Bachelor of Ininimowin Instructor

UCN is building better futures for a stronger North. UCN provides learning opportunities to northern communities and its people offering more than 40 academic degrees, diplomas, and certificate programs. We commit to offering a safe, welcoming, and inclusive work environment where innovation and creativity is welcomed. We are one of Manitoba’s Top Employers and offer a generous Total Compensation Package with health benefits, a great pension plan along with the opportunity for personal and professional growth including tuition waivers.
Duties   The Bachelor of Ininimowin Instructor, reporting to the Dean of Ininimowin, is responsible for creating and delivering culturally relevant language curriculum, including experiential and land-based learning opportunities as appropriate. This role requires fluency in Ininimowin, with an emphasis on the n’ dialect. The instructor will design and teach a comprehensive curriculum that develops students’ skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking, using both Standard Roman Orthography (SRO) and Cree Syllabics.

Additional responsibilities include student assessment, supporting UCN promotional activities, participating in student recruitment, and assisting with program-related administrative tasks.

Required Qualifications    Master’s degree in Aboriginal/Northern Studies or relevant combination of education and experience
Fluent Cree speaker with an understanding of the various dialects spoken in Northern Manitoba
Proficiency in Standard Roman Orthography (SRO) and Cree Syllabics
Fluent Cree speaker with an understanding of the various dialects spoken in Northern Manitoba
Competence in the four core competencies in Ininimowin: reading, writing, listening, and speaking
An understanding of the relevance of revitalization of Cree language as core to culture
Knowledge of culturally relevant instructional practices with Indigenous and adult learners
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Strong interpersonal, organizational, thinking and leadership skills
Experience and/or knowledge and understanding of indigenous cultures
Ability to work independently as well as with others
Commitment to life-long learning
Assets    PhD in Aboriginal/Northern Studies
Experience teaching introductory to upper-level Aboriginal and Northern Studies courses

Experience with distance teaching technology
Conditions of Employment    Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Canada
$35.71 to $54.36 per hour plus remoteness allowance if applicable
Classification:
University Instructor

Location:

The Pas, Manitoba
Position Type:
Full-Time Term Position from January 4, 2027 – June 25, 2027
UCN acknowledges that we are on the traditional territories and homelands of many Indigenous peoples, in particular the Cree, Dene, Red River Métis, and Oji-Cree. Indigenous peoples have continuously maintained homelands in northern Manitoba since time immemorial. The First Nations in the area that UCN serves entered into treaty relationships with the Crown (within our region these include signatories to treaties 4, 5 — and the treaty 5 adhesion, and treaty 6 – located within the treaty 5 adhesion).

The territory has also become home to other Indigenous peoples. We uphold the treaties and collaborate with all Indigenous peoples to share truth, reconciliation, and learning.
UCN is committed to building a workforce representative of the populations we serve.