Subject: Tenure-track faculty position to be based in Goose Bay,
Labrador

Position #: VPA-ARTO-2012-001

The Faculty of Arts and the Labrador Institute invite applications for a tenure-track faculty position to be based in Goose Bay, Labrador.  The successful candidate will have a deep interest in the history, culture and people of Labrador, and will bring a commitment to research and community engagement to the position. Candidates with expertise in linguistics, archaeology, anthropology, sociology or folklore are encouraged to apply.

The Tenure-Track position will normally commence July 1, 2013, subject to budgetary approval, and will be made at the rank of Assistant Professor. All positions normally require a completed doctoral degree in the appropriate discipline. A completed earned doctorate (or  recognized terminal qualification in the discipline) is required for the appointee to receive the rank of Assistant Professor and to be in a tenure-track position.  (If a successful candidate has not completed an earned doctorate, he/she shall be appointed to a regular term, non-renewable three-year appointment at the
rank of Assistant Professor.  If the candidate completes all the
requirements for the doctorate during the first 24 months of the term appointment, he/she shall begin a tenure-track appointment following completion of the requirements of the degree.). Letters of application , accompanied by a current  curriculum vitæ, a teaching dossier, the names and addresses of three persons who can supply a letter of reference should be forwarded to:

Dr. Lynne Phillips, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 230 Elizabeth Avenue, St. John¹s, NL, Canada, A1C 5S7;
Telephone: (709) 864-8254;  email: dkennedy@mun.ca. The application must provide evidence of excellence in teaching and research. Applications should reach the Dean no later than January 11, 2013.