Assistant Professor of English

The English Department at the U.S. Naval Academy seeks to appoint a tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin in July 2025.

We are interested in scholars working in Literature and Science (including ecocriticism and the medical or environmental humanities) with expertise in literature from any historical period or genre.

The Naval Academy English Department is a mix of civilians with doctorates and military officers. All tenure-track faculty teach both upper-level courses for English majors and sections of our two-semester first-year English sequence. The first-year courses, which are both introductions to literature and writing courses, are organized generically: plays, essays, and short stories in the fall; novels and poems in the spring. Each instructor designs an individual syllabus and chooses which texts to teach within these guidelines.

Teaching Load: 9 hours/semester (typically, two sections of first-year English and one upper-level literature course). The successful candidate will be able to teach, among other courses, the Department’s Literature and Science elective.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can add to the diversity and excellence of our academic community through their research, teaching, and service, and whose work demonstrates a commitment to educating a diverse student body. Qualified candidates must have a PhD (in literature or a closely allied field) by the time of appointment, should demonstrate a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching, and should show potential to continue an active scholarly program. USNA is a service academy and a top-tier liberal arts college that is committed to academic freedom as defined by the AAUP’s Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure.

Application review begins on October 1, 2024; the position will remain open until filled.

For more information about the position and how to apply please visit the USNA position announcement: https://www.usna.edu/HRO/jobinfo/Tenure-track-ENGL-AY25.php