Assistant Professor in Native American and/or First Nations Literature English Department

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Teaching 21 credits each academic year in the Department of English, including core and elective courses for the major, composition courses, and courses in the General Education curriculum.
• Participating in department events and programming, annual curriculum and program assessment.
• Representing the department at recruitment events, commencement, and other campus-wide activities.
• Mentoring undergraduate student research.
• Developing and teaching online and/or hybrid courses for the English Department.

• Holding regular office hours.
• Engaging authentically with students, the department, and colleagues.
• Taking responsibility for all grading of student work and submitting grades at the end of each semester.

• Demonstrating a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities.
• Maintaining knowledge and awareness of digital accessibility, including the American with Disabilities Act and Section 508.
• Producing and remediating digitally accessible materials in accordance with FLC standards.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Required Education, Specialized Skills and Experience:

• Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. in Native American and/or First Nations Literature by August 2023.

Preferred Education, Specialized Skills and Experience:

• The ability to teach post-1800 British Literature is desirable.
• Experience teaching composition courses.

Reports To / Supervisory Responsibility:

Chair of the English Department

Work Environment:

• Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).
• Ability to work in a confined area.
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.
• Optional remote work privilege.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands to operate a computer.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Light to moderate lifting is required.

Travel:

Presentations at conferences is typical.