*** apologies for cross postings*** POSTDOCTORAL TEACHING FELLOW DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND FILM UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA The Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver invites applications for up to 15 Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows, to begin 1 July 2010. These positions enable innovative and collaborative teaching between Fellows and outstanding UBC professors. The program will help to launch the careers of new scholars showing early promise as excellent university teachers and researchers. Each Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow will have opportunities to interact with UBC colleagues on teaching and research, as well as to be part of a cohort of early-career scholars sharing methods and exchanging ideas for excellent teaching. One of the new Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow positions has been allocated to the UBC Department of Theatre and Film, which has strengths in a number of areas, including Film Studies, Theatre Studies, Film Production and Theatre Production (see www.theatrefilm.ubc.ca). *Applications from outstanding applicants in Film Studies are welcome. Additional expertise in Theatre Studies may be considered an asset.* Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows will be appointed for one year, beginning July 1, 2010, with the possibility of renewal for an additional year subject to approval from the Department and budgetary availability. Applicants will normally be within 3 years of being awarded the PhD. Successful candidates will teach three single-semester undergraduate courses or sections per year under the supervision of an experienced professor. All positions are subject to final budgetary approval. Applicants should submit a letter of application, a statement of teaching philosophy and interests, evidence of teaching potential, a sample of written work, and a C.V. to Professor Jerry Wasserman Head, Department of Theatre and Film University of British Columbia 6354 Crescent Road Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 Canada Email: [log in to unmask] FAX: 604-822-5985 Applicants should also have three confidential letters of reference sent to the address noted above. *Complete applications received by March 19, 2010 will be given priority*; however, the position will remain open until filled. The University of British Columbia hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All quality persons are encouraged to apply. -- Dr. Ernest Mathijs Associate Professor Film Studies Dpt. of Theatre and Film University of British Columbia 6354 Crescent Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada email: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] web: www.film.ubc.ca/film_studies/index.shtml www.cultographies.com ---- Learn to speak like a film/TV professor! Listen to the ScreenLex podcast: http://www.screenlex.org