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Tenured or Tenure-Track Position, Composition and Rhetoric, WAC Director
Department of English and Film Studies, Faculty
of Arts, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
The Department of English and Film Studies at the
University of Alberta invites applications from
outstanding candidates in the field of
Composition and Rhetoric, specializing in
writing-in-the-disciplines and
writing-across-the-curriculum. Ideally, depending
on credentials and level of experience, the
successful candidate will be hired with tenure at
the rank of senior Associate or Full Professor.
Commencing 1 July 2008, the position will involve
teaching at all levels of the curriculum, from
first-year to graduate-level courses, but on a
reduced teaching load in order to develop and
direct a new WAC program. The WAC director would
collaborate with departments and faculties across
campus interested in writing-to-learn and
writing-in-the-disciplines and would play a
significant role in the development of writing studies at the university.
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. Candidates are responsible
for ensuring that letters of reference from the
three named referees are sent directly to the
Department. Applications received by 8 October
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
Canada T6G 2E5
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.
Within the Faculty the Humanities has particular
strengths in humanities computing and in creative
writing. The Faculty has also recently helped
establish interdisciplinary units such as the
China Institute, the Canadian Literature
Centre/Centre de littérature canadienne, the
Institute for United States Policy Studies, 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.
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. We welcome diversity and
encourage applications from all qualified women
and men, including persons with disabilities,
members of visible minorities, and Aboriginal persons.
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