Assistant Professor Asian American Literary and Cultural Studies

Position Announcement

The University of Oregon’s Department of English invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor in Asian American and/or Pacific Islander Literary and Cultural Studies to begin in fall 2025. The successful candidate will have a PhD in English, Asian American Studies, American Studies, Indigenous, Race, & Ethnic Studies, or a related interdisciplinary field. The new faculty member will join an energetic intellectual community with an established reputation in multi-ethnic literary studies, environmental humanities, digital humanities, disability studies, and comic studies, among others. We welcome applicants working on Asian American literary and cultural studies in any historical period and in any field of Asian American and/or Pacific Islander Studies. In addition to the subfields named above, possible research agendas might include (but are not limited to) indigeneity, decolonization, postcolonial studies, comparative studies within the Global South, labor studies, migrant and/or refugee studies, transpacific ecologies, gender and sexuality studies, and media studies (including TV and film, games, and pop culture studies).

Candidates can expect to teach 5 courses per year across three quarters; these courses are typically a combination of introductory, mid-level, and advanced undergraduate, as well as graduate-level seminars, with options to teach in summer courses. Expectations of teaching include mentorship of MA and PhD students and eventually directing undergraduate and graduate theses and dissertations. We especially encourage applicants committed to coursework that encourages undergraduate inquiry and research, supports graduate research and professional development, and speaks to diverse student populations. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to the transdisciplinary graduate New Media and Culture Certificate [https://newmediaculture.uoregon.edu/] and the graduate Politics, Culture, and Identity Certificate [https://socialsciences.uoregon.edu/political-science/graduate-programs/specialization-requirements]. The candidate may also have the opportunity to contribute to efforts in emerging programming around Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander initiatives across the University. The department has an established mentorship program and mentorship resources are also available from the Office of the Provost for faculty at all stages of their career.

We actively welcome applicants from communities historically marginalized and currently underrepresented in the academy.

Required Application Materials

• Application letter of approximately two single-spaced pages that demonstrates qualifications, current and future research trajectories, teaching experience and other relevant information;
• Curriculum vitae, including the names of three references;
• Writing sample of 20-30 pages;
• Research Statement;
• A one-page (single-spaced) statement that addresses how your research and teaching practices support and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, and how you would contribute to these goals as a member of the UO English community. We welcome candidates sharing how their experiences, whether inside or outside academia, illustrate their commitments to these principles.

Minimum Requirements

• PhD in Literature or relevant discipline in hand by time of appointment;
• Demonstrated record of or potential for publication and evidence of an active research agenda grounded in Asian American Literary and/or Cultural Studies;
• Demonstrated record of or potential to advise and direct graduate level research;
• Demonstrated record of or potential to teach, advise, and mentor a diverse population of undergraduate and graduate students.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching at the college level.