Visiting Assistant Professor of English and Humanities [In Film and New Media]

Two-year Visiting Assistant Professor appointment in English and Humanities, with possible third year renewal. Beginning August 2022. Candidates should specialize in Film and New Media Studies with a focus on American or Anglophone works and with preference for a scholar with interests in race and ethnic studies, class, or gender and sexuality studies. The successful candidate will teach two courses on film and/or new media (introductory and advanced) in the English department; a yearlong interdisciplinary course with a pre-set syllabus (Humanities 110) pedagogically focused on the development of analytical and critical skills of first-year students; and will advise year-long senior theses. Above all, we seek candidates who have a strong commitment to teaching excellence at the undergraduate level and who are engaged in a lively and serious program of scholarship. Ph.D. required. In your application materials, please include a description of how, as a scholar, teacher, or community member, you would engage and sustain the commitment to diversity and inclusion articulated in Reed’s diversity statement (https://www.reed.edu/diversity/). Please send letter, CV, writing sample (15-30 pages), diversity statement and dossier (3+ letters of recommendation) to Maureen Harkin Chair, Search Committee in English and Humanities at http://apply.interfolio.com/100646. Priority will be given to applications received by January 24, 2022. The Reed community believes cultural diversity to be essential to the excellence of our academic program. An Equal Opportunity Employer, Reed values diversity and encourages applications from underrepresented groups.


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