Job Description

Term of App't:

August 2025 - April 2026

Start date:

August 18, 2025

Reporting to:

Dean of AcademicVocational Programs

Salary:

$47.83 - 56.75/hour depending on experience and qualifications as per the BCGEU Faculty Collective Agreement. Temporary employees receive an additional 2% in lieu of benefits on regular earnings, 6% vacation and 4.2% statutory holiday pay included with each pay day.

Description:

NLC's University Arts and Sciences program requires one or more sessional instructors to teach 100-level and 200-level courses in the

Environmental Site Assessment Technician Certificate

program.


Courses span several disciplines including botany, basic ecology, soil science and classification, inventory and assessment, reclamation, and contaminated sites. The successful candidate(s) will teach one or more of the following courses in the Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 semesters:

BIOL 125

- Basic Ecology (LectureLab, 88.5 hours)

BIOL 127

- Botany Basics (LectureLab, 83.25 hours)

SOIL 117

- Introduction to Soil Science (LectureLab, 83.25 hours)

LAND 245

- Inventory and Assessment Techniques (Lecture, 90 hours)

LAND 255

- Land Reclamation (LectureLab, 142.5 hours)

LAND 295

- Environmental Site Assessment Technician Practicum (90 hours)

The University Arts and Sciences programming at Northern Lights College offers a wide variety of courses for students interested in working toward certificate or diploma completion at Northern Lights College or receiving transfer credit at other post-secondary institutions.




For a detailed course description, please see the following website: http://www.nlc.bc.ca/Programs/All-Courses

Qualifications:

Required:

Master's degree in environmental science or a closely related discipline. Proven ability to effectively instruct courses at the post-secondary level. 1-3 years of field and/or industry work experience including reclamation and remediation in northeastern BC. An understanding of shared decision making and co-management approaches to land use and planning in collaboration with Indigenous communities. Commitment to student motivation and achievement. Ability to function effectively as a team member through collaborative approaches to course pedagogy.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Preferred:

Professional technician or technologist designation such as one or more of AScT, CTECH, RTS, RPBio, or ATAg/Tag. PhD in Environmental Science or a closely related discipline. The Provincial Instructor Diploma Program, or an equivalent credential in adult education, or a readiness to pursue such a credential. Experience instructing a culturally diverse group of students, including Indigenous and international students.




To support employment equity and diversity in the workplace, we encourage all qualified applicants, including Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), and others who may contribute to diversity at Northern Lights College.

In the spirit of reconciliation, we are committed to increasing Indigenous Peoples' representation throughout the institution and encourage applicants to self-identify as Indigenous-First Nation, Metis, or Inuit within cover letters and/or resume.