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The Department of English & Cultural Studies and the graduate program
in Gender Studies and Feminist Research at McMaster University jointly
invite applications for a tenure-track appointment in Cultural Studies
and Gender Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor to commence July
1, 2011. Specific areas of expertise are open, but might include
indigenous studies, sexuality studies, queer studies, visual culture,
youth cultures, critical race studies, consumer culture, and popular
culture.
The successful applicant?s primary appointment will be housed in the
Department of English and Cultural Studies in which tenure, if
awarded, will be held, but her/his duties will include teaching
courses in the interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Gender Studies
and Feminist Research, and the undergraduate Women?s Studies minor.
The current minimum salary for an Assistant Professor is $60,997 per
annum. McMaster is a research-intensive university. Its Department of
English and Cultural Studies has both an Honours BA and an MA program
in Cultural Studies and Critical Theory. Many of the Department?s
doctoral candidates are pursuing dissertations in the areas of gender
studies and cultural studies. The new Graduate Program in Gender
Studies and Feminist Research offers an MA degree and a diploma
program for PhD students in a number of Humanities and Social Science
departments at McMaster. The successful candidate will have a PhD and
demonstrated excellence in teaching and research, with a clearly
defined research program and a promising record of publication. She
or he will be expected to supervise graduate students for both the
Department of English and Cultural Studies and the Gender Studies and
Feminist Research Program, and to contribute to the administration of
both.
Applicants should send a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a
sample of writing (e.g., an article or chapter of a
book/dissertation?maximum 25 pages), and a statement of teaching
philosophy to:
Dr. Peter Walmsley and Dr. Susan Fast
Department of English & Cultural Studies
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L9
Applications received by January 17, 2011, will be assured of full
consideration. Applicants should arrange for three letters of
reference and graduate transcripts to reach the Department by the same
date. All documentation submitted in support of your application
becomes the property of the University and is not returnable.
For further information on the Department of English & Cultural Studies, see
http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~english/
For Gender Studies and Feminist Research, see
http://gsfr.mcmaster.ca/
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. However, Canadians
and Permanent Residents will be given priority. McMaster University
is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and
to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. Accordingly, the
University especially encourages applications from women, members of
visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, members of sexual minorities,
and persons with disabilities.
