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Page last updated January 20, 2011.
Posted: January 20 2011
Deadline: March 1 2011
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
Canada Research Chair in Literature, Culture and Environmental Studies
Department of English, University of Northern British Columbia
Candidates with a strong background in Nineteenth-Century Literature and/or Nineteenth-Century Environmental Humanities are invited to apply for a UNBC Postdoctoral Fellowship.
The successful applicant will engage in independent
research under the supervision of the Canada Research Chair in Literature, Culture and
Environmental Studies. The candidate’s research program could focus on one or more
of the following topics: transatlantic Romanticism and/or Victorianism, environmental
literatures, traditional environmental knowledges, animal studies, or the relationship
between nineteenth-century literatures and North American colonial governance.
This one-year appointment provides a salary and benefits valued at a total of $35,000. Subject to budgetary approval, there may be the possibility of teaching a course or two in the UNBC Department of English for additional remuneration. Starting dates are flexible, ranging from May 1 to September 1, 2011.
Admissibility criteria
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Ph.D. degree obtained within the last 5 years in English, History, First Nations
Studies, Ecocriticism, or a related field
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Ph.D. requirements completed by the date of appointment
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Demonstrated interest in nineteenth-century literature, culture and/or
environmental history
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Knowledge of British Romanticism an asset
To apply, send the following by March 1, 2011:
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A letter of application stating the starting date of the fellowship and outlining a
proposed research program (1000 words maximum)
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A curriculum vitae
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An article-length sample of written work in English
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Two letters of recommendation (including one from the thesis supervisor) sent
separately by the referees
All correspondence and materials should be sent to:
Dr. Kevin Hutchings
Canada Research Chair in Literature, Culture and Environmental Studies
Department of English
University of Northern British Columbia
3333 University Way
Prince George, BC, Canada, V2N 4Z9
For additional information, please contact hutchink@unbc.ca or visit www.unbc.ca.