Careers and Employment at King's

The Faculty of Social Science at The King’s University invites applications for a full-time, tenure track appointment in our 3- and 4-year BA Sociology programs, beginning August 1, 2025. Our Sociology programs offer students rich and rigorous study in the core disciplines of Sociology, as well as opportunities to pursue program streams in Cultural Analysis and Community Engagement. We are seeking a new member who can offer courses in a range of Sociological fields and topics and encourage applications from all areas in the discipline. We are committed to creating a vibrant Sociology program at King's that fosters the inclusion of diverse perspectives and voices and that includes the voices of marginalized people. 

The Faculty of Social Science at The King’s University invites applications for a full-time, tenure track appointment in our 4-year BSc Psychology program, beginning August 1, 2025. Our new BSc Psychology program builds on our successful BA Psychology programs and offers students a rich and rigorous study in psychology with an emphasis on its relationship to human physiology. The program will serve BSc psychology majors, BA psychology students and BSc biology students by adding courses in biopsychology, neuropsychology, or psychopharmacology. We are committed to creating a vibrant BSc Psychology program at King's that fosters the inclusion of diverse perspectives and voices and that includes the voices of marginalized people.

EDUC 403 - Advanced Curriculum Design

In this course, students will examine curriculum design principles that pertain to year long program planning in the elementary classroom. Major topics will include use of the Alberta Program of Studies, cross curricular themes, essential questions, big ideas, learning activities, subject integration and assessment. Consideration will also be given to the variety of teaching and learning styles, cultural diversity, special needs and classroom management as these impact curriculum development. Students will design a scope and sequence for year-long plans as well as reflect on their learning through other assignments. This course is for students in the elementary program (K-6).

EDUC 440 - Advanced Curriculum Design for Secondary Education

This course examines course planning at the secondary level. Students revisit the concept of curriculum frameworks, examine exemplar frameworks, and generate frameworks which represent their own views. They are introduced to strategies and tools that facilitate course planning. Finally, students use the Alberta Program of Studies and other curricular resources to develop course plans that reflect their curriculum frameworks.

EDUC 430 - Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary English Language Arts, Social Studies, Physical Education and Fine Arts II 

This class is for students in the secondary program who have a teachable in one of the listed areas. The candidate will co-teach this class along with a faculty member who is responsible for the Social Studies portion. This course focuses on teaching of English language arts, social studies, and the various non-core subjects at the Senior High level (grades 10-12). The Alberta programs of study are studied, and pre-service teachers discern the learning strategies, assessment theories and practices, and instructional management issues appropriate for Senior High students. Pre-service teachers are encouraged to be intentional about the strategies they use and reflective about their philosophy of education, view of human nature, and assumptions they employ.

The Faculty of Education at The King’s University invites applications for a full-time, tenure track appointment in our 2-year B.Ed. After Degree Program, beginning August 1, 2025. Our Christian identity leads us to see education as a professional vocation shaped by hope. Our Elementary and Secondary Education programs blend theory, reflective practice, engaging teaching, and extended student-teaching practicums to inspire students to teach from the heart and from who they are as people. Students are challenged to develop authentic connections between their faith and teaching practices. The emphasis on active learning prepares students for the realities of collaborating with colleagues in school settings.

Our education program consistently receives strong reviews from students for the quality of education, small class sizes, dedicated and expert faculty, and an opportunity to experience in-class teaching with the longest continuing practicum for an after-degree program in Alberta.

We are seeking a new colleague with an academic background suitable for teaching in one of these areas: exceptionalities and inclusive education, educational foundations, mathematics education, or secondary language arts. We are committed to encouraging students to engage critically with worldviews that shape education and to develop a conceptual framework for educational thinking and action which expresses their foundational beliefs about the meaning of human life, stewardship, and sustainability.

2025-26 Academic Year

DRAMA 349 - Introduction and Development of Oral Communication 

Learn to speak in public. Gain understanding of your speaking voice as physical instrument and develop ways to make it work better for you. The life of an educated person presents many speaking opportunities: to entertain, to teach, to persuade, to negotiate, and to inspire in a wide variety of public settings. Drama 349 uses theatre-based techniques to develop public speaking skills and design effective oral presentations.