Prospective faculty & sessionals
Prospective faculty
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Sessional lecturers
Positions for sessional lecturers are posted by May for winter session and by January for summer session.
2026 Sessional Postings
GEOG 104 Our Digital Earth (MR 11:30-12:50)
Introduces students to how geospatial technologies influence our daily lives and shape the world around us. Students learn how to collect and utilize location-based data, develop web maps and mobile mapping apps, create technologies to respond to environmental disasters and humanitarian crises, and think spatially in order to improve our understanding of our planet.
GEOG 252 Coastal Geography (MW 15:30-16:50)
Explores a wide variety of coastal topics from biophysical, ecological, and social-economic perspectives. Topics focus on coastal landscapes and communities that may include fundamentals of coastal oceanography, climate, biodiversity, water quality, fisheries, indigenous people, tourism and implications for management.
GEOG 309 Geography of British Columbia (MR 11:30-12:50)
An examination of the physical, economic, and cultural landscapes that distinguish the cities and rural regions of Canada's West Coast province.
GEOG 314 Global Environment Change and Human Response (TWF 11:30-12:20)
Based on four components: global environmental change; sustainable development; biodiversity; and population impoverishment and environmental degradation. Lectures and discussion emphasize the causes of global change, the present and expected impacts on natural and social systems, and response strategies that have been proposed or enacted.
GEOG 332 Urban Development in the Global South (MR 10:00 - 11:20)
Examines fundamental characteristics of cities in the Global South with a focus on urban organization, questioning development from a social, cultural, economic and environmental perspective in the region. Addresses the driving forces as well as resulting challenges of urban growth and investigates the consequences of these transformations in terms of human development and environmental sustainability. Discusses and analyses contentious urban issues following a problem-based and solution-oriented approach applied to case studies from the Global South.
GEOG 340 Cities and Planning (TW 14:30-15:50)
Overview of key thematic areas related to cities and planning in the North American context. Includes a critical examination of the history of urban planning and contemporary issues in urban geography to foster a deeper appreciation of the spatial politics of the urban experience.
Specialist and Sessional Application Form
Sessional lecturers are covered by a collective agreement between CUPE Local 4163 and UVic.
We consider PhD students for teaching positions. Students will be required to have advanced to candidacy to be considered. Exceptions may be made based on previous teaching experience.