The Department of English and Cultural Studies at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Campus is seeking to hire a specialist in Black Anglophone Literature. This is a tenure-track, research stream position. Additional expertise in one or more of the following areas would be an asset: Black transatlantic studies; Black Indigenous literatures; relevant national literatures (e.g., Caribbean, African, American, and/or Canadian); concepts of place and location; early modern literature; 18th-century literature; modernism; speculative fiction; electronic literature; Afro-futurism; environmental literatures; and life-writing.

The position will be held in the Department of English and Cultural Studies and will begin on July 1, 2021. The complete job advertisement is available here:  https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfacultyjobs/job/UBC-Okanagan-Campus/Assistant-Professor–tenure-track—Black-Anglophone-Literature_JR372

Please share with colleagues who may be interested. For more information about UBC Okanagan, located in the city of Kelowna in the southern interior of British Columbia, see https://ok.ubc.ca/