Agrologist (Pag) with the Alberta Institute of Agrologists.
• Proficiency in variable rate applications, field crop scouting, soil sampling, and agricultural data analysis to support data‑driven decision‑making on farms.
• Extensive hands‑on field experience with technical expertise in precision ag tools and management zone development.

• Master’s Degree in Agriculture Science.
• Registered Professional Agrologist (Pag).
• Certified Crop Advisor (CCA).
• Demonstrated proficiency with learning management systems, online teaching tools, and educational technology.
• Strong commitment to effective teaching and a demonstrated ability.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills necessary to contribute positively to a team environment.

Commensurate with education and experience according to the Faculty Collective Agreement.

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