About the role
SESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR, UNIVERSITY PREPARATION
SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
Competition No. 25.10.280
CATEGORY
SALARY
CLOSING DATE
Sessional
Commensurate with qualifications
A review of applications will begin November 30, 2025 and continue until a suitable candidate is found.
About Us
MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.
Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 55 programs to more than 20,000 full- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.
Opportunity
University Preparation (UP) provides a full range of core high school courses that are prerequisites for college or university programs, skills-training programs, apprenticeship training or technical institutes. These courses are offered in an exciting university environment with quality instruction and individualized attention to help ensure success.
Applications are invited for contract faculty members (sessional instructors) in the Department of University Preparation to teach science courses and/or social studies courses. The possible in-person (Monday to Friday) courses include: SOST 20-1 (14:00-15:20), CHEM 020 (08:00-09:20), CHEM 030 (14:00-15:20), SCIE 010 (09:30-10:50), SCIE 030 (08:00-09:20), and BIOL 020 (09:30-10:50).
We are currently seeking candidates with recent experience and qualifications to teach high school sciences and social studies, and who are available to teach one or more courses from January 5, 2026, until the end of term (final exams the week of April 13, 2026).
Requirements to teach in University Preparation include a Bachelor of Education and/or a Master’s degree as well as experience teaching adult learners. Candidates should possess strong practical knowledge and skills; and enthusiasm for teaching adult learners who are focused on academic preparation.
About MacEwan University
Founded in 1971, MacEwan University provides student-focused instruction in a warm and supportive atmosphere. We focus on teaching, so our students can focus on learning. It’s been a cornerstone of who we are for more than 50 years. And we continue to build on that reputation.
Offering more than 65 programs, the university provides a transformative education in a collaborative and supportive learning environment. Creativity thrives here through research and innovation that engages students, faculty and the community.
Learn more about our programs: MacEwan.ca/Programs
Passion and dedication have made MacEwan the university it is today and have created the foundation for what it will be in the years ahead. As an outstanding educational organization, we rely on our employees' collaboration and expertise to keep us on the right path. So when we look to the future, and as MacEwan University continues to expand and innovate, we are always seeking exceptional individuals to join our team.
Learn more about working at MacEwan University: MacEwan.ca/HR
About the role
SESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR, UNIVERSITY PREPARATION
SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
Competition No. 25.10.280
CATEGORY
SALARY
CLOSING DATE
Sessional
Commensurate with qualifications
A review of applications will begin November 30, 2025 and continue until a suitable candidate is found.
About Us
MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.
Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 55 programs to more than 20,000 full- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.
Opportunity
University Preparation (UP) provides a full range of core high school courses that are prerequisites for college or university programs, skills-training programs, apprenticeship training or technical institutes. These courses are offered in an exciting university environment with quality instruction and individualized attention to help ensure success.
Applications are invited for contract faculty members (sessional instructors) in the Department of University Preparation to teach science courses and/or social studies courses. The possible in-person (Monday to Friday) courses include: SOST 20-1 (14:00-15:20), CHEM 020 (08:00-09:20), CHEM 030 (14:00-15:20), SCIE 010 (09:30-10:50), SCIE 030 (08:00-09:20), and BIOL 020 (09:30-10:50).
We are currently seeking candidates with recent experience and qualifications to teach high school sciences and social studies, and who are available to teach one or more courses from January 5, 2026, until the end of term (final exams the week of April 13, 2026).
Requirements to teach in University Preparation include a Bachelor of Education and/or a Master’s degree as well as experience teaching adult learners. Candidates should possess strong practical knowledge and skills; and enthusiasm for teaching adult learners who are focused on academic preparation.
About MacEwan University
Founded in 1971, MacEwan University provides student-focused instruction in a warm and supportive atmosphere. We focus on teaching, so our students can focus on learning. It’s been a cornerstone of who we are for more than 50 years. And we continue to build on that reputation.
Offering more than 65 programs, the university provides a transformative education in a collaborative and supportive learning environment. Creativity thrives here through research and innovation that engages students, faculty and the community.
Learn more about our programs: MacEwan.ca/Programs
Passion and dedication have made MacEwan the university it is today and have created the foundation for what it will be in the years ahead. As an outstanding educational organization, we rely on our employees' collaboration and expertise to keep us on the right path. So when we look to the future, and as MacEwan University continues to expand and innovate, we are always seeking exceptional individuals to join our team.
Learn more about working at MacEwan University: MacEwan.ca/HR