Employment & Funding Opportunities
All SFU Department of English positions for Faculty, Sessional Instructors, Teaching Assistants (TAs), and Tutor Markers (TMs) will be posted on this page. They will also be posted on the SFU Human Resources website.
Sessional Instructor Postings
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Teaching Assistant (TA) & Tutor Marker (TM) Postings
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Postdoctoral fellow postings
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Funding Opportunities
The Charles Olson Award in English
The Charles Olson Award in English, valued at $4,000, supports an individual whose research interests or publication plans involve study of the Charles Olson collection in SFU Library's Special Collections. Undergraduate and graduate students, faculty members, and external applicants are eligible for this award.
The Charles Olson Endowment Fund, established in 2011 with a generous founding gift from Ralph Maud and matching funds from the English Department, supports the Charles Olson Award in English.
Applicants for the Award will provide a brief proposal outlining the nature of their research on the Charles Olson holdings in the Contemporary Literature Collection, and a CV.
Applications are due May 15th, 2025, and should be addressed to:
Olson Award Committee
c/o Chair, Department of English
Email: englsec@sfu.ca
Additional Information
The SFU Department of English may interview a short list of candidates. Some qualifications/documents may be waived for graduate students enrolled in the SFU Department of English graduate program.
Equity
The University is committed to the principle of equity in employment. (See Policy GP 19.)
Privacy
The information submitted with an application is collected under the authority of the University Act (R.S.B.C. 1996, c.468, s. 27(4)(a)), applicable federal and provincial employment regulations and requirements, the University's non-academic employment policies and applicable Collective Agreements. The information is related directly to and needed by the University to initiate the employment application process. The information will be used to contact references supplied by an applicant, evaluate an applicant’s qualifications, and complete the employment process by making a hiring decision. Applicant information may also be disclosed to the TSSU in accordance with Article XIII F.3.1.b of the Collective Agreement. If you have any questions about the collection, use, and disclosure of this information, please contact the Associate VP, Human Resources, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6. Telephone: 1 778-782-3237.