Northwestern Polytechnic, Canada’s newest polytechnic, aspires to be the most entrepreneurial polytechnic in Canada by 2034.
We are recruiting individuals who spark creativity, drive innovation, are highly engaged, and are eager to embrace our core values : innovation & responsiveness.
If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, one who is willing to turn risk into opportunity, Northwestern is your employer of choice.
A recently aligned strategic plan identifies 1, 3, 5, and 10-year goals, tactics, and actions that will ensure Canada’s newest polytechnic will be the most entrepreneurial in Canada.
We offer a wide variety of credit and non-credit career certificates and diplomas, pre-employment and apprenticeship trades, university transfer studies, and several opportunities for on-campus degree completion through collaborations with four-year universities.
Northwestern Polytechnic is dedicating itself to becoming the Northern Centre of Post-Secondary Excellence in Alberta. The polytechnic provides learners high quality and diverse lifelong learning opportunities, while responsibly managing its educational, fiscal, and environmental resources.
The School
The role is within our School of Applied Sciences and Technology. The departments within the School are located on our Grande Prairie campus and our Fairview campus.
The School offers a variety of programming in Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Sciences, and Animal Health Technology.
Through this programming, we offer a variety of certificates, diplomas, university transfer courses, as well as a degree in computing science.
The Role
The Humanities and Social Sciences Department requires a Philosophy Instructor to teach the following courses
- PH1010 Introduction to Philosophy
- PH1020 Introduction to Philosophy : Knowledge and Reality
- PH1250 Practical Logic
- PH1600 Philosophical Analysis of Contemporary Issues
- PH3330 Professional Ethics
- TW1030 Technical Communication and Ethics
Course descriptions are available at ;Course delivery is on-campus in Grande Prairie with simultaneously remote instruction over Zoom.
This full-time sessional position will commence on August 15, 2024. This is a leave replacement.
What We Offer
Northwestern Polytechnic offers lifelong learning opportunities through professional development / wellness programs, a competitive salary and compensation package, and a student-centred culture that is vital to our community.
Join our team, grow with us, and connect your skills and abilities to our vision, mission, and values.