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--The Editors
The Department of English and the Program in Women's and Gender Studies at Georgetown University invite applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin in August 2025.
We are looking for candidates whose work is in Trans studies as it relates to literary, media, and cultural production in or from the Global South. We welcome applicants with a research and teaching focus on transnational and/or diasporic cultures; migrants and migration; post- and/or anticolonialism.
The teaching load is 2 courses per semester, split equally between units, with teaching responsibilities at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Additional responsibilities include service appropriate for jointly-appointed faculty. This is an interdisciplinary position, but the tenure home will be in the English Department.
A PhD in women's and gender studies, English, or a complementary interdisciplinary field is required prior to appointment start date. Candidates must show a strong promise of excellence in teaching as well as research.
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Applications completed by November 15, 2024, will receive full consideration. We will contact applicants whose candidacy we wish to pursue further with a request for three letters of recommendation, a writing sample, and sample syllabi, which will be due on December 9. We aim to conduct Zoom interviews before December 21.
For questions related to this position, please contact: Nadia E. Brown, Professor of Government and Director of Women's and Gender Studies
The projected salary pay range is $84,910-94,344. Compensation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's individual qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, as well as the University's business needs and external factors.
The Department of English at the University of Memphis invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in contemporary African American literature with a subspecialty in one or more of the following categories: children’s literature, Afrofuturism, digital humanities, music and literature, queer theory and literature. The position is at the Assistant Professor level beginning August 2024.
This position teaches courses on both the graduate and undergraduate level. The standard teaching load is 3/2 with one course release in the first year, a second pretenure course release, and the possibility of a pretenure professional development release. Other job duties include advising graduate students, keeping an active research agenda, and contributing to departmental and university service. Salary is competitive and based on experience.
The Department of English consists of six undergraduate concentrations (African American literature, applied linguistics, creative writing, literature, professional writing, and TESOL), a variety of MA and PhD programs, and several certificate programs. The department maintains close ties with a wide range of cultural organizations and nonprofits in the region. For this reason, the position is uniquely suited for a candidate interested in community engagement or public-facing scholarship.
Qualifications: Requirements include a PhD in English, Black studies, Africana studies, race and ethnic studies, or related discipline are encouraged to apply. PhD must be in hand or secured before August 2024.
To apply, candidates should visit https://workforum.memphis.edu/postings/37947 to submit the following:
Review of applications will begin 15 November 2023.
Rafia Zafar, professor of English, African and African American studies and American culture studies at Washington University in St. Louis, has coedited a special issue of African American Review dedicated to pioneering writer, historian and activist Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874-1938). Read more here.
A former pupil of Howard alumna Toni Morrison, Scott's gift marks the largest gift from a single donor in school history. Read more here.