Current Opportunities:

Assistant Professor - Department of English (sessional)

Assistant Professor - Department of Anthropology (sessional)

Assistant Professor - Mathematics & Computer Science (term)

Date of Posting: March 8, 2013

The Department of English Literatures at Mount Allison University invites applications for a nine-month full-time position, subject to budgetary approval. Candidates should be versatile and dedicated teachers with a PhD or near completion with primary research and teaching experience in the field of Post-colonial Literature, with secondary expertise in Canadian literature . The successful candidate should be able to teach introductory survey courses (Introduction to Principles of Literary Analysis and Introduction to Fiction), and three third-year courses: Caribbean Literature, Literatures of Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, and Canadian Modernism. The appointment will be made at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor and will commence August 1, 2013. Candidates should prepare a letter of application, a complete curriculum vitae, a brief statement of teaching philosophy, and the names of three references, to be sent in electronic or paper format to:

Chair of the Search Committee,
Department of English Literatures,
Mount Allison University
62 York St., Sackville, NB, E4L 1E2
E-mail: english@mta.ca

Applicants should arrange for three confidential letters of support to be sent to this address. Review of applications will begin April 5, 2013, and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates are responsible for ensuring that all applications 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 applicants are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Canadians and permanent residents should indicate their citizenship status in their applications.

Date of Posting: February 27, 2013

The Mount Allison University Department of Anthropology invites applications for a full-time nine month position. The appointment will be made at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor and will commence August, 2013, subject to budgetary approval.

Regional and topical specializations are open. Applicants should possess a Ph.D., or be near completion, and one year of full-time teaching experience. The successful candidate will teach a four-field introduction to anthropology course each term, and either Environment and Society OR Anthropology of the Life Course at the 2000 level, in addition to three courses at the 3000 and 4000 level.

Please apply electronically by sending a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references to:

Dr Patricia Kelly Spurles
Head of Anthropology
Mount Allison University
Email: pkellyspurles@mta.ca.

Applications received prior to March 30 will receive full consideration.

The 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.

Date of Posting: February 20, 2013

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Mount Allison University (Sackville, NB, Canada) invites applications for a one-year appointment in Mathematics. The successful candidate will teach four one-term courses including statistics, differential equations, and other introductory courses. Applicants should possess a Ph.D. or be near completion. The appointment will be made at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor and will commence July 1, 2013, subject to budgetary approval.

Mount Allison University, located in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada is a small primarily undergraduate university offering small classes and a residential experience to a diverse student population. It is consistently ranked as one of the best undergraduate universities in Canada and promotes research and teaching excellence.

A letter of application, curriculum vitae, research statement, teaching statement, and three letters of reference should be submitted to Math Jobs (www.mathjobs.org).

Review of applications will begin on March 21, 2013 and will continue until the position is filled.

For more information contact

Dr Andrew Irwin,
Chair of the Search Committee
Department of Mathematics & Computer Science
Mount Allison University
Sackville, NB, Canada
math@mta.ca

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. Candidates should indicate their citizenship status in their application.