Assistant Professor in Interdisciplinary Programs, Culture and Technology Studies (2-year Contractually Limited)
The successful candidate
will have a working knowledge of, and an ability to teach, an introductory programming language, preferably Python or R.
Applications must include a record of publishing or teaching that incorporates considerations of race, gender, sexuality, ability, ethics, or the perspectives of equity-seeking groups in digital humanities contexts, and the capacity to teach a range of courses in the Culture and Technology Studies and English programs.
Preferred qualifications include experience teaching digital humanities, electronic literature, digital history, or digital approaches to culture at the undergraduate level and experience working as part of a cross-disciplinary teaching team, including experience with undergraduate mentorship and program coordination.
The English area of expertise is open with preference for specializations in contemporary or Canadian literatures.
Based in the Interdisciplinary Programs Department of the College of Arts, the Culture and Technology Studies Program at the University of Guelph is an undergraduate program focused on digital humanities theories and methods.
CTS combines a passion for arts and culture with curiosity about technology; students learn both hands-on digital methods and reflect on the implications of the relationship between culture and digital technologies.
CTS students explore digital methods including storytelling, visualization, gaming, programming, podcasting, and publishing.
They use digital tools to think ethically, creatively, and critically about topics from across the arts.
CTS is founded on principles of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and applies principles of intersectionality and anti-racism throughout its teaching and curriculum.
We welcome candidates who situate equity and intersectionality at the core of their teaching and encourage candidates from all equity-seeking groups to apply.
The English undergraduate and graduate programs are housed in the School of English & Theatre Studies, which is also home to the BA in Theatre Studies, as well as the BAH and MFA in Creative Writing.
- The program teaches across a broad range of global literatures, including Colonial, Postcolonial, and Diasporic Studies;
- Canadian Literature; Early Modern Studies; Media, Technology, and Literacy in the Humanities; Studies in Performance and Politics;
Sexuality and Gender Studies; Transnational Nineteenth-Century Studies; and Environmental Writing.