Instructor, Interior Design

Duties:
To teach one to four Bachelor of Interior Design course sections, which includes preparation and delivery of lectures, demonstrations, assessment and evaluation of students, facilitation of student integration of theory and practice as well as provision of student support during office hours.

Please include in your application which of the following course(s) you are applying to teach:

Fall 2025
ARTI 225: Building Codes and Specifications
Time: Thursdays 17:30-20:30
Delivery Mode: Face-to-Face
Location: Nanaimo Campus

Fall 2025
ART 420: Building Systems: Related Professions
Time: Mondays, 08:30-11:30
Delivery Mode: Face-to-Face
Location: Nanaimo Campus

Spring 2026
ART 351: Building Systems II
Time: Fridays 08:30-11:30
Delivery Mode: Face-to-Face
Location: Nanaimo Campus

Spring 2026
ARTI 442: Major Project Presentation
Time: Thursdays 08:30-11:30
Delivery Mode: Face-to-Face
Location: Nanaimo Campus

For course descriptions, see our course description website https://www.viu.ca/programs/courses/art-and-design

Candidates must demonstrate commitment to teaching, learning and student success through scholarship and institutional service. Successful candidates will participate in a wide range of activities outside the classroom, including student support; institutional, faculty and departmental committee meetings and other initiatives; and professional activities in keeping with their disciplines in and outside the institution.

Required Qualifications: 

• Registered Interior Designer, or Interior Designer with NCIDQ certification, or Interior Designer with a Bachelor of Interior Design with 8 years of commercial and multi-disciplinary interior design work to be considered.
• Applicants must have experience teaching Interior Design or Arch related profession at the post-secondary level. Practical work experience in the field is essential. Preference will be given to a candidate who has a strong practical work experience, possess both creative and technical aptitude, excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as demonstrate the ability to work well as a member of our team.
• Bachelor of Interior Design from a CIDA accredited school.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional work demonstrating aptitude in the course material.

VIU is pleased to offer eligible employees a comprehensive benefit plan; ample paid holiday time; professional development opportunities and a desirable pension plan. As part of the VIU campus community, our employees work with supportive colleagues within an encouraging environment and are provided with the tools and training that promote learning and development. The perks of VIU employment are multiple, and include well-being initiatives and services, strategic discounts, and flexible work opportunities.

Note: 

• Short-listed candidates must provide original transcripts, or applicable original certifications at time of interview.
• All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
• Vancouver Island University (VIU) is collectively committed to building and sustaining a diverse and inclusive working and learning environment for faculty, staff, and students.  In our journey towards greater diversity, we invite applications from members of equity-seeking communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all gender identities and sexual orientations who bring value to the VIU community through their lived experiences.  We encourage members of all equity-seeking groups to self-identify within their application cover letter.  When a candidate voluntarily discloses this information in their cover letter, the information will be used only for the fulfillment of the career opportunity.  Disclosure and/or self-identification with an equity-seeking group will not lead to advantageous treatment of a candidate who is not qualified.