2025/26 Summer Term, Course-Based Contract Opportunity, B. Arts/B. Ed Integrated program – PENT Indigenous Teacher Education

PENT is seeking qualified, Contract Academic Staff to teach the following three credit hour course during the Spring/Summer session of 2026.  The instructor will be responsible for content delivery with expectations consistent with offerings of this course within the appropriate department.  Qualified candidates must possess a valid Manitoba Teaching Certificate, strong teaching, communication and organizational skills, and demonstrate evidence of teaching effectiveness.  This course will be taught in-person on Brandon University’s campus in Brandon, Manitoba.

02.381 Teaching Indigenous Studies – June 29 – July 23 – 1:30 – 4:00 PM – Monday to Thursday

This course will assist teachers in integrating Indigenous studies into various subject areas in the school curriculum and in teaching separate courses in Indigenous studies. It will assist teachers in developing

abilities in working with non-Indigenous and Indigenous students, through considering modes of teaching and learning, as well as content. The course introduces teachers to questions about First Nations, Métis and Inuit culture and identity and pedagogies relating to these.

Qualifications: Applicants should hold a minimum of a Master’s degree in an area related to the topic of instruction.  Applicants may seek to establish an experiential/traditional equivalency to the Master’s degree and are invited to contact the Chair of the Selection Committee at the address below on how to establish equivalent academic or professional credentials.

Salary:    $7857 per 3 credit hour course

Application deadline: April 3, 2026, or until the position is filled.

 To apply, please see the checklist below of required information, and forward a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and the names of three referees, in a single PDF document directly via email to John Minshull at Minshullj@brandonu.ca  and indicate to which position you are applying.

Contract Academic Staff Application Checklist:

• A separate cover letter (and package) must be included for each course you want to teach.
• A cover letter that speaks to:
  • Your formal education and experiences as an educator that illustrate how you are qualified to teach the course.
  • Your orientation to curriculum and pedagogy
  • Your understanding of and commitment to Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing
  •  Your availability to teach on campus

• Curriculum Vitae
  • Indicating education and training background in the field
  • Evidence of M.Ed., PhD and/or Ed. D and/or experiential/traditional equivalencies
  • Evidence of teaching experience in Canadian Public Schools and/or other relevant educational contexts such as provincial teaching certification(s).
  • Evidence of successful post-secondary teaching experience.
  • Contact information for 3 references.
  • Attachments showcasing successful teaching, for example, student course evaluations and a previous course outline if available.

Issued March 24, 2026