Associate to Full Professor and Department Chair, English

Baylor University: Office of the Provost: Arts and Sciences: Arts and Sciences – Humanities and Social Sciences: English

Location

Waco

Open Date

Jul 22, 2024

Deadline

Oct 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description

The Department of English at Baylor University seeks an experienced leader and outstanding scholar to serve as Department Chair beginning August 2025. Appointment will be at the Associate Professor (advanced) or Professor level, with tenure. The Department of English is a thriving, productive department with 38 full-time faculty and 3 post-docs, serving over 250 undergraduate majors and minors, nearly 6,000 undergraduate students through the Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum, and more than 30 graduate students. 

The Department of English is a strong and collaborative department comprising three programs: Literature/Creative Writing; Professional Writing and Rhetoric; and Linguistics. The Chair will be committed to continuing success in undergraduate and graduate teaching, maintaining high levels of productivity in research and granting commensurate with an R1 institution, and fostering academic service to the department, college, and university. 

We welcome applicants with research interests in any field aligned with the English Department’s three programs. The successful candidate should be able to develop, articulate, and implement a clear strategic path for advancing research, granting, and teaching goals in the Department of English, particularly within the context of Baylor’s established R1 status.

The department promotes a research and learning environment in which individuals of differing perspectives and backgrounds pursue academic excellence in a culture of mutual respect. To learn more about this position, the College of Arts & Sciences, the Department of English, and Baylor University, please visit these links: https://artsandsciences.baylor.edu/, https://english.artsandsciences.baylor.edu and https://provost.web.baylor.edu/faculty/prospective-faculty.

About Baylor University: Located in Waco, Texas, Baylor University is the oldest college in Texas. With a population of 21,000 diverse students, Baylor is one of the top universities in the nation, having been named an R1 institution by the Carnegie Classification in January 2022. Baylor is also on the honor roll of the “Great Colleges to Work For” from The Chronicle of Higher Education; Baylor offers competitive salaries and benefits while allowing faculty and staff to live in one of the fastest-growing parts of the state. Our strategic plan, Illuminate, guides the University as we continue to live up to Baylor’s mission of educating men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a terminal degree in English Literature, Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, or Linguistics. The successful candidate will have:

(1) demonstrated experience in academic administration and strategic planning, broadly defined;

(2) research accomplishments and a professional reputation consistent with those required for an appointment as a tenured Associate or Full Professor at an R1 institution;

(3) experience and success as a classroom instructor and mentor;

(4) the ability to develop, articulate, and implement a strategic vision for further advancing the research and teaching programs in the Department.

Application Instructions

Please submit the following materials electronically via Interfolio:

1. A Letter of Application with the following sections:

• (a) administrative or leadership experience and accomplishments
• (b) research interests and accomplishments
• (c) teaching philosophy and accomplishments

1. Current Curriculum Vitae
2. Copy of the transcript from the highest-degree granting institution
3. Contact information for three individuals who will provide letters of recommendation.

Recommendation letters and a self-disclosed Religious Affiliate Form will be requested for all applicants invited for an initial (remote) interview. Finalists invited for an on-campus interview will need to provide official transcripts. Completed applications must be received by 11PM CST Tuesday, October 15, 2024. 

Read Full Description