Careers

With more than 18,000 faculty and staff, UBC is one of British Columbia’s largest workforces. We are also one of the most progressive, consistently recognized as one of BC’s best employers.

FACULTY AND STAFF

We value our faculty and staff members and are always looking for talented people to join our thriving team. Excellent benefits, diverse career opportunities, and a true community spirit are just some of the reasons you should consider joining our team of talented, dynamic faculty and staff. For a full list of current openings, visit UBC’s Staff & Faculty Careers page.

CURRENT faculty postings

Canada Research Chair (Tier I) in Resilient Infrastructure

Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Engineering (Internal Call)

Sessional Lecturer Positions – Summer 2025

Review other faculty career opportunities.

Staff Postings

Review staff career opportunities.

CURRENT TEACHING ASSISTANT postings

Graduate & Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Appointments

The list of offered courses and the number of positions available are contingent on the School of Engineering budget and the number of registered students. Teaching assistant appointments fall under the BCGEU collective agreement.  Therefore, Masters students are given preference for a position for two years. Doctoral students are given preference for a position for four years.

Salary:

The wage rates are as follows:Salary Scale

Typical Teaching Assistant duties may include the following:

Marking TAs: marking course assignments and/or quizzes, uploading grades to CANVAS, and attending meetings with the course instructor as required. Collecting and filing student sample work for accreditation.

Tutorial TAs: tutorial course delivery, marking assignments and/or quizzes, uploading grades to CANVAS, and attending meetings with the course instructor as required.

Laboratory TAs: attending lab training, preparing for lab sections, providing instruction on theory and lab procedures, marking lab reports / assignments / quizzes, uploading grades to CANVAS, reviewing and improving lab procedures, monitoring student compliance with lab safety rules, and correcting experiment setups during labs as required.

Information for Applicants:

  • Deadline to apply is midnight on April 30, 2025. No exceptions.
  • You must be a registered full-time student at UBC Okanagan.
  • You must be physically present on the Kelowna campus for the duration of the term of employment.
  • You must possess the necessary educational qualifications.
  • Priority will be given to School of Engineering graduate students.
  • Offer letters will be sent out in early July.

Positions Available:

2025/2026 Winter Term 1 Open Positions

2025/2026 Winter Term 2 Open Positions

(Position start dates correspond to effective start date in Workday.  Lectures, labs, and tutorials typically start one to two weeks later.)

Online application:  2025/2026 Winter Terms TA Application

Thank you for applying.

For more information, please email judy.strykiwsky@ubc.ca.