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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><span>Full-time Continuing Lecturer
Position in Writing & Rhetoric</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><br><b><span></span></b><span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span>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<b> July 15, 2021. </b>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.<span></span></span></p><div><br></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span>SFU is a university located on
the unceded traditional territories of the x</span><span>ʷ</span><span>məθkwəy</span><span>̓</span><span>əm
(Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Kwikwetlem (k</span><span>ʷ</span><span>ik</span><span>ʷ</span><span>ə</span><span>ƛ</span><span>əm), and Səlil</span><span>̓</span><span>wəta</span><span>ɬ</span><span> (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.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span>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.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span>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.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span>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.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span>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.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span>Applications should be sent to
Dr. Carolyn Lesjak, Chair, Department of English, at <a href="mailto:englsec@sfu.ca" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">englsec@sfu.ca</span></a>.
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 <b>April 19, 2021,</b> and will continue until the position
is filled.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span>Only those eligible to be
appointed to the Lecturer rank will be considered. This position is subject to
the availability of funding.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><span>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 <a href="http://www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/Faculty_Openings/Collection_Notice.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Collection Notice.</span></a><span></span></span></p>
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