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Deadline for Applications: Monday, December 5, 2022

Established in 1789, King’s College is Canada’s oldest chartered university and is associated with Dalhousie University. A small and extraordinarily lively academic community located in Halifax (Kjipuktuk), Nova Scotia, King’s is known nationally and internationally for its highly acclaimed interdisciplinary programs in the humanities, including its renowned Foundation Year Program, its professional programs in journalism and its fine arts programs in creative writing. King’s is a community where students, faculty, alumni, and staff work to bring greater understanding, creativity, and compassion to the world.

The Contemporary Studies Program at the University of King’s College invites applications for one (1) Teaching Assistant position for “Modern Social and Political Thought II” (CTMP2002) in the 2023 winter term. This half-year class is a broad survey of social and political thought from the early twentieth century to the beginning of the twenty-first. Writers explored include Frantz Fanon, Arthur Koestler, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Simone de Beauvoir, Chinua Achebe and bell hooks.

Duties include but not limited to:

• reading course material (on own time) 
• attending weekly lectures (2 hrs/week) 
• overseeing one in-person tutorial (1 hr/week) 
• holding virtual or in-person office hours (1 hr/week) 
• meetings with the instructor

Candidates may come from various fields but must have at least an undergraduate degree, preferably in the Humanities. Prior experience as a TA at the university level is an asset. Graduates who have taken the Foundation Year Program or other courses at King’s, or who have pursued interdisciplinary studies elsewhere, are particularly encouraged to apply. Candidates can expect to work between 5-10 hours per week throughout the semester (January-April 2023).

Closing Date: Monday, December 5, 2022

Hourly Rate of Pay: $25.27 (classification of TA130). This position is conditional on the course’s final enrolment numbers.

To apply for this position, please forward your C.V. (including a statement concerning your teaching experience) to Sharon Brown at sharon.brown@ukings.ca

Questions regarding the position should be directed to Professor Hamza Karam Ally, who can be reached by email at hamza.karamally@ukings.ca.

The University of King’s College is committed to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. We encourage and welcome applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons with a disability, racialized persons, including persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), women, persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversification of our community.