Employment opportunities

Faculty opportunities

Sessional Opportunities

The Department of Psychology invites your expression of interest in delivering one or more Psychology course sections listed during Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.

In keeping with Article 14.03 of the Agreement between UVic and CUPE 4163 (Component 3), expressions of interest are hereby sought from graduate students*, adjunct faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and sessional instructors in the department as well as from other interested parties. 

Please submit your expression(s) of interest here.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: Friday, June 21, 2024.

Offers of sessional employment will be made from the pool of qualified individuals who express their interest in teaching one or more of the above course sections. Positions are subject to availability of funding and attainment of minimum course enrollment numbers.   It is anticipated that applicants will be contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date or sooner. The University reserves the right to fill additional teaching assignments from the pool of applicants for this posting.

*Graduate Students:  With the approval of their supervisor, graduate students who will have successfully completed their candidacy exams by June 30, 2024, may apply.  Interested students should discuss with their supervisors the trade-offs among teaching experience, additional income, and progress toward their degree.

UVic is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion in our living, learning and work environments. In pursuit of our values, we seek members who will work respectfully and constructively with differences and across levels of power.  We actively encourage applications from members of groups experiencing barriers to equity. Read our full equity statement here: www.uvic.ca/equitystatement.

Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application and hiring process may contact uviccareers@uvic.ca.  Any personal information provided will be maintained in confidence.

Student opportunities

Postdoc opportunities

Call for applications for an Aspiration Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (Neuropsychology) at University of Victoria

Position Title: Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF) within the Behavioural Research on Aging and Illness in Neuropsychology (BRAIN) Lab at UVic

Timeline: Negotiable start date between July (exact date TBD – pending UVic funding announcement date) and December 1^st, 2024

Duration: 2 years

Salary: *See competition details below - This is a full-time position, with $50,000 CAD/year base salary (plus additional employer contributions to CPP, EI, and extended health and dental plans), and high likelihood of opportunity to teach 1 course/year as a sessional instructor (paid on top of base salary).  

Location: University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Description

The BRAIN Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University of Victoria invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF) through the Aspiration Post-Doctoral Fellowships program at UVic (see this website for additional details – note Stage 1 deadline of April 15, 2024 below). This is a research PDF position. The PDF will provide direct support to, and collaborate with, Dr. Theone Paterson on grant-funded research studies investigating relationships between physical health, health behaviours, psychological wellbeing, and cognitive functioning across the lifespan.

Qualifications for this position

• The research interests of the PDF are expected to fit into the above context.
• A PhD (or PsyD) in neuropsychology, health psychology, or a closely related field, is required by the start date (see eligibility below for additional information).
• Preferred qualifications include research (and if applicable clinical) experience related to cognitive aging and cognitive decline, neurological disorders, and/or mobile health research.
• A strong background in statistics and longitudinal data analysis, including familiarity with R, other relevant software (SPSS and/or MPlus) is required.

Additional Opportunities

• The PDF will be supported to:
  • develop skill in grant writing,
  • develop skill in and pursue undergraduate teaching,
  • to pursue professional registration as a Psychologist in British Columbia, if applicable
  • co-supervise graduate, honours, and undergraduate students, and
  • to contribute to the professional development activities within the lab, department, and at UVic more broadly

Selection procedure

The selection procedure will take place in two stages – For Stage 1, documents should be sent only to Dr. Paterson.

 For STAGE 1, deadline April 15, 2024 - Please send the following documents to tpaterson@uvic.ca:

• Your CV
• An article you have published or written in the last three years.
• A summary of a proposed research project of relevance to the work done in the BRAIN Lab (see lab website and Paterson’s faculty profile - 1000 words max.)
• A transcript of your graduate studies
• 2 letters of reference (sent to tpaterson@uvic.ca) or contact information for two referees willing to provide a reference by phone/Zoom.
• An indication of any available complementary external funding (e.g. Banting, SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, MSHRBC Trainee Award, etc.).

For STAGE 2, deadline June 5, 2024 – (UVic wide application process):

*Only one candidate will be retained for Stage 2 – to move on to selection at the university level.

• Please refer to the Aspiration Post-doctoral Fellowships Call for proposals (2024-25).
• Stage 2 materials must be reviewed with Dr. Paterson prior to submission (along with Dr. Paterson’s accompanying Supervisor’s Statement)
• Results will be announced in July 2024.

Eligibility for Aspiration Post-Doctoral Fellowship (see website for full details)

• Proposed research will be evaluated in part on its ability to make an impact through fundamental inquiry or impact that is aligned with Aspiration 2030’s impact areas.
• The award must recruit a new post-doctoral fellow to UVic. Post-doctoral fellows who currently hold or have previously held a post-doctoral appointment at UVic are not eligible.
• Candidates must have fulfilled all degree requirements for a PhD or PhD- equivalent degree prior to appointment, but no longer than 2.5 years prior to the start of the award.
  • To support equity, extensions to these parameters will be considered in cases where applicants have experienced other career interruptions as defined by the Tri-Agencies
• There is no citizenship requirement, but PDFs must be legally entitled to work full-time in Canada by the fellowship start date.

Conditions of the Aspiration Post-Doctoral Fellowship (see website for full details)

• This funding opportunity follows UVic’s Post-doctoral Fellows policy.
• Successful Aspiration Post-doctoral Fellows are required to apply for at least one external Fellowship each year (e.g., Banting, SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, MSHRBC Trainee Award)
• In the case that a post-doctoral fellowship is relinquished before the end of the two-year period, the OVPRI funds will be returned to the OVPRI for future competitions.