Please note a change in starting date for this position to
September 1 from October 1 or by arrangement. Also, see below
the urls for notes on policy and salary for this position.
Limited term lecturer position:
The Centre for Writing-Intensive Learning (CWIL) invites
applications for a full-time limited term lecturer to
participate in the development and implementation of writing
intensive (WI) courses across disciplines in the Faculty of Arts
at Simon Fraser University.
The CWIL is a newly established free-standing centre attached to
the Dean of Arts office. It has a mandate to assist departments
and faculty on a by-request basis in the teaching of writing, in
course/assignment design and in the implementation of writing as
a means of learning. Initially, the lecturer will assist the
Director in what will be a 'start-up' situation of developing
departmental contacts, identifying individual needs, selecting
appropriate materials and serving in a consultative or
collaborative capacity with faculty. The Centre's goal is to
pilot work with faculty in six courses in the Spring 2003
semester. As workable models of consultation and collaboration
emerge, the Centre will expand its personnel and services.
The ideal candidate will have expertise both in teaching writing
and in teaching others to teach writing; will be ready to
develop instructional materials and provide training and
mentoring to faculty, TAs or others who have a role in the
teaching of WI courses; to implement methods of monitoring and
assessing the outcomes of WI courses to determine their
effectiveness; and to modify instruction and training in
response to assessments.
Preferred qualifications: an advanced degree, preferably Ph.D.,
in the fields of composition, rhetoric, discourse analysis, or
related fields; experience working in a writing centre and with
professional development of instructors; and successful
experience in teaching academic/university writing. A
willingness to work collaboratively in a flexible and emerging
situation with all the attendant ambiguities is a must.
Term: two years with the possibility of renewal.
Starting date: September 1, 2002 or by arrangement.
Information on policy and the salary scale for this position is
available at http://www.sfu.ca/policies/academic/a12-05.htm and
at http://www.sfu.ca/policies/academic/a20-02/index.html
If interested, please send cover letter of application, copy of
your curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching ability, and names
and contact information for 3 referees to:
Dr. Wendy Strachan, Director, Centre for Writing-Intensive
Learning, Office of the Dean of Arts, Simon Fraser University,
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
Deadline for application: August 1, 2002.
St. Thomas University
http://www.StThomasU.ca/~hunt/
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