School of Public Policy & Global Affairs Term Instructors (Adjuncts and Sessionals)
The School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for Sessional Lecturers for the Winter 2025-2026 academic term. The following courses are open for application in Term 1 and/or Term 2 (September 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026).
PPGA 504: Policy Analysis and Evaluation (3.0 credits) – Fundamentals of policy analysis and program evaluation for a professional context. Standard tools of policy analysis, risk assessment, and evaluation to design policy interventions and implement monitoring and evaluation systems for effectiveness. Case studies for government, international organizations, and NGOs..
In-person instruction
Winter Term 2 | Wednesdays 2:00pm – 5:00pm.
PPGA 514: Research Design and Qualitative Methods (3.0 credits) – Research design principles and ethics. Methods for qualitative data collection and analysis to inform policy decision making. Focus on participant-observation, interviewing, focus groups, content and gender-based analysis.
In-person instruction
Winter Term 2 | Wednesdays 2:00pm – 5:00pm.
PPGA 520: Economics of Poverty (3.0 credits) – Micro-scale processes of development, including the challenges posed by persistent poverty, and ground-level development solutions. Measurement and empirical evaluation of development interventions and outcomes.
In-person instruction
Winter Term 1 | Schedule TBD.
PPGA 521: Development and Institutions (3.0 credits) – Introduction to macro-level long-term development processes by which societies improve their standards of living. Development theories, historical drivers; present debates; when and how public policies can best enable economic development.
In-person instruction
Winter Term 2 | Thursdays 2:00pm – 5:00pm.
PPGA 580: Internet and Global Affairs (3.0 credits) – The impact of Internet on policy and global affairs structural changes to: economy with reduced transaction costs; media through new publishing forms; politics through new structures for collective action; law through limits of privacy and confidentiality; governance through e-government.
In-person instruction
Winter Term 2 | Fridays 9:30am – 12:30pm.
Course delivery may be flexible depending upon the candidate. Course scheduling will be finalized upon confirmation of courses taught, and will be scheduled between 9am and 8pm Mon-Fri.
Applicants will be asked to include the following in their application:
- Brief cover letter outlining your experience for the position,
- Curriculum vitae (CV),
- Recent evaluations or other evidence of teaching effectiveness,
- Names and contact information for three academic references.
All positions are subject to availability of funds and will be governed by UBC’s “Agreement on Conditions of Appointment for Sessional Lecturers.” The minimum salary (effective 2024W) will be $9,559.11 per 3-credit course.
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Métis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Application Deadline: June 11, 2025
