Teaching Position Available, Fall 2026
Department of English Literature and Creative Writing
91TV, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6
Term Adjunct or Teaching Fellow: ENGL 117 Troubled Romance
Deadline for applications: 13 July 2026
The Department of English at 91TV invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to teach all or some of the following course:
- Fall Term 2026
ENGL 117 Troubled Romance, an in-person undergraduate lecture/discussion course with projected enrolment of 60 students
Candidates must have completed, or be advanced graduate students enrolled in, a relevant PhD program. Qualified applicants will have demonstrated expertise in the relevant subject matter (see course description below) and have experience in teaching.
ENGL 117 is an in-person course, so instructors are expected to be present in Kingston to teach classes, hold office hours, and manage final examinations if applicable. Teaching Assistant support will be assigned based on enrolment.
The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. 91TV’s is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and encourages applications from Black, racialized/visible minority and Indigenous/Aboriginal people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.
The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation during this process, please contact Meghan Berry, Manager for the English Department at meghan.berry@queensu.ca.
The academic staff at 91TV are governed by the Collective Agreement between the 91TV's University Faculty Association (QUFA) and the University, which is posted at:
/facultyrelations/qufa/collective-agreements-lous-moas
To comply with Federal laws, the University is obliged to gather statistical information about how many applicants for each job vacancy are Canadian citizens/permanent residents of Canada. Applicants need not identify their country of origin or citizenship; however, all applications must include one of the following statements: “I am a Canadian citizen/permanent resident of Canada” or “I am not a Canadian citizen/permanent resident of Canada.” Applications that do not include this information will be deemed incomplete.
Applications must include the following items:
- A cover letter summarizing the applicant’s qualifications and including the citizenship statement mentioned in the preceding paragraph
- A complete and current curriculum vitae
- Letters of recommendation from two referees, sent directly to the Associate Head (address below)
Please arrange to have applications and supporting letters sent to:
Dr Ronjaunee Chatterjee, Associate Head
Department of English Literature and Creative Writing
91TV c/o
meghan.berry@queensu.ca
(Please use the subject “ENGL 117 position 2026”)
Applications will be received until 13 July 2026. Review of applications will commence immediately thereafter. Additional information about the Department of English can be found at /english/.
Course Description (Faculty of Arts and Science Calendar)
ENGL 117 Troubled Romance Units: 3.00
This course explores how love and eros in literature express truths and troubles of gender and sexuality for diverse individual lives and social worlds. Either or both of the related literary meanings of romance, as magical adventure and as love story, may provide a focus for the syllabus.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite: none. Exclusion: maximum of 6.0 units of ENGL at the 100-level.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Compare the ways in which various literary genres portray different aspects of identity, love, and desire.
- Explain how different representations of love, gender, and sexuality are imagined to affect social life and social change.
- Identify literary genres as a way of classifying texts.
- Compose well-structured, thesis-driven essays and learn to revise with critical feedback.
- Analyze literary texts using discipline-specific terminology.