Visiting Assistant Professor of English (American Literature before 1900)

The Department of Language, Culture, and Gender Studies seeks to fill a one-year position. Teaching load is 4/4. PhD in English or closely related area required. 

Candidates should be prepared to teach American Literature before 1865, upper-division or graduate courses in the same period, genre courses for majors (fiction, poetry, or film), and first-year composition.

Experience providing high-quality online instruction is helpful. Our faculty members work at the intersections of rhetoric, literature, and gender studies. The ideal candidate is versatile, collaborative, collegial, and capable of contributing to our undergraduate and graduate programs. The department will provide mentoring, funding for professional travel, and opportunities for ongoing professional growth.

Texas Woman's University is an EEO employer located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and is deeply committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all our university members. It is the nation's largest public institute primarily for women and an Hispanic-Serving Institution. TWU is ranked among the top 20 most ethnically diverse national universities according to the U.S. News and World Report's 2022 Diversity Index ranking, with ethic minorities making up 57.9% of the student population.

To apply, submit CV, letter of application, statement addressing the role of diversity in your teaching, and unofficial transcripts of all graduate degrees completed or in process. Please include the job code IRC43205 in the subject line and send to facultyjobs@twu.edu

Review of applications is ongoing and will continue until filled.

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