Assistant Professor, Department of English (Tenure Track)

Established in 1844, Saint Mary’s College was founded and is sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. As a Catholic institution of higher learning, Saint Mary’s College has a mission- driven responsibility to be diverse, inclusive, and equitable. The College encourages candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Saint Mary’s College is a liberal arts college for women, with a strong commitment to the education of undergraduate women, and graduate women and men. All faith traditions are welcome among our administrators, faculty, staff, and students.

The Saint Mary’s College Department of English invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of English (American literature). We are particularly interested in applicants who demonstrate expertise in the black Atlantic, literature of the Americas broadly conceived, Latinx literature, African-American literature, and/or Native-American literature. Demonstrated understanding and practice of critical race theory and feminist pedagogy is required. We seek a colleague who shares our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and social justice, and who is eager to join us in building an empowering academic community for undergraduate women.

Job Description  

• a 3/3 teaching load that includes: a regular rotation of lower- and upper-division courses covering all periods of American literature, based on the faculty member’s expertise; regular contributions to Saint Mary’s distinctive Writing Across the Curriculum-based first-year Writing Proficiency Program (https://www.saintmarys.edu/departments/administrative-programs/writing-proficiency-program) will be expected; and, after first year of appointment, the possibility to contribute one of the following core courses required for the English literature major: ENLT 385: Critical Theory or ENLT 495: Senior Literature Seminar
• An active research and publishing agenda appropriate to a tenure-track position in American literature
• Regular attendance at conferences in appropriate professional organizations to present papers, chair sessions, and engage in professional service (annual travel funds provided by the College)
• Participation in English Department and College service activities

Minimum Qualifications  

• Ph.D. in hand required
• Dissertation in American literature required
• Experience in teaching both first-year writing and sophomore or above American literature courses required; full-time teaching experience strongly preferred
• Interest in contributing to interdisciplinary academic programs highly desired, including, but not limited to: digital and public humanities, environmental studies, gender and women’s studies and/or global studies. Please specify your interdisciplinary areas of interest in your cover letter

Application Instructions

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Contact information for three confidential and current recommenders
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Statement on diversity and inclusivity that provides evidence of the candidate’s commitment to the following:
  • fostering an inclusive classroom environment that values diversity, taking into consideration students from a broad variety of backgrounds and learning styles, and
  • taking a social justice-oriented approach to research in their discipline and/or advancing belonging through diversity, equity, inclusion, or justice initiatives in their service commitments 

All materials should be submitted through Saint Mary’s College’s hiring portal by December 2, 2024.

If invited to progress to the next round of consideration, you will be asked to provide: evidence of excellence in teaching (a sample syllabus for a first-year writing course; a sample syllabus for a sophomore-level or above American literature course; one complete set of teaching evaluations from any writing or literature course); three current and confidential letters of recommendation; and a 15- to 25-page sample of scholarly writing. After reviewing these materials, the search committee will select Zoom interviewees, and on the basis of those interviews, invite candidates for campus visits.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement 

Saint Mary’s College is an Equal Opportunity Employer, in keeping with the College’s mission, Saint Mary’s is committed to increasing racial and ethnic diversity at all levels – students, faculty, and staff – and seeks applications from candidates who share this commitment.