The School of Climate Change and Adaptation at the University of Prince Edward Island has openings for sessional instructors to teach a course in the Bachelor of Science program in Applied Climate Change and Adaptation in the Fall Semester 2024. These positions are subject to final budgetary approval. Please note: these courses are expected to be delivered in person in the St Peter’s Bay Campus.

1. ACC 3030 - CLIMATE CHANGE MONITORING

Course Description: Students will be given the opportunity to understand how the components of climate are monitored instrumentally, the history of written climate archives, and how climate records are organized. They will plan and set up a climate station that reports to a UPEI climate database, access online climate records, quality control climate records, analyze climate trends, and calculate climate indices. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory a week.  The Instructor will be responsible for teaching both the lecture and lab components of this class.

Qualifications: Successful applicants will have a minimum of a master's level degree or equivalent with a combination of qualifications and experience. Prior experience in establishing weather observation stations and other scientific monitoring instruments is required to teach this course.

2. ACC 3060L - REMOTE SENSING AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Course Description: An emerging approach to enhancing participation, building awareness, and influencing behaviour is the use of 3D landscape visualization to depict past and future scenarios. This course will examine forms of climate change visualization that integrates analytical capabilities of GIS-based software with emotionally-rich and intuitive media and how they are utilized in climate change impact assessment and decision making. Three hours laboratory per week. Although this course includes weekly lectures the sessional instructor will be responsible for teaching the labs only. 

Qualifications: Successful applicants will have a minimum of a master's level degree or equivalent with a combination of qualifications and experience. Prior experience (at least 2 years) in flying drones for academic research purposes and a valid drone pilot certificate are required to teach this course.

How to Apply:

Please send your application, including a cover letter and a curriculum vitae with references listed to: climatechangeadmin@upei.ca. Please clearly state which course(s) you are applying for in the cover letter. Note that all files in your application should be merged into a single PDF file and named with this format: Lastname_Firstname_CourseCode.pdf. If you are applying for multiple positions, please send your application separately.

Attention: 

Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, Interim Associate Dean

School of Climate Change and Adaptation

Faculty of Science

University of Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3

Telephone: (902)566-0405

In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. UPEI is committed to the principle of equity in employment.

UPEI is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation and believes in providing a positive learning and working environment where every person feels empowered to contribute. UPEI is committed to the principle of equity in employment and encourages applications from underrepresented groups including women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.

Closing date for applications is June 18, 2024.