Salary: $64,960.00 Annually
Location : Governors State University, IL
Job Type: Faculty
Job Number: FAC20240097
Division: Division Of Arts And Letters
Department: Div Of Arts And Letters
Opening Date: 10/01/2024
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: 9
Description
Teach both undergraduate and graduate level courses in Literature and composition. Develop news courses to enhance B.A. and M.A. curriculums.
Be active in research/creative scholarly activities and provide service at multiple levels both within the university and outside the university.
Essential Responsibilities
Requirements:
The position of Assistant Professor of English requires a PhD degree or its foreign equivalent in Non-Western Literature and six (6) years of college-level teaching experience in Non-Western literatures.
Additionally, the applicant must have the following:
- Experience with dissertation and teaching area in Non-Western Literatures such as: Non-Western World Mythology, contemporary fiction in Africa and its diaspora, Postcolonial Literature with a concentration on Africa and its diaspora, contemporary Anglophone fiction, and World Literature from antiquity to the contemporary era.
- Experience with infusing course content with scholarship related to underrepresented and marginalized groups.
- Conference presentations and the work towards publication as evidence of a strong record of scholarship in Non-Western literatures.
This position qualifies for an expansive suite of fringe benefits including, various insurance options, paid time off, retirement and investment options, and tuition waivers. Visit: https://www.govst.edu/benefits/