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Indigenous Languages

Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies Global Notes to Prospective Applicants:

These postings are updated by SFU's departments. Applicants should make sure that they can meet the departments' requirements and application deadlines. Please apply directly to the department where the job posting is located. Please check your department's job posting website as well.

About Indigenous Languages Program

Indigenous Languages (INLP) 

Contact Us: inlp@sfu.ca

Postings/Useful Links

This webpage generally features the Department's available postings/hiring appointments. Advertised postings may include, but not exclusive to, temporary instructional appointments such as Sessional Instructor, Teaching Assistant, and/or Tutor/Marker positions.

Temporary instructional appointments are generally for Indigenous/First Nations Community Academic Outreach Programming, namely, Indigenous Language Instruction (INLG), as well as courses from other disciplines.

IMPORTANT:
For postings and details on available positions
† (including Work-Study, TA & TM positions) and/or supplementary information regarding the Department's temporary instruction appointments, please visit:

Indigenous Languages Employment Page (with detailed job postings): www.sfu.ca/inlp/employ

A. Faculty/Post-Doctoral positions:

Faculty (Tenure-Track Assistant Position, INLP/LING):
  (Visit: VPA/FASS Postings website.) / Post-Doctoral: There are no post-doctoral positions in INLP available.

For posting and details, visit 's website: Employment webpage.

B. Temporary Instruction positions:

Sessional Instructor Positions: Current or Upcoming Academic Term

FALL 2025:

Indigenous Language Proficiency AƬ×ÊÔ´°É - Undergraduate

Position Nbr.:  SI-01, SI-02, SI-03, and SI-04.
Courses:  INLG 130 & LING 290  Section: A320 Hul'q'umi'num'; and
                   INLG 133 & INLG 158 Section: A330 Xaad Kil

Location:  Hybrid:  In-Person: July & August. Zoom starting in September.

Job posting, qualifications and application details, visit the INLP Employment webpage.

Please submit one application per position available.  Remember to quote the SI Position Number (Eg. SI-33) on your email Subject line and the course Number (eg. INLG 458).

All courses listed are 3-unit courses unless otherwise indicated.

FALL 2025:

Indigenous Languages and Linguistics Graduate AƬ×ÊÔ´°É

There are currently no INLL temporary instructon positons available.

Please visit Department of Linguistics Employment website for details, application instructions and application form:

/linguistics/about/employment.html

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Updated JUL 28/25: Term 1257  SI Job Postings: Positions SI-01, SI-02, SI-03 and SI--4.
Last updated: July 14, 2025 Position Nbr. FNEP-01 (FAL X99 A320)

Teaching Assistants and/or Tutor-Markers Postions:
Current or Upcoming Academic Term

INLL Graduate TA positions:  

To view Detailed job postings and application form, click [  HERE  ]

INLP/FNEP TA positions:  Term: TBA: 
# of TA Position: TBA
Competition Status: TBA.

For details, qualifications and deadlines, visit the [ INLP Employment ] website.
This section updated: _____.

Additional Information:

All INLP/FNEP temporary appointments are subject to budget approval and satisfactory enrollment.

† Please also refer to the Department's Employment Webpage for appointment postings (including advertisements and full details).

Sample/Past one-page course outlines maybe found at the
new : /outlines

Code Key

Temporary Instruction Appointment Positions Acronyms
SI = Sessional Instructor; LLEC = Term Lecturer (Limited Term);
TA = Teaching Assistant; and T/M (or T-M)=Tutor-Marker.

CODE = denotes Centre for Online and Distance Education. CODE course section are denoted by 'C100.' Unless otherwise indicated, non-C100 are in-person sections. Some CODE sections may require in-person on-campus invigilation of midterm and final exams. 

Section Numbers: D=Daytime sections, E=Evening, A or N=FNEP sections. (Eg. D100 denotes a day time primary section component such as a Lecture. E101 denotes an evening non-primary section such as a Tutorial or a Lab.)

The SFU Term Number: This number shows the century, year, and the term (Spring=1, Summer=4, Fall=7). "1257" denotes 21st Century, year 2025, and Term #7 for the FALL Academic Term;
thus the Term Number "1257" read as 1-25-7 refers to "FALL 2025". 
1254 read as 1-25-4 denotes "Summer 2025".
1261
read as 1-26-1 denotes "Spring 2026".

 

TA and T/M Appointments:

INLP appointment and hiring criteria are consistent with the appointment priorities and hiring criteria of the Collective Agreement (version 2022-2025) between the Board of Governors of AƬ×ÊÔ´°É (SFU) and Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU).

Please visit Part A. of Temporary Instruction Hiring: Supplemental Information webpage, www.sfu.ca/fnlp/employment, for Departmental Detailed Priority System for Teaching Assistant and Tutor/Marker Appointments.

The URL (weblink) to the current SFU TSSU Collective Agreement (version 2022-2025) is: 

 

Resources for TAs/TMs/Sessionals

The following links will help you get your medical coverage and other benefits, as well as help you learn how to become a better teacher.

Policies

Equity 

The University is committed to the principle of equity in employment.

Privacy 

The information submitted with your application is collected under the authority of the University Act (R.S.B.C. 1996, c.468, s. 27(4)(a)), applicable federal and provincial employment regulations and requirements, the University's non-academic employment policies and applicable collective agreements.

The information is related directly to and needed by the University to initiate the employment application process. The information will be used to contact references supplied by you, evaluate your qualifications and complete the employment process by making a hiring decision.

If you have any questions about the collection and use of this information please contact the Executive Director, Human Resources, AƬ×ÊÔ´°É, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6. Telephone 778-782-3237.

 

UPDATED: July 28, 2025.