Job Description

Faculty Appointment Types Sessional Non-NRSL Job Summary
The College of New Caledonia has opportunities for an Indigenous Curriculum Developer in the Centre for Teaching & Learning (CTL). The primary purpose of this role is to support faculty seeking to Indigenize and decolonize academic programs, courses, and pedagogy. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, developing, and evaluating facilitated sessions and resource materials. They will support instructors to enhance pedagogical approaches, teaching materials, and assessments, that reflect Indigenous ways of knowing and being. In addition, they will design and facilitate curriculum exploration and/or program review for Indigenization for courses across all College programs, and develop resources related to aspects of curriculum design and development, including culturally-relevant assessment of student learning. Skills & Qualifications
• The successful candidate will be First Nations, Inuit or Metis with familiarity of the diversity of Indigenous peoples in Canada and a keen understanding of Indigenous history, current affairs and a strong knowledge of Indigenous educational issues and the Truth and Reconciliation Final Report. • A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent education and experience in Indigenous-specific frameworks, together with knowledge of educational development

• A minimum of three years of related experience working in an educational setting, including teaching, program and/or workshop delivery. Experience in post-secondary or government settings is an asset.
• Lived experience through Indigenous ancestry and strong ties to First Nations communities.
• Thorough knowledge of contemporary issues facing Indigenous peoples and existing barriers to Indigenous people accessing education.
• Experience teaching in higher education in any discipline is an asset
• Background in educational development, consultation, and curriculum design
• Knowledge of Indigenous approaches to education, Indigenous world views, decolonization theories and practices, the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action, and the importance of relationality/ community
• Understanding of local Indigenous cultural contexts
• Sensitivity to discipline-specific contexts and the challenges of change management in academia
• Proven expertise in meeting and workshop facilitation and individual consultations
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively, confidentially, and autonomously
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite; familiarity with learning management systems, and creation tools such as Canva or Articulate an asset.

Salary Commensurates with qualifications and relevant experience Location Other - Any CNC Region CNC Campus Prince George Province BC Country Canada Department Centre for Teaching & Learning
Posting Detail Information

Posting Number
22-077FP

Employee Group
Faculty

Desired Start Date
08/01/2022

Position end date (if sessional or part-time)
07/31/2023

Additional Appointment Details


Posting Competition Status
Accepting Applications


Open Date
07/25/2022

Screening/Close Date
08/15/2022

Remain Open Until Filled
Yes

Special Instruction/Details to Applicant
This position requires a person of Aboriginal ancestry who also meets all other necessary qualifications.

Note to Applicants for faculty postings:
The College of New Caledonia has a Faculty Database that we use to search all submitted resumes to find faculty with the appropriate qualifications we are looking for. If you would like to be considered for instructional work that you are qualified for, please send your resumes (in MS Word, see note below) and certifications to hr@cnc.bc.ca indicating this submission is for the Faculty Database. Thank you for your interest in instructing at CNC.

Note: Please be aware that your resume MUST be in MS Word (.doc or .docx), in order for our database to perform an accurate search. Other documents like certifications, reference letters, etc. can be submitted as either PDFs or image documents (.rtf, .rtx, .txt).