Department of English

Department of English

Category : Tenure Track Faculty PositionsCampus : OrilliaApplication Deadline : Monday, July 1, - 11 : 59pm

Application Deadline : July 1,

Department of English

Reference # SSH 25-01

Lakehead University, Orillia Campus, invites applications for one tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Department of English in the field of Indigenous Storytelling.

The position will commence on January 1, .

The Department of English offers courses with an Indigenous focus from the first year to the Master’s level. The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses in Indigenous literature and / or culture and contribute to the growing undergraduate and graduate programs in English at the Orillia campus.

Applicants for this position should have (or be close to completion of) a PhD in English, Indigenous Studies or a related field, or an MFA (or the equivalent) in Creative Writing.

Applicants should also be able to demonstrate :

• Expertise in Indigenous storytelling in any medium with the ability to teach Indigenous literatures in English from Turtle Island;
• Expertise in and a commitment to Indigenous pedagogies;
• Teaching experience and a commitment to teaching excellence and innovation at the undergraduate and graduate level; and
• A track record of scholarly and / or creative publication and an ongoing commitment to research and / or creative practice.

Experience in and a commitment to social justice and / or community engagement pedagogies is highly desirable, as is experience with experiential learning and online or alternative modes of course delivery.

Lived experience as an Indigenous person with strong ties to Indigenous nation(s) and Indigenous knowledges will be considered a significant asset.

Lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for innovative programs and cutting-edge research. Our campuses are located in Thunder Bay on the traditional lands of the Fort William First Nation, Signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of and in Orillia on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, and Rama First Nation.

Lakehead University acknowledges the history that many nations hold in the areas around our campuses and is committed to a relationship with Métis and Inuit and First Nations peoples.

Lakehead has approximately 10, students and 2, faculty and staff. With an emphasis on collaborative learning and independent critical thinking and a multidisciplinary teaching approach, Lakehead offers a variety of degree and diploma programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels through its nine faculties, including Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Health and Behavioural Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Science and Environmental Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities, Graduate Studies, and Faculty of Law.