Assistant Professor of Black Studies, Department of English

Assistant Professor of Black Studies, Department of English

Posting Number: R0004659
Location: Salem Campus

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Position Summary:
Willamette University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Black Studies in the Department of English. Successful candidates will be able to teach courses in African American or Global Black Literatures, and will demonstrate a promising record of scholarship and/or creative production. Ability to contribute to our curricula in Creative Writing and/or American Ethic Studies would be welcome, but is not required. Ph.D. (in English, Ethnic Studies, Africana Studies, or a related area) or MFA in Creative Writing required by August 2023.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Willamette is a small, highly selective private university of 2500 students, 1300 of them enrolled in our undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences; other schools include a graduate school of management, a college of law, and the Pacific Northwest College of Art, which enrolls both undergraduate and graduate students. As members of a small department in a small liberal arts college within a larger university, the faculty of English have the chance to design courses and teach outside of their primary specialization. This might include courses in literary research methods or pre-Twentieth-century literature, as well as courses contributing to interdisciplinary programs in Women's & Gender Studies, American Ethnic Studies, and Cinema Studies. All professors at Willamette are expected to teach non-majors as well as majors and to contribute to the College's General Education curriculum. Willamette has a teacher-scholar model for its faculty: tenure-track faculty teach 5 undergraduate courses per year, advise students, publish in their field, and engage in customary service to department, college, and university.

Willamette believes that a diverse, inclusive community is essential to achieving academic excellence; accordingly, we seek candidates who not only have the potential to become outstanding teachers and scholars, but whose work also furthers equity and inclusion, and who will bring to campus varied experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. The College of Arts & Sciences enrolls a substantial number of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students of color. Over the past four years, 24% of our students were first-generation; 24% were Pell-eligible; and 33% identified as African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, or multiracial.

Review of applications will begin on 1 November 2022 and will continue until the position is filled.

All University positions require that candidates submit to a criminal conviction record check prior to hire. Conviction does not automatically preclude candidates from being hired. Nature of conviction will be considered relative to the duties of the position.

You will need to upload the following documents separately as part of your online application in the “Resume/CV” section:

• Letter of application describing your interest in the position
  
• Curriculum vitae
  

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Department Chair Scott Nadelson snadelso@willamette.edu.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.



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Believing that diversity contributes to academic excellence and to rich and rewarding communities, WU is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff and student body. We seek candidates, particularly those from historically under-represented groups, whose work furthers diversity and who bring to campus varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds.





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