Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies

Lawrence University of Wisconsin invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track assistant professorship specializing in 20th and 21st-century French language, culture, and literature. Lawrence is a selective undergraduate liberal arts college and conservatory of music located in Appleton, WI. Competitive candidates for this appointment will be committed to teaching excellence and undergraduate advising, and should demonstrate evidence of an active and ongoing research agenda.
 

The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellence in teaching French language, culture, and literature courses from introductory through advanced levels and will also demonstrate the interest and ability to teach within an interdisciplinary generalist curriculum and hold a strong secondary specialization in Gender Studies. Expertise in WWI, WWII, Occupied France, or French Feminist Theory is especially desirable. Candidates specializing in these fields in both French and global francophone contexts are encouraged to apply. Native or near-native fluency in French and English is required. This is a full-time tenure-track appointment to begin on September 1, 2024. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in French Studies or closely related field prior appointment (9/1/24); ABD is acceptable for selection.
 

The French and Francophone Studies department offers a full major in literature and cultural studies and provides courses that meet Lawrence’s intermediate language competency requirement. The successful candidate will teach a full-time load of six courses per year, two per 10-week term, ranging from introductory French language and culture to advanced literary and cultural studies seminars in French. They will lead and supervise occasional independent study and senior capstone projects. They will also contribute regularly to our Gender Studies Program (about one core course per year), as well as Lawrence’s signature multidisciplinary First-Year Studies program. Interest in leading our biennial trimester program in Dakar, Senegal is highly desirable.

Lawrence is committed to enhancing the diversity of its faculty and staff and the diversity of viewpoints and approaches that its faculty represents. We encourage applications from individuals who will help us create a more inclusive Lawrence by: (1) further diversifying the faculty; (2) constructing successful diversity-related initiatives, creative activity, or research; and/or (3) showing interest in developing inclusive pedagogy to address the needs of a diverse student body. Candidates are encouraged to read more about Lawrence and to address in their letters of application the ways in which they could contribute to Lawrence’s institutional mission and goals. See http://www.lawrence.edu/admissions/about or http://www.lawrence.edu/admissions/about/why-lawrence/this-is-appleton for more information about Lawrence and its surrounding community.
 

Applicants should apply online by submitting a cover letter, C.V., separate statements on teaching and scholarship, the contact information for three references who will be asked directly by Lawrence University to provide a letter of recommendation (at least one of which attest specifically to teaching), and a writing sample in English or French at https://lawrence.peopleadmin.com/. Transcripts are optional. All candidates are strongly encouraged to address the ways in which they could contribute to Lawrence’s institutional mission and commitment to diversity and inclusion in their cover letters. To ensure full consideration, all materials should be submitted by November 15, 2023.