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ADVICE & INFORMATION MLA Information for Job Candidates Academic Job Checklist by Mary Corbin Sies Academic Job Advice by Mary Corbin Sies The Chronicle of Higher Education's Career Network Lots of academic career resources. English Department Home Pages Worldwide Texas A&M English Graduate Placement Information Preparing Future Faculty "a [US] national network of academic leaders reshaping graduate education to include preparation for the full range of faculty roles subsumed by the terms teaching, research, and service." Career Development Centre for Post-Docs & Junior Faculty This is a science site, but it's got lots of advice, articles, and bibliographical resources on post-doctoral issues, grants, professional development, job hunting and tenure that apply across the disciplines.
Preparation, Applications & InterviewsThe Step-by-Step Creation of a Teaching Dossier Dalhousie University, Office of Instructional Development and Technology. Also see the OIDT essay on Developing a Philosophy of Teaching Statement, and the hard-copy guide, Recording Teaching Accomplishment (the latter available from the OIDT). Developing a Teaching Portfolio from University of Washington. Academic Job Interview Questions by Mary Corbin Sies The Academic Job Interview by Michael Gamer Interviewing at the MLA Convention by M. Ives, with help from S. Gladden,B. Jackson, and J. Castro, Texas A&M U After the Offer, Before the Deal Negotiating the First Academic Job from Academe: Bulletin of the American Association of University Professors.
Post-graduate Research & ScholarshipsSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council University of Waterloo Scholarship Information File This database may be searched by keyword in several different categories (e.g.., name,agency, discipline, place). Association of Universities and Colleges Scholarships, Exchanges & Programs International Education and Academic Relations Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada Ontario Councilon Graduate Studies Cornell University Fellowships and Financial Aid Page
Sellout A resource for PhDs considering careers beyond the university, produced by Mark Johnson, an English literature PhD who works in the software industry. Article son Careers Beyond the Academy An excellent list fromSellout. Beyond the Ivory Tower Useful articles from The Chronicle of Higher Education The Escape Pod for Humanities PhDs: Finding a Good Job Outside AcademeThis valuable site gives practical advice, models, skills. A Yellow Wood: Diverging Career Paths for Humanities PhDs U CA Santa Barbara Myth-busters from So What Are You Going to Do with That? Promising Job Markets for PhDs in the Humanities Out of Academia Why do we think that PhD's are only good for making someone into a professor? By Annalee Newitz, from Salon.com Four steps to succeeding outside the ivory tower A former academic offers lessons in joining "real world." By Jennifer Stone Gonzalez of Salon.com The Humanities at Work: The Doctorate Beyond the Academy The [US] Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation The Humanities PhD and Careers Outside the Academy A Selected Reading List Re-envisioning the PhD This project poses the question, "How can were-envision the PhD to meet the needs of the society of the 21st century?" an is developing several ways to effect a [US] national dialogue to contribute to the answer. This site includes a page on PhD Career Resources and PhD Career Resources: Publications.
JOB LISTINGS & LINKS Note: Don't forget to check job advertisements listed under Women's Studies, Canadian Studies, Medieval Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, Writing and Rhetoric, etc., as applicable.
ACCUTE Job List (Below)
Canadian Association of University Teachers Bulletin Online: Careers Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada University Affairs Campus Network Association of Canadian Community Colleges Check out the "Opportunities"section, under "Forum."
American ListsHigher Ed Jobs This site includes info for the US, UK, Canada, Australia, etc. Modern Language Association Academic 360: Jobs in Higher Education Association of Departmentsof English This site gives passworded access to the MLA Job List, an essential resource for jobs in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, etc. Graduate students should contact their home departments fortheir departmental code and password. Chronicle of Higher Education Job Ads A valuable site with job announcements, advice, and articles on academic careers. This site nowallows you to sign up to receive notification by e-mail that they have new jobs in your field. Higher Education Jobs On-Line Women's Studies Employment The H-Net Job Guide Listings of Jobs in History, Social Sciences, Rhetoric and Communications Academic Keys lists Jobs in different academic disciplines
UK & Commonwealth ListsAssociation of Commonwealth Universities Jobs www.jobs.ac.uk Research,Science, Academic, Teaching and Management jobs and studentships in the public and private sector. Campus Review (Australia/NZ)
MORE ABOUT ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT Final Report: MLA Committee on Professional Employment MLAStatement on the Use of Part-Time and Full-Time Adjunct Faculty MLA Information for Hiring Departments A Yellow Wood: The Current and Future State of the [US Academic] Job Market Survey on Doctoral Education and Career Preparation WorkPlace: the journal of academic labour
IMPORTANT: Since 2007, we have stopped posting links sent by headhunters and general employment agencies; our site continues to post links provided by non commercial, editotial, publishing, and educational organizations.
The following list of job postings is limited to what has been sent us by chairs and other interested parties. For fuller listings, please see the links at the very bottom of this page.
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Page last updated August 12, 2010
Posted: May 1, 2010
Deadline: not given
St. Mary's College: Sessional appointment
St. Mary's University College invites applications for sessional instructors to teach the following courses during the 2010-2011 academic year:
Fall 2010:
Economics 201 – Principles of Microeconomics
English 200 – Literature in English from the Middle Ages to the Present
Geography 203 – The Human Environment
Human Kinetics 203 – Assessment for Health and Performance
Political Science 201 – Government and Politics
Political Science 357 – Contemporary Issues in Canadian Public Policy
Winter 2011:
English 200 – Literature in English from the Middle Ages to the Present
History 321 – Medieval Europe
Political Science 223 – Issues in Canadian Government and Politics
Political Science 283 – Issues and Trends in World Politics
Interested candidates should send their curriculum vitae, a letter of application, the names of three referees, and other relevant materials as soon as possible to:
Dr. Mark Charlton
Vice-President Academic and Dean
St. Mary's University College
14500 Bannister Road SE
Calgary, Alberta T2X 1Z4
Preference is given to completed or nearly completed Ph.D. candidates, although in some
cases an M.A. will be considered for a sessional course where appropriate. All qualified
candidates are encouraged to apply. However, in accordance with Canadian
immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be
given priority. The position will remain open until filled.
Other Job Sites
Canadian Association of University Teachers
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Association of Commonwealth Universities