Faculty of Fine Arts - Sessional Lecturer
University of LethbridgeLethbridge, Alberta
Posted July 20, 2026
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About this job
The Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Lethbridge invites applications for prospective Sessional Lecturer employment opportunities. The Faculty offers courses in Art, Art History, Museum Studies, Drama, Music, Digital Audio Arts, New Media, and Cinema. We are seeking applications in all areas, at the 1000, 2000, and 3000-level of instruction, and will follow up with applicants directly in the event that an opportunity does become available. The closing date for applications is September 15, 2026, though late applications may also be considered.
Please submit your application to Dean of Fine Arts, Dr. Heather Davis-Fisch, by email to Sarah Hilliard at finearts.dean@uleth.ca, and include in the subject line “Application for Sessional Instruction”. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, previous teaching evaluations (if applicable), up to three (3) letters of reference, and a letter of application, indicating the desired area of instruction within the Faculty of Fine Arts. All applicants are thanked in advance for their interest. Only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
At the University of Lethbridge, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given preference.Our University’s Blackfoot name is Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone. The University is located in traditional Blackfoot Confederacy territory. We honour the Blackfoot people and their traditional ways of knowing in caring for this land, as well as all Aboriginal peoples who have helped shape and continue to strengthen our University community. The Faculty of Fine Arts was gifted the Blackfoot name Piiksinaasin, Manifesting Beauty, by Dr. Leroy Little Bear, with the assistance of Elder Francis First Charger, in March 2024. Piiksinaasin, which means Manifesting Beauty, represents the Faculty of Fine Arts as a place where students create, explore and research, transforming the world around them through creative practice and critical thinking. The name reflects the Faculty’s long-standing support of Indigenous arts and creative initiatives and exemplifies the work done to advance reconciliation and decolonization.
Please submit your application to Dean of Fine Arts, Dr. Heather Davis-Fisch, by email to Sarah Hilliard at finearts.dean@uleth.ca, and include in the subject line “Application for Sessional Instruction”. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, previous teaching evaluations (if applicable), up to three (3) letters of reference, and a letter of application, indicating the desired area of instruction within the Faculty of Fine Arts. All applicants are thanked in advance for their interest. Only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
At the University of Lethbridge, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given preference.Our University’s Blackfoot name is Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone. The University is located in traditional Blackfoot Confederacy territory. We honour the Blackfoot people and their traditional ways of knowing in caring for this land, as well as all Aboriginal peoples who have helped shape and continue to strengthen our University community. The Faculty of Fine Arts was gifted the Blackfoot name Piiksinaasin, Manifesting Beauty, by Dr. Leroy Little Bear, with the assistance of Elder Francis First Charger, in March 2024. Piiksinaasin, which means Manifesting Beauty, represents the Faculty of Fine Arts as a place where students create, explore and research, transforming the world around them through creative practice and critical thinking. The name reflects the Faculty’s long-standing support of Indigenous arts and creative initiatives and exemplifies the work done to advance reconciliation and decolonization.