Deadline for Applications: Friday, August 23, 2024
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 program 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 Early Modern Studies Program at the University of King’s College invites applications for a Teaching Assistant position for “Love, Lust and Desire in Italian Renaissance Art” (EMSP 3280) in the Fall 2024 Term. The course examines how gender, race, and class shaped the visual imaginary of desire in Renaissance Italy (c. 1350-1600). Weekly topics will include: the visual culture of courtly love, marriage and virginity, ideals of beauty and the male gaze, sexual violence, women artists and self-representation, and the fetishization of foreign bodies.
Duties include but are not limited to:
Qualifications and Experience:
Candidates may come from various fields but should have at least an undergraduate degree. Graduates with some background in art history, early modern studies, literature, philosophy, or cultural studies are especially encouraged to apply. Prior TA experience is also an asset.
Hourly Rate of Pay: $30.05 (classification of TA130). The position is conditional on the course’s final enrollment numbers.
To apply, please forward an electronic application, consisting of a cover letter including a statement of interests and relevant experience and CV indicating evidence of teaching ability to:
Dr. Justina Spencer
c/o Early Modern Studies Program
University of King’s College
Email: Justina.spencer@ukings.ca
Questions regarding the position can be directed to the same email address.
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.