Position Available

Department of English

 Date of Posting:                   April 27, 2018

Starting Date and Duration:  

Fall Term 2017 – September 4 – December 3, 2018

Title of Position:              Contract Lecturer

Applications are requested to teach the following course:

ENGL2818 FAO: Writing Across Genres – creative writing

Location:                         on campus – orillia 

Qualifications Preferred: Ph. D. (English) or M.A. or M.F.A. in Creative Writing;; experience teaching writing at the university level; successful track record of relevant genres, journalism or other media such as blogging. Candidates lacking the specific degree qualification, but who possess an appropriate combination of experience and other academic qualifications are also encouraged to apply.

Send Applications to:      Dr. Anna Guttman

Chair, Department of English

Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario

P7B 5E1

email:                              aguttman@lakeheadu.ca

Applications should include:   A covering letter outlining qualifications, a curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching performance and any other relevant information.  Applicants with fewer than three years’ experience at Lakehead University and those applying to teach a course for which they do not have right of first refusal must also provide teaching evaluations including comments, final enrollment, median and average from previously taught courses. If you have obtained right of first refusal and if this material is already on file and you decide not to update it, all you need to do is send a letter indicating your interest and course preferences.

Date Applications Due:    May 11, 2018 by 4:30pm