Teaching and research opportunities

Faculty positions
Please see the UVic Careers page for current postings, including a Limited Term Assistant Teaching Professor in Counselling Psychology (Application deadline: August 3, 2023)
Teaching assistantships
The standard rate of pay for all Graduate Teaching Assistantships is $27.65 per hour, plus 4% vacation pay (as of September 1/21).
September-December 2023 positions
- ED-D 417 Skills for Effective Interpersonal Communication A01 (Application deadline: September 18, 2023)
Research assistantships
Positions and rates are negotiated with individual researchers and there is no standard rate.
There are no current RA postings at this time.
Sessional Instructor opportunities
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
Department of Educational Psychology & Leadership Studies
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
CUPE 4163 (Component 3) SESSIONAL LECTURERS
Expressions of interest are invited for sessional assignment for the following Fall 2023 & Winter 2024 Sessions courses:
Fall (Sept-Dec) 2023
ED-D 407 A01 |
Evaluating and Reporting Student Progress (Elementary PDPP) |
Sept 6 – Dec 4 |
Mon/Thurs |
1-2:20pm |
ED-D 408 A01 |
Promoting Pro-social Behaviour: Strategies & Mgmt (Elementary) |
Sept 6 – Dec 4 |
Mon/Thurs |
11:30am-1pm |
ED-D 417 A01 |
Skills for Effective Interpersonal Communication |
Sept 6 – Dec 4 |
Thurs |
4:30-7:20pm |
ED-D 419 |
Intro to Indigenous Approaches to Helping & Healing |
Sept 6 – Dec 4 |
Wed |
4:30-7:20pm |
ED-D 519N |
Diversity, Culture & Counselling |
Sept 6 – Dec 4 |
Mon |
9:30am-12:20pm |
ED-D 533D |
Critical Discourses in Leadership |
Sept 6 – Dec 4 |
Mon |
4:30-7:20pm |
ED-D 591E |
Topics: Narrative Explorations of Leadership |
Sept 6 – Dec 4 |
Wed |
4:30-7:20pm |
Winter (Jan-Apr) 2024
ED-D 407 A01 |
Evaluating and Reporting Student Progress (Secondary PDPP) |
Jan 8 – Apr 8 |
Mon/Thurs |
8:30-10 am |
ED-D 407 A03 |
Evaluating and Reporting Student Progress (Elementary) |
Jan 8 – Apr 8 |
Mon/Tues/Fri |
11:30am-12:30pm |
ED-D 407 A04 |
Evaluating and Reporting Student Progress (Elementary) |
Jan 8 – Apr 8 |
Mon/Thurs |
8:30-10 am |
ED-D 408 A01 |
Promoting Pro-social Behaviour: Strategies & Mgmt (Elementary) |
Jan 8 – Apr 8 |
Tues/Fri |
11:30 am-1pm |
ED-D 408 A02 |
Promoting Pro-social Behaviour: Strategies & Mgmt (Secondary PDPP) |
Jan 8 – Apr 8 |
Tues/Fri |
12:30-2pm |
ED-D 417 A01 |
Skills for Effective Interpersonal Communication |
Jan 8 – Apr 8 |
Tues |
4:30-7:20pm |
ED-D 417 A02 |
Skills for Effective Interpersonal Communication |
Jan 8 – Apr 8 |
Wed |
4:30-7:20pm |
ED-D 420 A01 |
Learning Support: Context & Key Issues (Elementary) |
Jan 8 – Apr 8 |
Mon/Thurs
|
10-11:20 am |
ED-D 420 A02 |
Learning Support: Context & Key Issues (Secondary PDPP) |
Jan 8 – Apr 8 |
Tues/Fri |
2-3:20 pm |
ED-D 519C |
Ethics & Legal Issues in Counselling |
Jan 8 – Apr 8 |
Wed |
9:30am-12:20pm |
ED-D 519L |
Group Counselling |
Jan 8 – Apr 8 |
Tues |
9:30am-12:20pm |
For a calendar description of the above courses, please refer to the 2022-23 University Calendar at https://www.uvic.ca/calendar/grad/#/courses and https://www.uvic.ca/calendar/future/undergrad/index.php#/courses
Course scheduling is subject to change. Please review day/time at https://www.uvic.ca/BAN1P/bwckschd.p_disp_dyn_sched
All expressions of interest should be submitted in writing or emailed by 4 PM Monday, June 9, 2023 to:
Dr. Rose Vukovic, Chair c/o Andrea Coppard, Administrative Officer
Department of Educational Psychology & Leadership Studies
PO Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2
Applicants for all courses are asked to include the following if you do not already have the documents on file with EPLS:
- a current curriculum vitae
- proof of highest degree obtained
- names of and contact information for at least three references
- any other information that may help the Department to assess your qualifications for teaching the course or that can speak about your teaching-related experience
In addition to the above, applicants for the following Leadership Studies courses, ED-D 531 and 591E (only), are asked to demonstrate the following:
We look for candidates who 1) demonstrate teaching experience in non-formal or formal education which can include teaching and/or teaching-related experiences (e.g., teaching assistant positions, clinical or field-based supervision) and 2) practice a teaching philosophy aligned to antiracist, anti-oppressive, and decolonizing understandings of leadership and leaders. Please include details in a cover letter that elaborates on your qualifications for teaching the course(s) including your understanding of leadership and leaders and how you address anti-racism and decolonization in your courses, syllabi, assignments, and students’ learning assessments. Note that your highest degree obtained should be in an education-related field. That includes curriculum and pedagogy, educational studies, adult education, educational policy, etc
It is anticipated that staffing will be completed by June 30, 2023. All positions are subject to meeting minimum enrollment requirements, program requirements, and funding.
The University of Victoria is an equity employer and encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, aboriginal persons, people of all sexual orientations and genders, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of the University.
The University reserves the right to fill additional teaching assignments from the pool of applicants for this posting.
Work Study program
None at this time in the Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, but you can check the Work study program website for opportunities in other departments.
(Note: Applicants must indicate that they are eligible and authorized to take part in the UVic Work Study program in order to apply).
ED-D 101 lab instructors
ED-D 101: Learning Strategies for University Success is a popular first year course that teaches students skills for success in university, including reading, note taking, studying, time management, and assignment work in their current undergraduate courses.
Students learn to apply theory to examine their own learning and experiment with new strategies for learning.
Dr. Allyson Hadwin often teaches ED-D 101, and EPLS graduate students teach the lab components.
Check this page (under TA postings) to see when new ED-D 101 TA positions are posted!
Conducting research
Visit UVic Research and login with your NetLink ID to:
- apply for funding opportunities
- get a research agreement signed
- apply for regulatory approval for your project
- learn more about research at UVic (awards and honours, facts and figures, policies and procedures)