Wilfrid Laurier University

Wilfrid Laurier University

The Department of Anthropology invites applications for a two-year
limited-term appointment, commencing 1 July 2009, subject to budgetary
approval. The appointment will be at the Assistant Professor rank. A
PhD (or near completion) in Anthropology is required. The successful
candidate will teach sections of AN101 Introduction to Sociocultural
Anthropology in a large classroom setting. The department's new
curriculum for the course uses Lavenda and Schultz "Core Concepts in
Anthropology", 3rd edition. The future instructor will choose
readings, including an ethnography, to complement this textbook, in
consultation with the department. Please submit a 1-2 page cover
letter, curriculum vitae, one recent sample publication, and a
teaching dossier (e.g., evaluations, course outlines, examples of
innovative pedagogy). Please arrange for three letters of reference to
be sent by the due date; these may be sent as attachments to
abrydon@wlu.ca. Applications must be delivered in hardcopy by noon on
Friday 13 March 2009 to Dr. Anne Brydon, Chair, Department of
Anthropology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo Ontario N2L 3C5.
Inquiries may be directed to abrydon@wlu.ca but electronic
applications will not be accepted. Wilfrid Laurier University is
committed to equity and values diversity. We welcome applications from
qualified individuals of all genders and sexual orientations, persons
with disabilities, Aboriginal persons, and persons of a visible
minority. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however,
Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Members of
the designated groups wishing to be considered for employment equity
must self-identify, in confidence, to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts,
Dr. David Docherty.