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University of Alberta (CAN) - TT Asst. Professor - Media Culture and History
The Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in Media Culture and History, to begin 1 July 2016.

Applicants must hold a PhD or be close to completion, and will have a superior teaching and research/publication record relevant to the field. Applications are welcome from candidates working in or across any temporal period and within any theoretical paradigm. We seek candidates with expertise in media old or new—established, emerging, and/or in transition—all broadly conceived: print, audio, oral, visual, or digital.

Applications will be appraised according to their presentation of innovative research programs that build upon and beyond existing areas of pedagogical and scholarly strength. Successful candidates will demonstrate excellent presentation skills and the ability to succeed in the undergraduate and graduate classrooms. The position also calls for a commitment to participation in administrative and committee work.

Responsibilities include: teaching and occasionally developing undergraduate/graduate courses in this field; building and maintaining an active and specialized research program and procuring funding to support research activities; scholarly publishing in appropriate venues; contributing to service within the Department, Faculty, and University; and supervising and mentoring graduate students.

The University of Alberta aims to be one of the worlds great universities, by transforming learning, leading ground-breaking research, and uplifting society through new knowledge, leadership, and service. The university plays a key role in the cultural, educational, and business life of the province and in Canada as a whole, through the impact of its integrated mandate of teaching, research, and community service. It serves over 39,000 students in close to 400 undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, and boasts the countrys second-largest academic library system, with outstanding research and teaching facilities on five campuses (http://www.ualberta.ca). The Faculty of Arts is the universitys oldest faculty and one of the largest research and teaching centres in western Canada (http://www.arts.ualberta.ca). The universitys main (North) campus is dramatically situated on the edge of the North Saskatchewan River, in the heart of Edmonton, Albertas vibrant, cosmopolitan capital, with a population of approximately one million and an outstanding quality of life (http://www.edmonton.ca).

Apply online by submitting: a cover letter (include the names of three referees); a curriculum vitae; a teaching dossier, if available: please attach under the Statement of Teaching/Research Interests option; a writing sample to a maximum of 20 pages: please attach under the List of Publications option; applicants are further expected to contact their referees and arrange to have them send their letters of reference to the attention of the Chair, Dr. Peter W. Sinnema; these letters should be submitted via e-mail to the Executive Assistant, Roberta Zopf, zopf@ualberta.ca. Please enter MCH in the subject line.

Review of applications will start on 2 November 2015. Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

Business Address: Department of English and Film Studies, University of Alberta, 3-5 Humanities Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. T6G 2E5

Interested applicants may apply to: http://www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/A110426792/

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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 * Also posted at Communication and Media Studies 2015-2016 and Film Studies 2015-2016