Application Restrictions

Open to both Internal and external

Job Type

Faculty (Tenure, Tenure Track, LTC)

Posting In effect from

4/6/2026

Closing Application Date

18/6/2026

Applications will be reviewed commencing the closing application date and may continue until the position is filled.

Instructional Type

Academic/Career(max 24 credits)

Faculty Type

Tenure Track

Anticipated Start Date

1/8/2026

Position End Date (If Applicable)

DUTIES

Position Overview

The Adventure Studies Department invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Teaching Professor with a primary focus on the Mountain, Rock, and Ski Programs.

This position is intended for a highly experienced mountain professional with established credentials in guiding, avalanche safety, and expedition leadership, who is also committed to excellence in post-secondary teaching.

The successful applicant will contribute to a comprehensive adventure studies program delivering integrated classroom and field-based education in complex, dynamic environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and instruct field courses in mountaineering, ski touring, and rock climbing
• Teach a minimum of 2 upper and/or lower-level classroom courses per year such as expedition planning, adventure activities, adventure tourism industry, guiding leadership, and/or adventure operations
• Design curriculum aligned with TRU guidelines and industry standards
• Coordinate logistics, staffing, and risk management for field-based courses
• Oversee risk management for field-based courses
• Direct and indirect supervision of Assistant ACMG Guides in compliance with ACMG scope of practice
• Mentor and advise students pursuing careers in the mountain industry, supporting their technical development, professional judgment, leadership capacity, and industry readiness
• Promote the university and Adventure Studies Department programs
• Support departmental and institutional service, operations, duties, and program development
• Follow TRU Adventure Studies Risk Management guidelines and protocols

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications
• IFMGA/UIAGM Full Mountain Guide certification (required)
• Canadian Avalanche Association Qualified Avalanche Professional (required)
• Master's degree in a relevant or related subject; consideration may be given to candidates who are currently in a master's program and will complete their degree by the appointment date or shortly thereafter
• A minimum of 10 years professional guiding and instructional experience in complex mountain terrain, with demonstrated expertise in backcountry ski, mountain and rock guiding
• Demonstrated past teaching experience - (recommended post-secondary teaching experience)
• Advanced Wilderness First Aid (or higher)
• Class 2 or 4 driver's license

Additional Assets
• AST Instructor and/or CAA Industry Training Program instructional experience
• Experience incorporating Indigenous perspectives, decolonizing approaches, and inclusive practices into curriculum and field-based education
• Curriculum or program development experience

Compensation and Benefits
Salary range: $73,666 - $114,124 (TRUFA Collective Agreement).
Includes Professional Development Allowance, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, and full extended health and dental benefits.

How to Apply

Submit all documents via TRU Careers website
• Curriculum vitae
• Cover letter outlining guiding experience and teaching approach
• Statement on graduate degree progress/plan
• List of Adventure Studies Certificate and Diploma courses you can teach

Short listed applicants will be contacted 10 days after the posting closing date
• Anticipated interviews scheduled between June 11th-19th
• Candidates selected for interviews will be invited to share their instructional philosophy, present a teaching demo and take part in an in-person interview

For inquiries:
James Rodger, Department Co-Chair

[email protected]

Pay Band

$73,665.93 - $114,124.39 ( According to TRUFA Salary Schedule (Range TS01 - TS12) )

Location

Kamloops, BC CA (Primary)

# of Hires Needed

1

Organizational Unit

Thompson Rivers University -> Faculty of Adventure Culinary Arts and Tourism -> Adventure Studies