MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LITERATURES

The Department of English Literatures at Mount Allison University invites applications for a nine-month full-time sessional position. Candidates should be versatile and dedicated teachers with primary research interest and teaching experience in Post-Civil War American literature. Applicants must have the Ph.D. or be near completion. The successful candidate should be able to teach introductory courses at the first and second year level, as well as American Literature from the Civil War to the Present at the third-year level. The appointment will be made at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor and will commence on August 1, 2010, subject to budgetary approval.

Candidates should send a letter of application, in which they are encouraged to describe not only their primary research and teaching interests but also any secondary teaching interests and experience, a complete curriculum vitae, and the names of three referees to:

Dr. Karen Bamford Head
Department of English Literatures
Mount Allison University
63D York Street
Sackville, N.B.
E4L 1G9

Applicants should also arrange for three confidential letters of support to be sent to this address.

The closing date for receipt of applications is March 15, 2010 or when the position is filled. Candidates are responsible for ensuring that all application materials, including letters of reference, reach the Department in time.

Mount Allison University welcomes diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified women and men, including aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Canadian and permanent residents should indicate their citizenship status in their application.