Course Lecturer JWST Holocaust Literature

Posting period:
October 29
-30, 2026

Final date to receive applications:
October 30, 2026

Salary: $11 824/ course (including vacation pay).

The Department of Jewish Studies is inviting applications to teach a course in winter 2027.

Applications will be ranked according to the collective agreement between McGill University and the MCLIU.

Preference will be given to the qualified applicant with the most priority points.

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JWST 383 - Holocaust Literature Readings from Holocaust literature in English translation.

Writers include Primo Levi, Aharon Appelfeld, Elie Wiesel, Dan Pagis, Paul Celan, Nelly Sachs, U.Z. Greenberg and others.

January 5 – April 14, 2027:
Monday and Wednesday (4:05 pm – 5:25 pm) Leacock room 15

Teaching Qualification Requirements:

• Education:
  
  Advanced academic degree in literary analysis with expertise in Jewish Studies
• Experience:
  
  Expertise in teaching literary analysis and Jewish literature at the highest academic levels; familiarity with Holocaust memoirs, novels and poetry

This course will be taught by one instructor in-person.

Hiring Unit:
Department of Jewish Studies

Course

Title:

Holocaust Literature

Subject Code: JWST 383 001

Location:

Leacock 15

Schedule:

Monday/Wednesday 4:05-5:25

Final date to receive applications:

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We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.

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