Assistant or Associate Professor: Sceenwriting Sept. 16 deadline

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Assistant or Associate Professor: Screenwriting
The University of Victoria (BC, Canada) is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Screenwriting.

Start date, July 1 2020.

Deadline for applications: September 16th, 2019.

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Located on the traditional territories of the  Lekwungen-speaking  people of the Songhees, Esquimalt and WSÁNEĆ peoples, the University of Victoria is consistently ranked in the top tier of Canada’s research-intensive universities. Vital impact drives the UVic sense of purpose. As an internationally renowned teaching and research hub, we tackle essential issues that matter to people, places and the planet. Situated in the Pacific Rim, our location breeds a profound passion for exploration. Defined by its edges, this extraordinary environment inspires us to defy boundaries, discover, and innovate in exciting ways. It’s different here, naturally and by design. We live, learn, work and explore on the edge of what’s next—for our planet and its peoples. Our commitment to research-inspired dynamic learning and vital impact make this Canada’s most extraordinary environment for discovery and innovation. Experience the edge of possibilities for yourself.



Established in 1973, the Department of Writing at the University of Victoria is one of Canada’s oldest and most prestigious programs in creative writing, offering a BA, BFA, and MFA in the genres of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting and screenwriting, as well as a Minor in Creative Writing and a Professional Writing Minor in Journalism & Publishing, and supporting Minors in Film Studies and Digital & Interactive Media in the Arts.



The Department of Writing at the University of Victoria invites applications from talented scholars for a tenure-track position in screenwriting at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor level, to commence July 1, 2020.

  

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" lang="EN-US">At the Associate Professor level, the candidate will also have:

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