Florida Atlantic University has two open faculty positions of interest to Caribbeanists: Assistant or Associate Professor of Caribbean Literature and Assistant Professor of World Anglophone Literature. Details about each below.
Assistant or Associate Professor of Caribbean Literature
The Department of English at Florida Atlantic University invites applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor to begin August 2017. Candidates must have teaching and research interests in Caribbean Anglophone Literature. FAU is making a cluster of hires in the fields of multicultural and world literatures in an effort to solidify and strengthen our already robust research and course offerings in these areas.
We seek a candidate who will balance high-quality scholarship, excellence in teaching, and committed service. Faculty typically teach a 3-2 course schedule. Faculty teach and mentor graduate students in the department’s Master’s Degree programs as well as the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters interdisciplinary Ph. D. program. Ideally, the new hire will also contribute substantially to the university’s developing Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Initiative and to the College’s new initiative in Atlantic World Studies.
Requirements include a Ph. D. in English or Comparative Literature, or related field, at time of appointment, publication record in field, and relevant teaching experience at the college level. Send letter, vita, and three letters of recommendation to english@fau.edu, with the subject line “Caribbeanist search.” Applications must be submitted by November 1, 2016. Applications must also be submitted online at http://jobs.fau.edu, position number 991314. A copy of the candidate’s transcript must be attached to the jobs.fau.edu submission. A background check will be required for the candidate selected for this position.
FAU serves a culturally and ethnically diverse six-county region in Southeast Florida (Broward, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties) whose total population is more than five million people. Florida Atlantic University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action/equal access institution and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veterans status or other protected status. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation, please call 561-297-3057. 711. FAU is committed to the principles of engaged teaching, research and service. All persons aspiring to achieve excellence in the practice of these principles are encouraged to apply.
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Assistant Professor of World Anglophone Literature
The Department of English at Florida Atlantic University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in World Anglophone Literature, to begin August 2017. Special consideration will be given to candidates whose research and teaching interests include Asian Anglophone Literature, including Asian-American Literature. FAU is making a cluster of hires in the fields of multicultural and world literatures in an effort to solidify and strengthen our already robust research and course offerings in these areas. These hires may also contribute substantially to the university’s developing Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Initiative.
This position will be located primarily on the Boca Raton campus, along with a minor teaching assignment on the Davie campus. We seek a candidate who will balance high-quality scholarship, excellence in teaching, and committed service. Faculty typically teach a 3-2 course schedule. Faculty teach and mentor graduate students in the department’s Master’s Degree programs as well as the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters interdisciplinary Ph. D. program. The new hire may also contribute to FAU’s Asian Studies Certificate program, which recently was awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Education to enhance the university’s Asian studies curriculum.
Requirements include a Ph. D. in English or Comparative Literature, or related field, at time of appointment, publication record in field, and relevant teaching experience at the college level. Send letter, vita, and three letters of recommendation to english@fau.edu, with the subject line “World Anglophone specialist search.” Applications must be submitted by November 1, 2016. Applications must also be submitted online at http://jobs.fau.edu, position number 990453. A copy of the candidate’s transcript must be attached to the jobs.fau.edu submission. A background check will be required for the candidate selected for this position.
FAU serves a culturally and ethnically diverse six-county region in Southeast Florida (Broward, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties) whose total population is more than five million people. Florida Atlantic University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action/equal access institution and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veterans status or other protected status. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation, please call 561-297-3057. 711. FAU is committed to the principles of engaged teaching, research and service. All persons aspiring to achieve excellence in the practice of these principles are encouraged to apply.
