Griffith University: Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Job ID: 101634
Location: Gold Coast, QLD
Work Type: Fixed Term
Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Overview:
The Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research (GCSCR) is a broad-based humanities and social science research centre operating within Griffith University’s Arts, Education & Law Group. The Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research seeks an outstanding recent doctoral graduate to conduct high quality internationally relevant research, while also building the research capacity and performance of the Centre.

These are fixed term (three years), full time positions based at the Nathan or Gold Coast campuses.

The Role:
The Research Fellow will carry out high-quality, internationally relevant research while also building the research capacity and performance of the Centre. To achieve these dual aims, the successful candidate will pursue a twin-track of activities, developing their own post-doctoral research project while also spending a portion of their time developing research projects which align with the Centre’s core focus, and seeking grant funds. The successful candidate will demonstrate that their Fellowship project will support one of the Centre’s new Research Themes:

• Media, History and Change (led by Professor Fiona Paisley and Associate Professor Susan Forde)
• Crises: Communities, Safety and Security (led by Professor Sidney Dekker and Associate Professor Halim Rane);
• Language, Culture and Belonging (led by Professor Andy Bennett and Professor Cliff Goddard)
• Heritage and Wellbeing (led by Professor Paul Tacon and Associate Professor Sarah Baker)

The Person:
To be successful in this position you will need to have completed a Doctoral degree in the Humanities or Social Sciences or cognate discipline, evidence of the potential to attract external research income, and the ability to produce research with a developing publication record.

Salary Range:
Research Fellow Grade 1: $69,699 – $81,899. Salary package including 17% employer superannuation contribution: $81,548 – $95,926 per annum.

Further Information:
Obtain the position description and application requirements by clicking: HERE

For position queries contact Associate Professor Susan Forde, Director via email s.forde@griffith.edu.au. For application queries, contact Elsa Pressley, HR Officer on +61 (0) 7 3735 7999.

All applications must be submitted online.
Closing date: Wednesday, 25 May 2016, at 4:30pm AEST.

Assistant Professor of Early British Literature

Institution: Centenary College
Location: Hackettstown, NJ
Category: Faculty – Liberal Arts – English and Literature
Posted: 04/26/2016
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time

Department of English and Foreign Languages
Assistant Professor of Early British Literature, start Fall 2016

Centenary College in Hackettstown, New Jersey invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of Early British Literature in the Department of English and Foreign Languages. We seek a candidate who can teach Medieval literature, Early Modern literature, our early British Literature survey, and required introductory literature courses. Candidates who can teach History of the English Language and/or Bible as Literature preferred. This position commences Fall 2016.

Centenary College, founded in 1867, is a vibrant, growing and innovative independent, applied liberal arts College with a student body of more than 3,000 which includes students from 21 states and 14 foreign countries. Centenary College is recognized as New Jersey’s fastest growing independent college. Primarily an undergraduate institution, selected graduate, accelerated and online programs are offered, largely in professional areas (including the MBA). The College campus is located on 105 scenic acres in Northwestern New Jersey, about 50 miles from New York City and about 25 miles from Pennsylvania. Hackettstown was named by Money Magazine as one of the “Best 100 Places to Live” in the United States.

Centenary College offers a comprehensive compensation package which includes excellent benefits for employees and an innovative, individualized curriculum for students. The College offers students strong academic programs designed to focus on specific learning outcomes to ensure that each student succeeds. Centenary has a completely wireless campus where all full-time faculty & full-time undergraduate students in the traditional program have laptop computers. We have a strong commitment to interdisciplinary general studies that supports a high-quality liberal arts education and affordability in tuition and other student costs.

Faculty compensation and related matters are handled through the Office of Academic Affairs.

Responsibilities Include:

• Teach 12 credits per semester in a 4-credit system
• Maintain an active publication record
• Advise students
• Contribute to the life of the English Department and Centenary College
• Teach sections of first-year composition as needed

Required Qualifications include:

• A PhD in English or related field with a concentration in Early British Literature
• At least two years of successful college or university teaching
• A track record of publications and staying active in a scholarly field

Additional desired qualifications include:

• A secondary specialization in History of the English Language or related field
• The ability to teach Bible as Literature
• Experience and commitment to teaching in a small-school environment

Local & regional candidates are encouraged to apply since travel & relocation expense provisions are not available for this position.

Procedure for Application

To apply: please send a cover letter, CV, statement of teaching philosophy, and 3 letters of recommendation. Review of applications to begin immediately.

Application Information

Postal Address:

Human Resources Department
Centenary College
400 Jefferson Street
Hackettstown, NJ 07840

Fax: 908-850-8716
Email Address: hrdept@centenarycollege.edu