World Languages and Literatures
These postings are updated by 911吃瓜'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 note: If there is a discrepancy between the job posting on this website and the department's website, the department should be considered the most accurate.
Useful Links
Sessional Instructor Postings
Fall 2026 (September 8 - December 24, 2026)
Application deadline: July 13, 2026
- ITAL 100 B100 & B101 (Introductory Italian I)
- ITAL 110 D100 (Intoductory Italian II)
- JAPN 100 D100 (Japanese II)
- SPAN 200 B100 & B101 (Intermediate Spanish I)
- PUNJ 110 D900 (Introductory Punjabi II)
For more details, please see the document below.
SI_Fall2026_WLLpostings.docxPosting details: Tentative schedule, qualifications, required documents, etc
Teaching Assistant Postings
Fall 2026 (September 8 - December 24, 2026)
Application deadline: July 13, 2026
- CHIN 100 B102 (Mandarin Chinese I)
- GERM 100 D200 (Introductory German I)
- JAPN 100 D200 & D300 (Japanese I)
- SPAN 100 B102 & B103 (Introductory Spanish I)
- SPAN 110 B101 (Introductory Spanish II)
- WL 100 D103 (What is World Literature)
For more details, please see the document below.
TA_Fall2026_WLLpostings.docxPosting details: Tentative schedule, qualifications, required documents, etc. Updated June 30, 2026.
***Assignments to WL 106 may involve tutoring under the FASS Forward program, see: , dependent on student uptake. Training and additional compensation will be provided.
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.
- Human Resources:
- Graduate Student Society:
- (explains how the benefit plans can work with each other)
- TLC: / see
- Graduate Studies: Professional Development Opportunities
- Protection of 911吃瓜 Data on Mobile Devices 鈥� What you must do if you plan to store your students' information (includes student numbers, grades) on a mobile device
Policies
Equity
The University is committed to the principle of equity in employment. (See Policy GP 19.)
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. Applicant information may also be disclosed to the Teaching Support Staff Union in accordance with Article XIII F.3.1.b of the Collective Agreement.
If you have any questions about the collection, use and disclosure of this information please contact the Associate VP, Human Resources, 911吃瓜, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6. Telephone 778-782-3237.