Job Description

Academic

Job Category Faculty Bargaining

Job Title Lecturer - Creative Writing

Department UBCO | Faculty | Department of Creative Studies | Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies (Shawn Serfas)

Posting End Date May 27, 2023

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date Aug 31, 2024

Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies

Department of Creative Studies

12-month Lecturer Position \xe2\x80\x93 Creative Writing

The Department of Creative Studies in the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies

at the University of British Columbia\xe2\x80\x99s Okanagan Campus invites applications for a full-time 12-month term Lecturer appointment in Creative Writing commencing September 2023. The position has responsibilities in teaching and service, and hiring decisions will be made based on the candidate\xe2\x80\x99s potential to achieve excellence in these areas. We celebrate and embrace diversity, inclusion, equity, and Indigeneity within the Faculty.

Location

UBC\xe2\x80\x99s Okanagan campus is situated in Kelowna on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan people who continue their thousands of years of stewardship today. Kelowna is surrounded by agricultural areas, lakes, forests, and mountains making it a four-season playground for a variety of outdoor activities, gastronomy, and culture.

Our values

Our work is shaped by our values: professionalism and integrity; scholarship and teaching excellence; commitment to students; partnerships and collegiality; initiative, innovation, and willingness to change; community, the environment, and sustainability. We believe that equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigenous reconciliation build an environment in which students, staff, and faculty will share intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect for the rights of all people. We hold these values as an integral frame of reference to inform our decisions and actions at every level and in every situation. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to these values. To learn more please visit and .

Lecturer positions are appointments without review (i.e., non-tenure track) with the possibility of renewal for successive terms, subject to availability of funding and demonstration of excellence in teaching in accordance with the Collective Agreement between UBC and the UBC Faculty Association.

Eligibility and duties

The ideal candidate will be a practicing writer with relevant university teaching experience and must hold a Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree (MA or MFA) or Ph.D. in Creative Writing or a related field. The successful candidate will be expected to:

• teach existing courses within the undergraduate and graduate programs, and
• provide service to the University and the community.

Preference will be given to candidates with strong teaching ability in narrative forms, including short- and long-form fiction, playwriting and screenwriting.

Position

The candidate will be expected to teach seven courses over the 12-month period, with a minimum of one of those being taught in the summer term. Courses for the position would include, but are not limited to include:

• CRWR 160 (Intro to Writing Fiction and Drama)
• CRWR 380 (Writing of the Short Story)
• CRWR 471 (Writing of the Novel)
• CRWR 160 (Intro to Writing Fiction and Drama)
• CRWR 260 (Theory and Practice of Creative Writing)
• CRWR 471 (Writing of the Novel)
• CRWR 160

We are seeking candidates who have experience teaching in these areas and whose interests will complement and supplement those of our current instructors. Lecturers in the School are also expected to provide service to the Faculty and university. This could include participating in committees, supporting student clubs, and engaging in other activities to serve the campus community.

More information about the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies can be found at:

Application submission

Interested applicants should submit a CV, a teaching statement, and an equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigeneity statement. Applications must be submitted online; emailed applications will not be considered.

Details to include in each statement:

Teaching Statement: Please explain your teaching philosophy and/or teaching evaluations and give specific examples that have informed it. Include a description of your teaching interests and experience.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigeneity Statement: Please explain how contributions within your role will help advance a culture of equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigenous reconciliation. Include evidence to support and ideas towards working with a diverse student body, creating an inclusive learning environment, and facilitating respectful engagement.

UBC welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accessibility or special consideration accommodations are available on request for all applicants. To confidentially request accommodations, please contact Susan Cripps via email

Please email your application to , with the subject line CRWR Lecturer application. Documents must be submitted in electronic format as e-mail attachments. Acceptable formats include those with a file extension of .doc, .docx, or .pdf.

New applicants must also arrange to have three confidential letters of reference emailed to with the subject line \xe2\x80\x9cCRWR reference letter\xe2\x80\x9d.

Inquiries can be sent to Shawn Serfas, Head, Department of Creative Studies at

Review of applications

Review of applications will begin May 29, 2023 with a deadline of May 24, 2023. All positions are subject to final budgetary approval.

Equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigeneity

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence, and UBC seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce to maintain the excellence of the University. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged and offers students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, M\xc3\xa9tis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority

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