Lecturer in English and US Business Practices

Job Title Lecturer in English and US Business Practices

Requisition Number FE04448

Working Title 

Department Name 8E620:English

Work Location Lexington, KY

Type of Position Faculty

Position Time Status Full-Time

Tenure Track Status Non-Tenure Track

Required Education 

A Ph.D. in Comparative Literature is required.

Required Related Experience 

n/a

Required License/Registration/Certificationn/a

Job SummaryThe Literature Division of the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky invites applications for a full-time Lecturer position in English and US Business Practices to begin June 1, 2025. The selected candidate will be appointed to a 9-month, non-tenure eligible faculty position for an initial two-year period that has the potential for renewal and for promotion to Senior Lecturer after five years. The preferred candidate will have at least two years of experience teaching Literature, Film, and American Studies courses at the introductory and advanced undergraduate level, including large lecture courses and online courses. We are particularly interested in applicants with expertise in American literature from 1945 to the present, with a focus on labor, economic, and environmental themes.

A Ph.D. in Comparative Literature is required.

Applicants must include the following: 1) letter of application (upload as Cover Letter), 2) CV, and 3) Teaching statement (upload as specific request 1). In addition, please provide the names and contact information for three references when prompted in the academic profile. This information may be utilized to solicit recommendation letters from your references within the employment system.

The University of Kentucky provides comprehensive benefits which are fully described at https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/our-benefits.

Questions about this search should be addressed to Dr. Sarah Lyon, Search Committee Chair, Department of Philosophy, University of Kentucky (sarah.lyon@uky.edu).

Application deadline is 02/10/2025.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities 

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? No

Preferred Education/Experience 

Deadline to Apply 02/10/2025

Open Until Filled No

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