Greetings, colleagues. UNBSJ will soon be advertising three
positions, and I wanted you good people to hear about them as
soon as possible. Here they are, in substance. When they are
officially out, I'll add items like the date applications are due, etc.
Just wanted you to start thinking about it now. (Applications not
accepted yet.)
The Student Services Department at the University of New
Brunswick, Saint John, invites applications for two ten-month
Writing Centre Consultant positions. Writing Centre Consultants
teach writing one-on-one to students at all levels of ability, in the
context of their writing assignments in all disciplines. They also
consult with faculty, lead workshops, and speak to classes.
Candidates should have a Master's Degree(PhD preferred) in a
discipline where writing and communication are
emphacized(Rhetoric/Composition preferred) and a minimum of two
years tutoring adults in writing, or an equivalent combination of
training and experience.
These are full-time(36.25HPW) 10-month term positions: one from
1 July, 2000 through 30 April. 2001; the other, from 1 September,
2000 through 30 June, 2001. Both are in the Administrative,
Professional and Technical employment group, with a salary range
of $29,191--$36,496 per annum, pro-rated for ten months.
Possibility of renewable positions upon successful completion of
term.
2.The Department of Humanities and Languages at the University
of New Brunswick, Saint John, invites applications for a 12-month
position at the Instructor level to teach in our new Communication
and Professional Writing program. We seek a candidate with a
PhD in Rhetoric/Composition. Experience teaching undergraduate
writing courses is a necessity. The successful candidate will
teach first and second year courses in academic writing and oral
communication. UNBSJ already has an established Writing Centre
and now seeks to expand our writing programme.
I am retiring(only because of UNB retirement age regulation--ie I
have turned 65!). I had hoped that these positions would be
different in terms of status, but because of the "powers that be"
this is it for now. Needless to say, my "power" is limited!
I will say that the Writing Centre is highly respected by faculty
and students; we often have a waiting list for appointments, and we
see students from a wide variety of disciplines, years of University
and levels of ability. The plan as of now is--possibly by 2001-2002--
to offer a Minor/Certificate in Writing and to coordinate the Writing
Centre with that programme in some way At that time the status
of these jobs should become more acceptable.
Although UNBSJ has all the usual problems, economic and
philosophical, I think some good foundations have been laid here.
I'll get more information out to you as soon as the advertisements
are officially out--should be soon.
Best wishes,
Roberta Lee
Supervisor, Writing Centre
University of New Brunswick, Saint John
P.O. Box 5050
Saint John, NB
E2L 4L5
Fax: (506) 648-5528
Phone: (506) 648-5502
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