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COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY INSTRUCTORS

POSITION TYPE: QUALIFIED FACULTY LIST

POSITION START: 2026

FACULTY OVERVIEW:

Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) is the fourth largest university in the province of British Columbia and serves communities in a unique regional environment south of the stlw/sto:lo/Fraser River in the lands known today as British Columbia.  The name 'Kwantlen' comes from the Kwantlen First Nation in whose traditional territory the University is located. Chief Joe Gabriel of the Kwantlen First Nation bestowed the name on the institution, resulting in Kwantlen First Nation and Kwantlen Polytechnic University having a long history of partnership. The University's campuses are located on the traditional and ancestral territories of the q:nn (Kwantlen), xmkwym (Musqueam), qicy (Katzie), SEMYOME (Semiahmoo), scwan (Tsawwassen), qiqeyt (Qayqayt), and kikm (Kwikwetlem) Peoples.  Kwantlen Polytechnic University values current and emergent relationships with Indigenous communities and is embarking on a pathway to addressing systemic change.

A leader in innovative, interdisciplinary education with a teaching-focused mandate, KPU offers all learners opportunities to achieve the highest standards of academic performance. Our many programs of study provide applied learning and broad-based university education.

Within KPU, the Faculty of Arts has over 6000 full-time students and over 400 faculty members from across the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Entertainment Arts. The Faculty of Arts includes 19 departments and over 20 programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Faculty of Arts is also home to the Canada Research Chair in South Asian Literary and Cultural Studies. Many of our programs offer opportunities for experiential education through practicums, co-ops, international field-schools and exchanges, service learning, community engagement, and research collaborations. For more information about the Faculty of Arts, please visit our website at: https://www.kpu.ca/arts.

Educational Studies at KPU is a small but growing department. We currently offer a B.A. Minor in Counselling and an Education Stream. We are primarily a teaching-oriented university and department, and the successful candidate will also be expected to engage in university and departmental committee work as well as in community outreach. It is expected that all faculty members shall engage in an ongoing process of professional development.

Further information about the Educational Studies department may be found at: http://www.kpu.ca/arts/edst.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

We are seeking qualified instructors to join our Qualified Faculty List for Counselling Psychology. Successful candidates may be offered opportunities to teach one or more courses on a term-by-term basis as departmental needs arise.

We are seeking candidates with demonstrated expertise and professional experience in counselling psychology who are qualified to teach one or more of the following courses:

• CNPS 3310 - Theories of Counselling
• CNPS 3320 - Career Counselling and Career Education
• CNPS 3330 - Cultural Considerations in Counselling
• CNPS 4300 - Counselling Relationships and Basic Skills
• CNPS 4310 - The Reflective Practitioner
• CNPS 4330 - Group Facilitation

The full list and descriptions of our Counselling Psychology courses are available at https://calendar.kpu.ca/courses-az/cnps/.

More information concerning the working conditions for a faculty member are outlined in Article 12 of the Kwantlen Faculty Association (KFA) Collective Agreement.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of Master's degree in Counselling Psychology or Clinical Psychology from an accredited program. Preference will be given to those with a PhD in Counselling Psychology or Clinical Psychology
• Extensive experience and exceptional record teaching undergraduate university courses in counselling psychology
• Experience supervising students practicing individual and group counselling skills
• A strong understanding of the value of, and a demonstrated commitment to, a broad liberal arts tradition in education
• Demonstrated potential to create courses that will contribute to the expansion of the department

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Candidates are asked to submit:

• A cover letter
• Current curriculum vitae
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Evidence of undergraduate teaching success (including course syllabi/outlines and course evaluations)
• Sample of research or other publication
• Copies of transcripts of graduate degrees
• A list of three professional referees able to comment on your teaching ability and academic accomplishments

A complete application includes all of the documentation listed above. Please combine your documents into one single document when submitting your application.

*SALARY INFORMATION:

Placement on the salary scale will be dependent on level of education and relevant teaching experience. Advancement up the pay scale is based on FTE and employment status.

This competition is for successful candidates to be added to our Qualified Faculty List. When work in this area becomes available, our faculty will draw on our Qualified Faculty List to assign work, please indicate on your application your preferred workload percentage.