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Part-Time Employment Opportunity: Teaching Assistant in the Contemporary Studies Program

Deadline for Applications: Friday, December 17, 2021

Contemporary Studies Program at the University of King’s College invites applications for one Teaching Assistant position for “Rewriting Gender” (CTMP 3350) in the Winter 2021 Term.  This course interrogates dominant conceptions of gender and considers alternative (and multiple) sites of gender-identification through the lens of gender theory, fictional works (novels and poetry), and visual material (art, film, and music). It asks in what way these gendered subversions of traditional discourses engage (or fail to engage) the intersections of gender with race, sexuality, class, ability and other identity categories. The authors discussed in the course include Tanya Tagaq, Alison Bechdel, Tommy Curry Amber Dawn, Vivek Shraya, Ray Spoon, Luce Irigaray, Judith Butler – among others.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• reading course material and attending the instructor’s lectures; helping with the logistics of the class (e.g., taking attendance)
• leading tutorial discussion groups
• coordinating and evaluating class presentations in one of the tutorials
• holding office hours (in person or online) to assist students with assignments
• grading assignments and exams
• consulting on a regular basis with the instructor regarding the approach taken in teaching, grading and other expectations

Qualifications and Experience:

Candidates should have at least an M.A. degree in a Humanities subject and some background in intersectional theories of gender.

Hourly Rate of Pay: $24.41 (classification of TA130). The position is conditional on the course’s final enrollment numbers.

To apply for this position, please send a letter of interest and C.V to: Sharon Brown, University of King’s College: sharon.brown@ukings.ca.

Questions regarding the position can be directed to the course instructor Dorota Glowacka, Contemporary Studies Program, University of King’s College:  glowacka@dal.ca

The University of King’s College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We encourage and welcome those who would contribute to the diversification of our staff and faculty including, but not limited to women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.