Based in the beautiful region of Athabasca, with staff located throughout Alberta, AU is one of four Comprehensive Academic and Research Universities (CARUs) in the province. AU is a public, board-governed, open, and online university serving more than 35,000 student learners across Alberta, Canada and around the world.

AU seeks to be an agile and inclusive workplace in which all team members can grow, make their highest contribution, and each make a difference to our academic vision and mission. AU is strongly committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and with Indigenous Peoples and communities, conciliation.

Approaching an exciting new phase of strategic planning and guided by our President, Alex Clark, AU is now seeking to build on its 50 years of growth as Canada’s leader and innovator in distance and online education. Athabasca University is committed to supporting all team members to contribute and grow, and is focused on building an innovative growth-oriented working culture: AU is primed for an exciting and bold next phase.

AU may offer relocation assistance for the right candidate, should you decide to relocate to reside in the town or county of Athabasca. As a resident of the community of Athabasca, or elsewhere in Alberta, you can elect to work virtually from your home or in our offices on our beautiful campus.

To discover the Town and Region of Athabasca, please visit http://www.visitathabasca.ca and http://www.athabasca.ca

AU shapes and enables mutually supportive communities, regardless of where those communities exist. AU’s Strategic Plan IMAGINE: Transforming Lives, Transforming Communities (http://imagine.athabascau.ca/ ) has as one of its strategic themes “Moving Beyond Place.”

Athabasca University’s Department of Centre Humanities is currently recruiting for the position of Assistant Professor, English.

As part of Athabasca University’s workspace optimization, this role has been assessed to be Virtual (Home Office).

Virtual: This role and all related functions can be performed in a virtual environment, as long as this virtual environment meets the AU acceptable definition for a virtual workspace.

Please note this is a permanent full-time [1.0 FTE] position starting September 1, 2024.

The Position:

The Centre for Humanities in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Athabasca University is seeking applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, English, commencing September 3, 2024. Athabasca University is a fully accredited, comprehensive academic and research post-secondary institution with a commitment to facilitating open access to education. Athabasca University is dedicated to transforming lives and transforming communities. In this light, the university is committed to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action [2015]. 

Qualifications:

• A PhD in English or Comparative Literature required.
• Broad knowledge of English literatures and an active or emerging research program of scholarship that critically addresses one or more of the following specific areas: postcolonial or diaspora studies; modern literary history (i.e., since circa 1800); and/or contemporary literatures in Canada.
• Evidence of scholarly output and research productivity and proof of teaching excellence at the undergraduate level are required.
• Experience in developing and/or teaching graduate courses is important; community-responsive research and teaching are considered assets.
• Familiarity with online systems and use of emerging technologies for course delivery are preferred.
• Experience teaching cultural studies is considered an asset.

All educational credentials must be recognized in Canada and will be verified upon hire.

A detailed job description can be viewed at: Assistant Professor, English 

For further information regarding this position, please contact Dr. Mark A. McCutcheon, Chair, CHUM / Professor, Literary Studies, at mccutcheon@athabascau.ca.

About AU: 

Our Mission: Athabasca University, Canada’s Open University, is dedicated to the removal of barriers that restrict access to and success in university-level study and to increasing equality of educational opportunity for adult learners worldwide. 

What AU Offers: 

Benefits and Pension eligibility differs based on employee group and may include:

• Defined Benefits Pension Plan
• Alberta Health Care
• Extended Health Care
• Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Vacation
• Office Closure between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Discretionary Benefit Fund
• AU Course Allowance
• A Variety of Leaves (e.g., Maternity/Parental/Adoption, Compassionate Care, etc.)
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

Educational credentials will be verified before an offer of employment is extended. An offer of employment is conditional upon verification of educational credentials. 

All educational credentials must be recognized in Canada.  

E-Transcripts shared directly from your Post-Secondary Institution via email are acceptable. 

WES https://www.wes.org/ca/ may be used to verify international educational credentials. Processing time for verification of international qualifications may take up to one month; please plan accordingly. 

We will only accept applications received through our online recruitment system. Please include your resume, letter of application, and the names, telephone numbers, and email addresses of three references.

Note: Online applications are accepted until 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on the closing date.

We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. However, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority. 

Athabasca University is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, persons of any gender identity and expression, and members of visible minorities. 

Where applicants have equal skills, abilities, and experience, candidates residing within or willing to relocate to the County of Athabasca will be given preference.

Working outside of Canada is not supported by Athabasca University. You are legally not permitted to work for Athabasca University if you are living outside of Canada.