(Subject to Budgetary Approval)
The Department of English Literatures at Mount Allison University invites applications for a twelve-month position as the McCain Postdoctoral Fellow in Romantic & Regency Literature, with additional expertise in literature and the environment, eco-criticism, eco-poetics, or a related field. Candidates are required to have a PhD in English Literature and demonstrated expertise in Romantic & Regency Literature, and literature and the environment. As this is a Teaching Fellowship, the ability to teach undergraduate courses in both these areas is an important asset. The successful candidate will be asked to teach four 3-credit (one-term) courses in ENGL 2301: Literary Periods, 1800-present; ENGL 3451: Literature in the Age of Romanticism; ENGL 3461: Literature of the Regency; and ENGL 3951: Literature and the Natural World.
Mount Allison University, located in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada is a small, primarily undergraduate university offering small classes and a residential experience to a diverse student population. It is consistently ranked as one of the best undergraduate universities in Canada and promotes research and teaching excellence.
The appointment will be made at the rank of Lecturer and will commence July 2018. Candidates should prepare a letter of application, a complete curriculum vitae, a brief statement of teaching philosophy, and the names of three references. Applicants should arrange for the three confidential letters of support to be sent directly to the Search Committee.
All materials should be sent in electronic format to:
Chair of the Search Committee (McCain Postdoc),
Department of English Literatures,
Mount Allison University
62 York St., Sackville, NB, E4L 1E2
E-mail: english@mta.ca
The closing date for receipt of applications is March 10, 2018, or when the position is filled. Candidates are responsible for ensuring that all applications materials, including letters of reference, reach the Department in time.
Mount Allison acknowledges, honours and respects the Mi’kmaw and Wolastoquyik (Maliseet) peoples, the historic inhabitants, custodians, and dwellers on the land where our university is built, and confirms its commitment to strengthen relationships with them. Mount Allison is committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We encourage applications from members of racialized communities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual and gender identities. We seek candidates with qualifications and knowledge to contribute specifically to the further diversification of our campus community.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents are given priority. Canadians and permanent residents should indicate their citizenship status in their application
