Teaching Opportunities
Tenure Track:
VPA-PHIL-2013-001
The tenure track position listed below will normally commence July 1, 2013, subject to budgetary approval, and will be made at the rank of Assistant Professor. A completed earned doctorate (or recognized terminal qualification in the discipline) is required for the appointee to receive the rank of Assistant Professor and to be in a tenure-track position. (If a successful candidate has not completed an earned doctorate, he/she shall be appointed to a regular term, non-renewable three-year appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor. If the candidate completes all the requirements for the doctorate during the first 24 months of the term appointment, he/she shall begin a tenure-track appointment following completion of the requirements of the degree.) The application must provide evidence of excellence in teaching and research. Applications should reach the Head no later than Thursday, February 28, 2013.
The Department of Philosophy seeks to hire a philosopher working in one or more of its three research clusters: Metaphysics and its History, Ethics and Social and Political Philosophy, and Kant and Continental Philosophy. The successful candidate will hold a PhD at the time of appointment and augment our strengths in teaching in a pluralistic and historically minded undergraduate program. The successful candidate will also be expected to maintain an active research agenda, and to engage in academic service. The Department of Philosophy is a vibrant program with an undergraduate Ethics Diploma, a monthly public lecture series, a winter colloquium series, as well as a weekly philosophy-related discussion group, and is committed to our service to the local community. For more information on the Department, including members' research interests, applicants are invited to consult the Department's website at http://www.mun.ca/philosophy. Applicants should submit curriculum vitae, teaching dossier, short writing sample, and three letters of reference to: Dr. Arthur Sullivan, Acting Chair, Department of Philosophy, A-3069, Arts & Administration Building, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7. Fax: 709-864-2187; email: philosophy@mun.ca.
Tenure Track:
The tenure track positions as listed below will normally commence July 1, 2013, subject to budgetary approval, and will be made at the rank of Assistant Professor. A completed earned doctorate (or recognized terminal qualification in the discipline) is required for the appointee to receive the rank of Assistant Professor and to be in a tenure-track position. (If a successful candidate has not completed an earned doctorate, he/she shall be appointed to a regular term, non-renewable three-year appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor. If the candidate completes all the requirements for the doctorate during the first 24 months of the term appointment, he/she shall begin a tenure-track appointment following completion of the requirements of the degree.) The application must provide evidence of excellence in teaching and research. Applications should reach the Head no later than Friday, March 29, 2013.
POSITION: # VPA-GEOG-2013-001
The Department of Geography invites applications for a tenure-track position in Economic Geography. The successful candidate will be expected to teach at the undergraduate (BSc and BA) and graduate (MSc, MA, PhD) levels, engage in an active, externally-funded research program, and demonstrate commitment to excellence in both teaching and research. The successful candidate will complement and strengthen existing research and teaching in resource geography, globalization and regional development.
The Department of Geography has identified four research clusters that recognise existing research strengths and collaborations within the department. These are: Climate and environmental change; Globalisation, economy and resources; Society, knowledge and values; and Sustainable communities and regions. A fifth cluster on Human health and security is an identified strategic research priority. Applicants can learn more about the Department of Geography at www.mun.ca/geog.
A current curriculum vitæ, a teaching dossier, a research plan, and the names and addresses of three persons who can supply a letter of reference should accompany letters of application. Applications should be directed to: Dr. Charles Mather, Head, Department of Geography; Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada, A1B 3X9. Phone: (709) 864-7417; Fax: (709) 864-3119; Email: cmather@mun.ca.
POSITION #: VPA-GNDR-2013-001
The Department of Gender Studies invites applications for a tenure track position in Indigenous, Aboriginal and/or First Nations studies; transnational and/or postcolonial feminisms. Geographical focus is open.
The Department of Gender Studies currently offers an undergraduate Major and Minor and Master of Gender Studies. As well as interdisciplinary collaboration among colleagues in Arts, Business, Community Health, Education, Engineering, Human Kinetics and Recreation, Science, and Nursing, the department has strong connections with community organizations.
The successful applicant will have a Ph.D. in Gender Studies or an allied discipline, with a demonstrated commitment to Women’s Studies/Gender Studies/Feminist Studies; demonstrated achievement in teaching and research; ability to teach required undergraduate courses in Gender Studies (including Introduction to Gender Studies); ability to teach graduate level courses in Gender Studies and to supervise graduate students.
Letters of application should be accompanied by a current curriculum vitae, a writing sample, a teaching dossier, three letters of reference, and such additional materials as may be specified below. Applications should be forwarded to: Dr. Katherine Side, Head, Department of Gender Studies; Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada, A1C 5S7. For further information, please email: joanb@mun.ca, with subject: “Gender Studies Position.”
