Tenure Track Assistant Professor in English (Postcolonial Anglophone Literature)

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Institution The University of South Dakota

Working Title Tenure Track Assistant Professor in English (Postcolonial Anglophone Literature)

Posting Number F01588P

Department USD-English

Physical Location of Position (City) Vermillion

Posting Text 

The University of South Dakota Department of English invites applicants for a tenure-track assistant professor position in postcolonial anglophone literature.

Responsibilities:

1) This position has an expectation of a 2/2 classroom teaching load per academic year (12 credits), an active research agenda, and an engaged service role.

2) Teaching responsibilities may include undergraduate literature survey courses, courses within the Honors program, upper-level undergraduate courses for English majors, and graduate seminars in the successful candidate’s areas of expertise.

3) The successful candidate will advise undergraduate and graduate students as well as serve on thesis and dissertation committees.

4) The successful candidate will advance initiatives in the areas of digital, public, and/or applied humanities. Upper-level undergraduate courses in English are frequently cross-listed with courses in other programs in the College of Arts & Sciences, such as Sustainability; Native Studies; Theatre; Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; and Philosophy. The successful candidates will contribute to building and maintaining these relationships.

Required qualifications for this position:

1) A PhD in English or closely related field

2) Teaching Experience

3) Potential for successful research

Preferred qualifications for this position:

1) Experience with or potential for interdisciplinary collaboration

2) Engagement with departmental service

3) Experience in multiple teaching modalities

This benefits eligible position will begin in August of 2025. First review of applications will begin on 15 January 2025 and continue until the position is filled.

Interested candidates must submit application materials online at https://yourfuture.sdbor.edu. The application should include:

1) Cover letter

2) Curriculum Vitae

3) A statement of teaching philosophy

4) Writing sample of 20-25 pages

5) Contact information for three references.

Letters of reference, transcripts, and other materials may be requested later.

The English programs at the University of South Dakota include B.A. and B.S. degrees in English with specializations available in English, creative writing, and professional writing. The M.A. and Ph.D. programs in English at USD include literary critical and creative writing tracks. The Department of English houses the quarterly literary journal South Dakota Review, the award-winning student-run Vermillion Literary Project, the state’s only chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the independent Astrophil Press, the biannual Vermillion Writing and Literature Conference, and a robust calendar of visiting writers and scholars.

The University of South Dakota, in Vermillion, SD, is the flagship liberal arts university in the South Dakota university system. Located in the southeastern corner of South Dakota, near the Missouri River, Vermillion is a vibrant, small community with a low cost of living.

Questions about the position may be directed to Darlene Farabee (Chair, Department of English) at [email protected].

Posting Date 12/16/2024

Closing Date 

Open Until Filled Yes

First Consideration Date 01/15/2025

Advertised Salary 

Duration of the Term 9 months

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Appointment Percent 100

Tenure Status Tenure Track

Proposed Rank Assistant Professor

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Appointment Type Regular

Scope of Search External (includes Internal)

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USD is committed to fostering a dynamic and welcoming working and learning environment for all. USD provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ideological, political, or sectarian opinions or perspectives; or race, color, creed, religion, sex, ancestry, disability, national origin or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. USD is committed to the principles of free expression and encourages the timely and rational discussion of topics in an environment that is intellectually and ideologically diverse.

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