Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Later-Twentieth and Twenty-First Century American Literature
- Employer
- Seton Hall University
- Location details
- South Orange, NJ
- Posted
- Closes
- Position type
- Professor, Assistant
- Organization type
- 4-year college or university
- Languages
- English
- Employment category
- Full-time
- Location
- New Jersey
Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Later-Twentieth and Twenty-First Century American Literature
Job No: 496056
Full Time/Part Time: Full-time
Location: South Orange
Categories: Faculty
The English Department at Seton Hall University invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Later- Twentieth and Twenty-First Century American Literature. We specifically welcome scholars specializing in one or more of the following areas: African American, Latino/a American, Asian American, Indigenous, and Arab American literatures. The appointment will begin with the Fall 2024 semester (Aug. 15, 2024). We seek candidates with a commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. The standard teaching load for tenure-track faculty who are research and service active is 9 credits per semester. Course assignments will be balanced between first-year writing, University Core, American Literature II, literature electives, and courses in our M.A. program. Candidates must have the Ph.D. in hand by the time of appointment. Applicants should submit a cover letter and current vita by January 1, 2024.
Preliminary interviews will take place virtually. Invited candidates will then be asked to submit a writing sample, teaching philosophy, and three letters of recommendation. Seton Hall University is a Catholic diocesan university and an EO/AA employer.
Duties and Responsibilities:
We seek candidates with a commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. The standard teaching load for tenure-track faculty who are research and service active is 9 credits per semester. Course assignments will be balanced between first-year writing, University Core, American Literature II, literature electives, and courses in our M.A. program. Seton Hall seeks candidates with creative approaches to invigorating the study of literature through curricular innovation, imaginative pedagogy, and approaches that
Required Qualifications:
PhD in American Literature in hand by August, 2024. Candidates should have a record, or demonstrable promise of, excellent teaching and scholarly publication in the field of later-twentieth and twenty-first century American literature, inclusively construed.
Desired Qualifications:
We specifically welcome scholars specializing in one or the following areas of American literature: African American, Latino/a American, Asian American, Indigenous, and Arab American. Seton Hall seeks candidates with the potential to invigorate the study of literature through innovative curricular change, pedagogy, and scholarly methodology.
Salary Grade:
FA01 - Faculty
Exempt/Nonexempt: Exempt
Physical Demands: General Office Environment
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Applicants should submit a cover letter and current vita by January 1, 2024.
Preliminary interviews will take place virtually. Invited candidates will then be asked to submit a writing sample, teaching philosophy, and three letters of recommendation. Seton Hall University is a Catholic diocesan university and an EO/AA employer.
Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and the principles of affirmative action.
Advertised: 12 Dec 2023
Application Closes:
To apply, visit https://jobs.shu.edu/cw/en-us/job/496056/tenuretrack-assistant-professor-of-latertwentieth-and-twentyfirst-century-american-literature
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