Educational Studies Instructor

EDUCATIONAL STUDIES INSTRUCTOR

Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) is more than just a place to learn; it's a university powered by the people who live and work here—students, staff, and faculty alike. As one of BC’s Top Employers, we strive to implement initiatives that will attract, support, engage, and retain KPU’s people and create an environment where all employees see themselves as contributing to student learning.

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September 1, 2026

Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) is the fourth largest university in the province of British Columbia and serves communities in a unique regional environment south of the stɑl̓əw̓/stó:lō/Fraser River in the lands known today as British Columbia. The name ‘Kwantlen’ comes from the Kwantlen First Nation in whose traditional territory the University is located. Chief Joe Gabriel of the Kwantlen First Nation bestowed the name on the institution, resulting in Kwantlen First Nation and Kwantlen Polytechnic University having a long history of partnership.

The University's campuses are located on the traditional and ancestral territories of the q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), SEMYOME (Semiahmoo), sc̓əwaθən (Tsawwassen), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) Peoples. Kwantlen Polytechnic University values current and emergent relationships with Indigenous communities and is embarking on a pathway to addressing systemic change.

A leader in innovative, interdisciplinary education with a teaching-focused mandate, KPU offers all learners opportunities to achieve the highest standards of academic performance. Our many programs of study provide applied learning and broad-based university education.
Within KPU, the Faculty of Arts has over 6000 full-time students and over 400 faculty members from across the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Entertainment Arts. The Faculty of Arts includes 19 departments and over 20 programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Faculty of Arts is also home to the Canada Research Chair in South Asian Literary and Cultural Studies.

Many of our programs offer opportunities for experiential education through practicums, co-ops, international field-schools and exchanges, service learning, community engagement, and research collaborations. For more information about the Faculty of Arts, please visit our website at:

We are currently seeking faculty with expertise and experience to teach courses in University Transitions (First Year) and Education streams. There may be opportunities to teach other Education courses (see calendar link below). Our first-year transition courses focus on helping students to appreciate the broad purpose and values of higher education in democratic societies, and to cultivate the abilities necessary to engage in scholarly discourse at a university level.

Our education stream courses focus on helping students to understand themselves as prospective educators in a variety of settings.

Educational Studies at KPU is a small but growing department. We currently offer a B.A. Minor in Counselling, University Transitions courses and an Education Stream. We are primarily a teaching-oriented university and department and the successful candidate will also be expected to engage in university and departmental committee works as well as in community outreach. It is expected that all faculty members shall engage in an ongoing process of professional development.

A full list of our Education courses is available at:

This position involves teaching four courses (sections) per year. We are currently seeking faculty with expertise and experience to teach a variety of courses in education. Preference will be given to candidates with experience teaching Education Transition courses (Introduction to Higher Education, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education), Children’s Social and Emotional development in Educational Settings, Social Justice and Diversity in Education, and Curriculum Theory and Design.

The candidate will also be expected to teach other courses in…