2026/2027, Winter Term, Course-Based Contract Opportunities, Department of English, Drama & Creative Writing – Faculty of Arts

2026/2027, Winter Term, Course-Based Contract Opportunities, Department of English, Drama & Creative Writing – Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts is seeking qualified Contract Academic Staff (CAS) to teach the following courses taught in the Department of English, Drama, and Creative Writing at the Brandon University Campus for Winter Session in term 2. The course may be delivered in an online synchronous format but preference will be given to qualified candidates who will teach in-person.

Qualifications: Applicants must have successful teaching experience and relevant expertise in English, Drama, and Creative Writing. They will hold a Master’s Degree in a related field, and those holding a Ph.D. or who are at the ABD stage may be preferred. Applicants may seek to establish an experiential/traditional equivalency to the Master’s degree and are invited to contact the Chair of the Selection Committee on how to establish equivalent academic or professional credentials.

Salary: $8,132 per 3 credit hour course.

Application deadline: A review of applications will begin October 28, 2026, and the posting will remain open until the position(s) is filled.

Winter Term: Classes run from January 5 to April 9, 2027 with an exam period following.

30:147 LITERARY TRADITIONS- Slot 5 (Mon., Wed., Frid. 12:40-1:30pm) – Winter 2027 – In-person.
This survey introduces students to a rich variety of fiction, poetry, and drama in English, with focus on historical context. Each section of the course is unique and is designed for students to learn the vocabulary of literary studies. The course emphasizes writing skills, with at least three essay assignments, and students will receive help, wherever needed, in planning, developing, and writing effective essays.

30:201 CHILDREN’S LITERATURE- Slot 3 (Mon., Wed., Frid. 10:40-11:30am) – Winter 2027 – In-person.
Not only will the course examine a variety of texts “for children” in the texts’ original historical, social, cultural and religious milieu, but the course will also recognize and debate the contemporary significance of such texts. Students will be introduced to various critical responses to children’s literature. By closely reading children’s literature, students will grapple with the implications of the relationship between reader, author, and audience: How can adults read children’s literature? What power structures does the act of reading create? The course will be reading and writing intensive and will pay attention to scholarly writing and critical debate.

30:274 CREATIVE WRITING- Slot 12 (Tues. 11:40am-12:30pm and Thurs. 11.40am-1:30pm) – Winter 2027 – In-person.
Creative Writing provides students with an organized and intensive approach to writing fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, drama, and film. The course requires the completion of in-class exercises, regular writing assignments, a term project, and readings from various genres and critical perspectives. Topics for study include structure, style, voice, genre, audience, narrative, and meaning. The course will stress the important relationship between writing and reading.

30:282 GOTHIC FICTION- Slot 7- (Mon., Wed., Frid. 2:40-3:30pm) – Winter 2027 – In-person.
This course explores Gothic works of fiction by concentrating on texts written in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. (Twentieth-century Gothic may be discussed in some form as well.) Attention will be given to the central elements of Gothic literature, the development or transformation of the Gothic form, as well as the cultural engagements made by individual texts. Novels may be selected from the creations of Beckford, E. Brontë, Dacre, Hogg, Lewis, Radcliffe, M. Shelley, Stoker, Walpole, Wilde, or others.

30:365 ENGL VICTORIAN POETRY- Slot 11 (Tues. and Thurs., 10.10-11:30am) – Winter 2027 – In-person.
This course examines poetry of the Victorian period, or poems written between the 1830s and the end of the nineteenth century. By investigating a variety of poets, male and female, famous and more obscure, students will explore the concerns and poetic styles of the age. Poems may be by such poets as Arnold, Barrett Browning, Browing, Clough, Hardy, Hopkins, Johnson, Morris, C. Rossetti, D.G. Rossetti, Siddal, Swinburne, Tennyson, or Webster.

Please apply by submitting a letter of application, a curriculum vitae and the names and contact information of three referees in a single pdf file in English to the Office of the Dean of Arts (see email below). The course will run based on sufficient enrollment and budgetary approval.

To apply, please email Laurence LeMoine at [email protected] and indicate for which position(s) you are applying.

Issued Oct. 15, 2026

Brandon University is committed to equity, welcomes diversity, and hires on the basis of merit. All qualified individuals who may contribute to the diversification of the University, especially women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous persons, racialized persons, and persons of all sexual orientations and genders are encouraged to apply. Canadian citizens and permanent residents are given priority. Evidence of citizenship must be provided.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment. This starts with the hiring process. Should you require an accommodation during any phase of the recruitment process, contact HR at [email protected]. All information received related to an accommodation is kept confidential. To ensure this employment opportunity is accessible to all interested individuals, this posting is available in an alternate format upon request.