SL121669-Fall 2019-CRWR*6220*01 Writing the Decolonial: Fiction

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
School of English and Theatre Studies
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Fall 2019
Number of Available Work Assignment(s) / Sections: 
1
Level of Work Assignment(s): 
1
Right of First Refusal (RoFR)
A Sessional Lecturer holds a RoFR (i.e., for a particular course) if they have successfully taught the course in the past six (6) semesters. A SL who holds a RoFR to this course is required to exercise their right by way of the online hiring system. Also see: What is Right of First Refusal (RoFR)?
A Sessional Lecturer Currently Holds a Right of First Refusal for this Course: 
No
Course Details
Course Number: 
CRWR*6220*01
Course Name: 
Writing the Decolonial: Fiction
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
Graduate Calendar Description -- This course teaches writers to approach writing as a conscious engagement with social and political worlds. Students will pay close critical attention to questions of Decolonial thought and race as they are expressed in the structure, narrative arc, character, voice and geographies of writing.
Projected Class Enrolment: 
12
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Office Hours
Preparation
Student Consultation
Lecturing
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Invigilating Exams
Grading
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
Other
MFA or equivalent Professional experience
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Successful teaching related to field at college or university level
Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
The University of Guelph Creative Writing MFA program seeks an instructor with the expertise in fiction that addresses questions of decolonial thought and race as they exist and are expressed in the structure, narrative arc, character, voice and geographies of writing. The successful applicant will demonstrate that they are highly regarded as a writer of fiction through nominations for or being a recipient of major literary awards and that they have addressed issues of decolonization in their fiction. This is a reading and writing intensive workshop that will require considerable time commitment to students outside of class hours, reading student work and corresponding with students, and consulting with students on an individual basis. A writer of fiction whose work is demonstrably held in high regard through nominations for or being a recipient of major literary awards.
Preferred Qualifications
Degree: 
Other
MFA or Equivalent Professional Experience
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Successful teaching related to field at college or university level.
Research Experience: 
Quality and or Recent Research activity in related field demonstrating knowledge of current developments in course content.
Specific Preferred competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
The instructor will have the expertise to address issues of decolonial thought and the logics of coloniality in the writing classroom, through examination of student work and reading of narratives that unsettle these logics. The instructor will be able to consider the cultural implications of written texts particularly with respect to marginalized cultural positions, including in relation to character and place.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
Friday 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date): 
September 3, 2019 to December 20, 2019
Wages (per semester, per full-load): 
minimum $7,430.26 (effective 2019/20)
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Friday, June 21, 2019
Posting Email Contact: 
setspost@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
All applications are to be submitted via this website: Dr. Ann Wilson, Director, SETS If you have any questions, please contact Phyllis Reynen, Administrative Assistant, SETS setsadmi@uoguelph.ca

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution. For more information, the Office of Diversity and Human Rights (DHR) is a welcoming, safe and confidential one-stop shop for information, training and support on issues relating to diversity and human rights on our campus.
SL work assignments are unionized with CUPE3913 and their terms and conditions of work are covered by the Unit 2 Collective Agreement between the University and CUPE 3913 (email contact: president@cupe3913.on.ca).

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada specifically at the University of Guelph before applying for an academic work assignment. All successful applicants must reside in Ontario and must be able to attend on-campus in-person meetings as required