The Department of Language and Literacy Education (LLED), located in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (Point Grey), is currently advertising for 33 different tenure-track positions that have recently become available. This is an open call for qualified persons to fill the roles of:
The President of Poetry
The Senator of Sympathy
The Bishop of Best Wishes
The Deacon of our Dreams
The King of Kindness
The CEO of Someone Cares
The Chancellor of Cheer
Conductor of the Consonants
Viceroy of the Vowels
Commandant of Compassion
The General of Generosity
The Legionnaire of Love
The Hierophant of Personal Heroes
The Emperor of Empathy
The Wizard of Wisdom
The Chaplain of Charm
The Emir of Institutional Miracles
Viscount of Virtue in Daily Affairs
The Crusher of Crises
The Pharaoh of Forgiveness
The Prime Minister of Mercy
Grand Master of Grace in the Face of Opposition
Provost of Peace under Pressure
The Regent of Respect
The Godfather of Gifts
Azam Rais of Academic Redemption
Mayor of the Marvellous
Vice Admiral of Admiration for Others
The Vicar of Invigorating Investigations
Exchequer of Intellectual Rebellion
The Director of Desperation & Dissertations
Guardian of our Great Ambitions
The Chief Justice of Joy in All Things
Interested candidates are invited to submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, statements of research interests and teaching philosophy, recent reprints, and evidence of teaching performance, all in electronic format via the online application system. Applicants should also arrange for at least three letters of academic reference to be sent electronically to belikecarl@ubc.ca
Deadline for applications are perpetually ongoing after 11:01 am, March 07, 2019. These positions are subject to final poetic approval. Poetic and narrative inquiries should be directed to everyone@world.net. UBC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Creative citizens and linguistically perplexed residents will be given priority.
by Kedrick James
