English Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in 20th/21st Century American Literature

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Description The English department of the College of Wooster invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position specializing in twentieth- and twenty-first-century American Literature, to begin August 2023. We are particularly interested in candidates committed to innovative teaching, with expertise in Asian American or Latinx authors in comparative, transnational, or archipelagic contexts, and those who might contribute to one or more of the college’s interdisciplinary programs, including Africana Studies, Latin American Studies, Environmental Studies, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. The successful candidate will join a department dedicated to the use of inclusive pedagogy and culturally responsive curricula that advance our liberal arts mission. All applicants are expected to discuss their commitment to/experience with providing mentoring and co-curricular support to historically minoritized students. 2-3 teaching load includes introductory and survey courses, upper-level courses in the field of specialization, participation in the First-Year Seminar program, in addition to advising projects in the College’s signature Senior Independent Study program...