Laboratory Instructor

12 hours ago

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada MacEwan University Full time $50,000 - $65,000 per year

LABORATORY INSTRUCTOR

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

Competition No

CATEGORY

SALARY

CLOSING DATE

Full-Time Tenure-Track

Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

A review of applications will begin January 5, 2026, and continue until a suitable candidate is found.

About Us

MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.

Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 55 programs to more than 20,000 full- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.

Opportunity

The Department of Biological Sciences in the Faculty of Arts and Science invites applications for an entry-level, full-time, tenure-track appointment for a Laboratory Instructor, commencing July 1, 2026, subject to final budgetary approval.

You will contribute to the continued success of the Biological Sciences Major within MacEwan's Bachelor of Science degree. You will minimally hold an MSc in Biological Sciences and have expertise in one or more areas of biology that will support laboratory instruction in our program. All applicable areas of expertise will be considered; however, priority will be given to applicants with previous lab instruction experience in molecular biology. A proven commitment to student-centered, evidence-based laboratory pedagogy is desired.

You will support delivery of the core courses in the Biological Sciences Major by providing laboratory instruction in BIOL 107 (Introduction to Cell Biology), BIOL 108 (Introduction to Evolution), BIOL 205 (Principles of Molecular Biology), BIOL 207 (Principles of Genetics), and/or BIOL 208 (Principles of Ecology). A significant portion of the instruction will be completed at the 100-level. You will also assist in preparation of lab manuals and design of lab assessments, and provide support for curriculum development in these core labs in collaboration with our Laboratory Supervisors.

You will submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and teaching dossier (including recent teaching evaluations.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by the Department Chair to provide three (3) letters of reference sent directly from referees.

Only selected candidates will be required to submit official transcripts sent directly from the institutions where you completed your degrees.

Questions about this opportunity may be addressed to Dr. Kimberley Harcombe, Biological Sciences Department Chair,

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