Writing Department
The Writing Department, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, invites applications from qualified candidates for a one-year Sessional Assistant Professor position in Digital Writing to commence July 1, 2015. Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent in Composition Studies or cognate discipline, at or near completion, to teach in its Professional Writing program. The successful candidate must demonstrate excellence or the promise of excellence in teaching and will have demonstrable expertise in composition pedagogy and experience teaching composition at the university level. The candidate will also have professional experience or academic background in the field of digital writing with applicability to professional writing. She/he will be expected to design and teach courses in introductory and advanced digital writing for professional writers, including a fourth-year experiential course. The appointment carries a teaching load of three full courses or the equivalent.
York University is an Affirmative Action (AA) employer and strongly values diversity, including gender and sexual diversity, within its community. The AA program, which applies to Aboriginal people, visible minorities, people with disabilities, and women, can be found at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or by calling the AA office at 416-736-5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. Temporary entry for citizens of the U.S.A., Mexico may apply per the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or citizens of Chile may apply per the provisions of the Canada Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA).
Applicants should submit a letter of application, an up-to-date curriculum vitae, and a teaching dossier, and arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be sent directly. Apply to: Professor John Spencer, Chair, Writing Department, South 324 Ross Building, York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3J 1P3.
The deadline for applications is February 27, 2015. All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval.
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