[ATTW-L] Full-time Continuing Lecturer Position in Writing & Rhetoric at Simon Fraser University

[Peter Cramer]

*Full-time Continuing Lecturer Position in Writing & Rhetoric*


The Department of English at Simon Fraser University invites applications
for an entry-level, full-time, continuing teaching faculty position at the
rank of Lecturer beginning as early as* July 15, 2021. *Qualifications for
this position include a Ph.D. in English completed by or shortly after the
appointment start date, with a preference for a Ph.D. in Composition and
Rhetoric or a related field.

SFU is a university located on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷ
məθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Kwikwetlem (kʷikʷəƛəm), and
Səlil̓wətaɬ (Tsleil-Watuth) nations that serves students of diverse ethnic,
cultural, linguistic, and national origins. By recognizing the unceded
traditional Coast Salish territories, we aspire to foster and honour
Indigenous resurgence as well as a plurality of decolonizing and
anti-racist practices.


We invite applicants with a background in Writing Studies and interests
that might include, but are not limited to: language standardization and
exclusion, linguistic diversity, post-colonial and world Englishes,
language ideologies in the writing classroom, minority rhetorics and
literacy practices, Indigenous perspectives on rhetoric, and linguistic
racism. Candidates with demonstrable interests in the relationships among
language and identity, rhetoric and race, writing and intersectionality,
and/or pedagogy and decolonization are strongly urged to apply. Experience
in any of the following areas is a plus: professional writing, technology
and writing, applied linguistics, rhetorical theory, second language
writing.


The successful candidate will be expected to teach “Writing to Persuade”
(English 199), the Department’s introduction to reading and writing from a
rhetorical perspective. In addition to English 199, the candidate will
develop and teach lower- and upper-division undergraduate courses. They
will bring expertise in innovative approaches to teaching both in-person
and online that support and enhance student learning and success. Those
courses may cover a broad range of topics commensurate with the candidate’s
particular area(s) of focus.


The candidate will join a department committed to a vibrant culture of
research and teaching. The SFU English department boasts 26 accomplished
faculty, over 500 undergraduate majors and minors, and over 60 M.A. and
Ph.D. students working in all areas of English studies, with notable
strengths in print culture; contemporary Canadian, Indigenous, and
diasporic literatures; creative writing; and the digital humanities. We
offer classes on three campuses in the metropolitan Vancouver area, as well
as comprehensive distance education courses, joint majors, and
opportunities for cooperative education.


All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and
permanent residents will be given priority. SFU is an equity employer and
encourages applications from all qualified individuals including women,
persons with disabilities, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, people
of all sexual orientations and gender identities, and others who may
contribute to the further diversification of the university.


Applications should be sent to Dr. Carolyn Lesjak, Chair, Department of
English, at englsec at sfu.ca. Please submit 1) a letter including research
and teaching interests, 2) a detailed curriculum vitae, 3) relevant course
syllabi, 4) a relevant 15-25 page writing sample, 5) confidential letters
from three references sent under separate cover, and 6) evidence of
teaching skill. Applications will be reviewed starting *April 19, 2021,*
and will continue until the position is filled.


Only those eligible to be appointed to the Lecturer rank will be
considered. This position is subject to the availability of funding.


Under the authority of the University Act personal information that is
required by the University for academic appointment competitions will be
collected. For further details see the Collection Notice.
<http://www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/Faculty_Openings/Collection_Notice.html>
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