Open Learning Faculty Member (Web): ENGL 4321: Modern Canadian Fiction - (03027.549)

Open Learning Faculty Member (Web): ENGL 4321: Modern Canadian Fiction - (03027.549)

Application Restrictions: Open to both Internal and external

Job Type: Open Learning Faculty Member

Posting In effect from: 23/12/2024

Closing Application Date: 31/12/2024

OLFM Type: Temporary

Teaching Allocation Percentage (TAP): 100%

Anticipated Start Date: 8/1/2025

Position End Date (If Applicable): 1/9/2025

DUTIES

This course aims to make students feel at home among good writers and their writing; in particular it is meant to encourage a lifetime of enjoying Canadian fiction and criticism. Students learn to recognize the stylistic fashions that distinguish the periods of Canadian writing since the 1920s. By exploring novels and short stories published between 1920 and the present, the course acquaints students with major Canadian authors, the record of Canadian life that their works have laid down, and the questions of literary judgment that they raise, notably the question of realism. The chosen texts address questions not only about writing, but also about Canadian concerns of regionalism, mythology and identity, and multiculturalism.

Open Learning Faculty Members are teaching staff in the Open Learning division of TRU, and the role of the Open Learning Faculty Member is to actively encourage, support and guide students toward success in their academic studies. Open Learning Faculty Members must be skilled in teaching, fully knowledgeable of the subject matter and demonstrate a positive, open and caring attitude in all interaction with students.

Responsibilities of the Open Learning Faculty Member (Web) include but are not limited to:

• Administrative set up and record keeping
• Initiating and maintaining regular contact with the student as specified in the collective agreement
• Responding to all student queries by phone, e-mail or other method as appropriate within the time frame outlined in the collective agreement.
• Marking all assignments, posting results, and providing prompt feedback
• Marking exams and posting results

We anticipate 25 - 35 students in this course per year. These numbers are only estimates and actual numbers for the course may vary.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for candidates with a Ph.D. in academic English or a related discipline. ABD Candidates may be considered where the PhD is in academic English or a related discipline. The candidate can provide demonstration of current and ongoing engagement in the course subject matter through research and/or the scholarship of teaching, including the dissemination of outcomes in appropriate academic venues. Experience or education in online course development or online facilitation is an asset.

The Open Learning Faculty Member must:

• Be knowledgeable and experienced in the subject matter of the course
• Have received training or have successful experience in the active facilitation of learning in a collaborative online environment
• Have direct experience working with current educational technologies, tools and Learning Management Systems
• Have demonstrated knowledge of effective pedagogy in the use of current educational technology and tools
• Have demonstrated skills and abilities in the delivery of flexible learning materials, the application of instructional technology and in the application of adult learning principles

The pay for Open Learning Faculty Members varies based on several factors including the number of students in the course, the type of work, the type of course and the number of assessments completed by students in the course. For more information, please refer to the TRU/TRUOLFA Collective Agreement: Collective Agreement

Location: BC CA (Primary)

Qualified TRUOLFA applicants will be given first consideration filling this post.

# of Hires Needed: 1

Organizational Unit: Thompson Rivers University -> Open Learning -> Program Delivery

Diversity and Inclusion Commitment: Thompson Rivers University is strongly committed to hiring based on merit with a focus on fostering diversity of thought within our community. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff, our faculty and its scholarship including, but not limited to, women, Indigenous, Black and People of Colour, persons with disabilities and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however applications from Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.