Contract Instructor Opportunities Fall/Winter 2021-22

Carleton University, Department of English Language & Literature

Pursuant to Article 16 of the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement, applications are invited from members of the CUPE 4600-2 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach the following Department of English Language & Literature courses during the 2021/22 Fall/Winter Term:

FYSM 1004 [1.0 credit]: Reading Literatures and Cultures (Fall/Winter)

Introduction to active literary reading skills, focusing on at least three literary genres including poetry, prose, and drama, with attention to literary, social, historical, and political contexts. This course is writing attentive. Strongly recommended for English majors. Consult English Department website for annual topics.

Seminars three hours a week.

Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in the appropriate discipline.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must demonstrate previous teaching experience in the subject area and excellence in teaching.

Other Relevant Experience: Candidates should have recent scholarly publications.

If public health restrictions allow, the mode of delivery for this course may be in-person face-to-face lectures. The University may require that all or part of this course be delivered remotely, including online.

ENGL 1010 [0.5 credit]: Writing Essays about Literature (Fall and Winter)

An intensive writing course focusing on the formulation and construction of a literary essay.

Lectures three hours a week.

Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in the appropriate discipline.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must demonstrate previous teaching experience in the subject area of introductory English literary studies and composition studies.

Other Relevant Experience: Candidates should have recent scholarly publications (within the last 5 years) in English literary studies.

ENGL 1020 [0.5 credit]: Effective Writing (Fall and Winter)

The rhetorical principles, skills, and structures necessary for the kind of writing done at the university level. Clear and effective composition as a mode of research, discovery, analysis, and persuasion. Open to students from all disciplines.

Lectures three hours a week.

Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in the appropriate discipline.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must demonstrate previous teaching experience in the subject area of introductory English literary studies and composition studies.

Other Relevant Experience: Candidates should have recent scholarly publications (within the last 5 years) in English literary studies.

ENGL 1200 [0.5 credit]: Literature, Science, and Technology (Winter)

An introductory course whose readings focus on the intersections between literature, science, and technology. Topics will vary.

Lectures three hours a week.

Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in the appropriate discipline. Candidates must demonstrate research experience in the subject area of science and technology within literary studies.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must demonstrate evidence of teaching experience in the subject area of science and technology within literary studies.

Other Relevant Experience: Candidates must have publications in the subject area of science and technology within literary studies.

ENGL 2011 [0.5 credit]: Children’s Literature / CHST 2011 [0.5 credit]: Children’s Literature (Fall)

An introduction of the critical study of children’s literature.

Lectures three hours a week.

Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in the appropriate discipline.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must demonstrate evidence of teaching experience in the field of children’s literature.

Other Relevant Experience: Candidates should have scholarly publications within the field of children’s literature.

ENGL 2100 [0.5 credit]: Topics in Popular Culture (Winter)

Study of a selected topic related to popular culture.

Lecture three hours a week.

Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in the appropriate discipline.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must demonstrate previous teaching experience in the subject area of popular literature and culture from any time period and any geographical location in any genre.

Other Relevant Experience: Candidates should have recent scholarly publications (within the last 5 years) in English literary studies.

ENGL 2104 [0.5 credit]: Drama Workshop (Fall)

(The course will be delivered off-campus, in Ottawa, at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre.)

A course dealing with the rudiments of theatrical performance: voice, movement, improvisation, interpretation. Exercises are based upon examples drawn from classical and contemporary repertoires.

Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

Workshop three hours a week.

Required Professional Qualifications and Skills: Candidates must have extensive professional experience in the theatre, either acting or directing, for at least 10 years, in theatre productions at the local and national level (Stratford, National Arts Centre, etc.).

Teaching Competence: Candidates must have experience teaching drama workshops in a University.

ENGL 2901 [0.5 credit]: Writing Poetry (Winter)

A workshop involving regular assignments in writing poetry and practical criticism based on this work. Permission to register in this course requires the student to submit a portfolio. Instructions can be found at Carleton.ca/English.

Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

Workshop three hours a week.

Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in the appropriate discipline.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must demonstrate evidence of teaching experience at the university level.

Other Relevant Experience: Candidates should have recent poetry publications (within the last 3 years).

ENGL 2915 [0.5 credit]: Writing Creative Nonfiction (Fall)

A workshop involving regular assignments in reading and writing creative non-fiction and practical criticism based on this work. Permission to register in this course requires the student to submit a portfolio. Instructions can be found at carleton.ca/english.

Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

Workshop three hours a week.

Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in the appropriate discipline.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must demonstrate teaching experience in the subject area of creative fiction.

Other Relevant Experience: Candidates should have publications in nationally prominent journals and presses.

ENGL 2927 [0.5 credit]: African Literature II (Winter)

A survey of modern African literatures, discourses, and cultural production from the era of political independence from colonialism (the 1960s) to the present.

Lectures three hours a week.

Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in the appropriate discipline.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must demonstrate teaching experience in the subject area.

Other Relevant Experience: Candidates should have recent scholarly publications in African literatures.

ENGL 3414 [0.5 credit]: Introduction to Professional Writing and Editing (Winter)

The fundamental skills of professional writing and editing, including writing for specific audiences, document design, revision strategies, copyediting.

Lectures three hours a week.

Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in the appropriate discipline.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must demonstrate teaching experience at the university level.

Other Relevant Experience: Candidates must demonstrate experience in professional writing.

ENGL 3500 [0.5 credit]: Literatures and Cultures 1700-1900 (Winter)

A study of the period between 1700-1900, with attention to cultural, historical, geographical, and literary contexts.

Lectures three hours a week.

Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in the appropriate discipline.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must demonstrate previous teaching experience in the subject area of literatures and cultures that emerged from any geographical region between 1700 and 1900.

Other Relevant Experience: Candidates should have recent scholarly publications in English literary studies.

ENGL 3608 [0.5 credit]: Topics in Theatre Management (Winter)

(The course will be delivered off-campus, in Ottawa, at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre.)

A workshop taught by practitioners in the community that provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to create, manage, and sustain theatre projects. Topics will vary but may include the development of children’s theatre or the operation of a festival or touring company.

Workshop three hours a week.

Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold an MA or MFA in the appropriate discipline.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must demonstrate previous teaching experience in the subject area of Theatre and/or Arts Management.

Other Relevant Experience: Candidates must have experience teaching drama or theatre at the university level or equivalent.

ENGL 3902 [0.5 credit]: Writing Screenplays / FILM 3902 [0.5 credit]: Screenwriting Workshop (Fall)

An intermediate workshop involving regular assignments in writing for stage and/or film.

Prerequisite(s): a 2000-level creative writing workshop or permission of the instructor. Permission to register in this course requires the student to submit a portfolio. Instructions can be found at carleton.ca/english.

Workshops three hours a week.

Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in the appropriate discipline.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must demonstrate teaching experience in the subject area of creative fiction.

Other Relevant Experience: Candidates should have publications in nationally prominent journals and presses.

ENGL 3904 [0.5 credit]: Intermediate Drama Workshop (Winter)

(The course will be delivered off-campus, in Ottawa, at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre)

A course dealing with techniques of characterization, principles of ensemble performance, scene analysis for actors and directors, styles of performance.

Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

Workshop three hours a week.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must have experience teaching drama workshops in a University.

ENGL 3940 [0.5 credit]: Studies in Diaspora Literature (Fall)

A study of diaspora literatures and cultures.

Lectures three hours a week.

Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in the appropriate discipline.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must demonstrate teaching experience in any diasporic literature from any time period.

Other Relevant Experience: Candidates should have recent publications (previous five years) in relevant academic fields, such as diaspora studies, postcolonial studies, globalization studies, etc.

ENGL 3965 [0.5 credit]: Intro to Postcolonial Theory (Winter)

A survey of major concepts and key figures in postcolonial theory.

Lectures three hours a week.

Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in the appropriate discipline.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must demonstrate teaching experience in the subject area of postcolonial theory.

Other Relevant Experience: Candidates should have recent publications (previous five years) in relevant academic fields such as postcolonial studies, decolonization, globalization studies, etc.

ENGL 4605 [0.5 credit]: Theatre Production Seminar (Winter)

(The course will be delivered off-campus, in Ottawa, at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre.)

This course offers students advanced engagement with the theory and application of theatrical crafts and includes participation in a writing, acting, or technical capacity on a class production.

Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

Seminar three hours a week.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must have experience teaching drama workshops in a University.

ENGL 4915 [0.5 credit]: Advanced Writing Workshop (Fall)

An advanced workshop involving regular assignments in creative writing and practical criticism based on this work. Topics will vary.

Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

Workshop three hours a week.

Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in the appropriate discipline.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must demonstrate previous teaching experience in the subject area.

Other Relevant Experience: Candidates should have recent creative writing publications (within the last 3 years).

ENGL 5402 [0.5 credit]: Studies in Eighteenth-Century Lit. / ENGL 4115 [0.5]: Culture and the Text (Fall)

Selected texts of eighteenth-century literature and culture.

Topics may vary from year to year.

Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in the appropriate discipline.

Teaching Competence: Candidates must demonstrate previous teaching experience in the subject area.

Other Relevant Experience: Candidates should have recent scholarly publications and/or research in the subject area.

Pre-Posting Hiring Decisions:

The following courses have been assigned to graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, or visiting scholars. These courses are not open for applications but the department will contact the most senior incumbent to review their rights under Article 17.6 of the CUPE 4600-2 Collective Agreement:

ENGL 2301 [0.5 credit]: Literatures and Cultures 500-1500 (Fall)
ENGL 2920 [0.5 credit]: Topics in Decolonization and Migration I (Winter)

Application Procedures and Deadline:

All applicants must apply to the Department Head in writing and in relation to each course for which they wish to be considered:

Professor Janice Schroeder
Chair, Department of English Language & Literature
Carleton University
1125 Colonel by Drive, 1812 Dunton Tower
Ottawa, ON. K1S 5B6

Send application directly to judy.katz@carleton.ca

The deadline for receipt of applications is May 19, 2021

As per Article 15.3 of the current CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement, applicants are required to submit an up to date CV, including a complete listing of all courses taught within the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 bargaining unit at Carleton University. Candidates who have already contacted the department and submitted a CV recently need only indicate their interest in particular courses. NOTE that when applying to classes for which they have incumbency, applicants shall not be required to (re)submit documentation beyond their updated CV.

Disclaimer: All contract instructor positions are subject to budgetary approval. Advertisement is not a guarantee that a particular course will be offered.

A note to all applicants: As per Articles 16.3-16.4 in the CUPE 4600-2 Collective Agreement, the posted vacancies listed above are first offered to applicants meeting the incumbency criterion. A link to the current CUPE 4600-2 Collective Agreement can be found at the Employment Agreements webpage on the Carleton University Human Resources website (http://carleton.ca/hr/collective-agreements/) and the CUPE 4600-2 website (http://4600.cupe.ca/).

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | Categories: Opportunities