Part-time Lecturer - Geography & Environment

The Department of Geography and Environment at Mount Allison University invites applications for a stipendiary (part-time) teaching position to teach “Global Environmental Change” (GENS 3491), a 3rd year undergraduate course. This course examines the major global changes influencing earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere (including cryosphere), lithosphere, and biosphere. Causes and impacts of a variety of global change issues are investigated and potential solutions are introduced. Learning activities also explore how scientific information about global change are communicated across diverse platforms to stakeholders. The class is scheduled for the 2026 spring/summer term (May-June). The course is listed as synchronous on-line and is scheduled for MTTH 9:30-11:00 from May 4 to June 19, 2026. Payment will be per student completing the course, and an additional course creation fee to facilitate setting up and developing materials for the class. 

The successful applicant will have a PhD (or ABD) and expertise relating to themes common to the interdisciplinary study of natural resources management. 

Your application package must include the following: a cover letter describing your teaching experience and/or knowledge of the course subject matter, a curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of 2 references. Please send your application package to: 

Dr. Tim Reiffenstein, Chair of the Search Committee 
Department of Geography and Environment, Mount Allison University 
144 Main Street, Sackville, NB E4L 1A7 
Email: treiffen@mta.ca  

The deadline for submissions is February 9, 2026 

The review of applications will continue until the position is filled.