Type: Term

Opening Date For Accepting Applications: August 13, 2026

Resume Review: August 27, 2026

Position Start Date: September 2026

Salary $7,600 per section

Contact: Human Resources

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (phone hidden)

Address: NVIT

4155 Belshaw St.

Merritt, BC, V1K 1R1

NVIT anticipates a need for Term Instructors within the Environmental Resources Technology program for Community Education in Williams Lake BC and invites applications from qualified candidates. This program delivery is in conjunction with the Tŝilhqotʼin National Government (TNG). This will be a sessional term opportunity anticipated to begin September 2026; course offerings are subject to sufficient student enrolment.

Applicants should indicate which courses they are qualified for and interested in teaching.

Courses

- ENRT 270 – Fisheries Ecology
- ENRT 257 – Timber Development II
- ENRT 260 – Forest Survey’s
- ENRT 266 – Environmental Assessment Survey’s
- ENRT 272 – Forest Heath
- ENRT 245 – Watershed Hydrology
- ENRT 298 – Capstone Project

Course listings with specific course details can be found: https://www.nvit.ca/programs/courses/#sec-4

Qualifications

- Master’s Degree in a related field, (Bachelor’s Degree with relevant experience considered).
- Registered Professional Forester (RPF) preferred.




- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Strong connections and roots within Indigenous / First Nations communities preferred.
- Ability to work effectively as part of high functioning, student-focused team.
- Robust passion and commitment to learners and learning
- Excellent teaching and human relations skills.
- Faculty members are expected to contribute positively to the life of the school and community.
- Demonstrated excellent teaching and human relations skills
- Faculty members are expected to contribute positively to the life of the school and community.
- Strong connections and roots within Indigenous / First Nations communities.
- Demonstrated understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing.
- Understanding of Canada’s colonial history and the devastating impacts on Indigenous peoples and Indigenous ways of being and knowing.
- Practice from a holistic, culturally safe and trauma-informed lens.
- Knowledge of and appreciation for Indigenous languages and cultures, and Indigenous lived experiences.
- Proven ability to build collaborative working relationships to achieve outcomes in the best interest of students and NVIT.
- A demonstrated commitment to quality service to students and the public.

📌 Term Instructors – Environmental Resources Technology (Williams Lake) (Merritt)
🏢 Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
📍 Merritt