Thank you for the notice Betsy. Hope all is well with you. Gloria Quoting Betsy Sargent <[log in to unmask]>: > Dear All, > Please forward the job posting below to anyone you know who might be > interested. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who would like > to help develop writing studies at the University of Alberta. If anyone > has questions about this position, feel free to email me at > <[log in to unmask]>. > Best, Betsy > ________________ > > > Associate Professor, Composition and Rhetoric > Department of English and Film Studies, Faculty of Arts > > The Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta > invites applications from outstanding candidates for a senior faculty > position (Associate Professor with tenure) in the field of Composition > and Rhetoric, specializing in writing pedagogy and in writing centre > research, theory, and practice. Intensive experience or training in > teaching writing to students for whom English is an additional language > (EAL) would be an asset. Commencing 1 July 2007, the successful > applicant will be expected to teach at all levels of the curriculum, > from first-year to graduate level courses, but on a reduced teaching > load, in order to play a significant role in the development of writing > studies at the university and a proposed new university-wide writing > centre; duties will also include training and supervising peer tutors. > > Applicants should have an excellent record of research, publication, > and teaching. Salary is commensurate with experience and rank. > Candidates should send a letter of application, a complete curriculum > vitae (with full contact information, including phone numbers and > e-mail address), a writing sample (20-page maximum), the names and > contact information of at least three referees, and a teaching dossier, > including evaluations of teaching performance. Applications received by > March 31, 2007, will be guaranteed consideration. All application > materials should be sent directly to: > > Garrett PJ Epp, Chair > Department of English and Film Studies > 3-5 Humanities Centre, University of Alberta > Edmonton AB T6G 2E5 Canada > For further information about the position, or the Department, please > contact the Chair by email at > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] > > > With more than 36,000 students and 12,000 staff, the University of > Alberta (<http://www.ualberta.ca/>www.ualberta.ca) grants almost 7,500 > degrees annually to graduates of 200 undergraduate and 170 graduate > programs. A research-intensive, medical-doctoral, multi-campus > institution, the University of Alberta offers a full range of academic > and professional programs and has designated 26 areas of established > and emerging research excellence. The Faculty of Arts > (<http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/>www.arts.ualberta.ca) is its largest > Faculty with 340 faculty members in 14 departments in Fine Arts, > Humanities, and Social Sciences in addition to the Women's Studies > Program and the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies. The Faculty of > Arts has approximately 6000 undergraduate and 900 graduate students. > The Faculty provides a variety of opportunities for research funding, > including the newly established $1.5 million Killam Research Fund which > supports research, scholarship, and creative activities in the > humanities, social sciences, and fine arts. The Faculty has recently > helped establish interdisciplinary units such as the China Institute > and the Prince Takamado Japan Centre for Teaching and Research. The > Department of English and Film Studies itself > (<http://www.humanities.ualberta.ca/english>www.humanities.ualberta.ca/english) is a large, vibrant, and collegial unit with a superlative record for teaching, research, > and > service. > > Greater Edmonton (<http://www.edmonton.ca/>www.edmonton.ca), with > nearly one million residents in the city and surrounding communities, > offers a beautiful, park-like setting on a spectacular river valley, > and a relatively low cost of living. The city is the capital of > Alberta, with the lowest provincial tax regime in the country, and has > led the nation in economic growth in the past five years. Edmonton is > known as Canada's Festival City, with more than thirty major annual > festivals celebrating its rich cultural diversity and community spirit. > It has all the attractions of a big city, yet it is clean, safe, and > livable, with excellent schools and health care. > > All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply for this position; > however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. The > University of Alberta hires on the basis of merit. We are committed to > the principle of equity in employment. 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