Assistant Professor in Early American Literature - Florida International University
- Opening Date: 2017-10-24
- Job Opening Id: 514143
- College/Division: College of Arts, Sciences and Education
- Department: English
Job Information
The Department of English at Florida International University invites applications for a tenure-track, assistant professor in Early American Literature whose research and teaching are principally before 1820, beginning Fall 2018.
Applicants should have a PhD in English, Comparative Literature, or a related field in hand by August 2018. The successful candidate will have a 2/2 teaching load over nine months, and will teach lower- and upper-division undergraduate literature courses, teach and advise Master's students and teach online.
Desirable approaches may include comparative, multicultural, multilingual, Hemispheric, Indigenous, and/or Atlantic Studies.
The English department seeks to recruit and support a faculty that reflects the diversity of FIU, a federally-recognized Hispanic Serving Institution with a majority Latinx student population, as well as a federally-recognized Minority Serving Institution. Applicants from groups underrepresented in the academy are strongly encouraged to apply.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and attach an application letter, current CV, and a writing sample of twenty to twenty-five page as individual attachments.
Candidates will be requested to provide names and contact information for at least 3 references who will be contacted upon submission of application. To receive full consideration, applications and required materials should be received by November 15. Review will continue until position is filled.
Pre-Employment Requirements
Criminal Background Check
How To Apply
Prospective Employee
If you have not created a registered account, you will be asked to create a username and password for use of the system. It is recommended that you provide an active/valid e-mail account as that will be the main source of communication regarding your status within the process.
In order to be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position, be in good performance standing, and have been continuously employed at the University for at least six months.
Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. All applicants are required to complete the online application including work history and educational details (if applicable), even when attaching a resume.
Applicants should apply through:
Disclosures
Clery Notice
Pay Transparency
Florida International University will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
FIU is a member of the State University System of Florida and an Equal Opportunity, Equal Access Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
About FIU
Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity and recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers 196 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU's Medina Aquarius Program houses the Aquarius Reef Base, a unique underwater research facility in the Florida Keys. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
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Assistant Professor in Postcolonial Literature - Florida International University
- Opening Date: 2017-10-23
- Job Opening Id: 514138
- College/Division: College of Arts, Sciences and Education
- Department: English
Job Information
The Department of English at Florida International University invites applications for a tenure-track, assistant professor in Postcolonial Literatures of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, beginning Fall 2018. Applicants should have a PhD in English, Comparative Literature, or a related field in hand by August 2018. The successful candidate will have a 2/2 teaching load over nine months, will teach lower- and upper-division undergraduate literature courses, teach and advise Master's students and teach online.
Area of scholarly focus can be national and/or transnational. Proven expertise in cultural, feminist, gender and/or sexuality studies is especially welcome. Applications should demonstrate teaching experience, and strong scholarly activity.
The English department seeks to recruit and support a faculty that reflects the diversity of FIU, a federally-recognized Hispanic Serving Institution with a majority Latinx student population, as well as a federally-recognized Minority Serving Institution. Applicants from groups underrepresented in the academy are strongly encouraged to apply.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply to attach an application letter, current CV, (a teaching statement and a writing sample of twenty to twenty-five page as individual attachments. Candidates will be requested to provide names and contact information for at least 3 references who will be contacted upon submission of application. To receive full consideration, applications and required materials should be received by
November 10th
. Review will continue until position is filled.
Pre-Employment Requirements
Criminal Background Check
How To Apply
Prospective Employee
If you have not created a registered account, you will be asked to create a username and password for use of the system. It is recommended that you provide an active/valid e-mail account as that will be the main source of communication regarding your status within the process.
In order to be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position, be in good performance standing, and have been continuously employed at the University for at least six months.
Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. All applicants are required to complete the online application including work history and educational details (if applicable), even when attaching a resume.
Disclosures
Clery Notice
Pay Transparency
Florida International University will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
FIU is a member of the State University System of Florida and an Equal Opportunity, Equal Access Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
About FIU
Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity
and recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with
colleges and schools
that offers 196
bachelor's, master's and doctoral
programs in fields such as engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios.
FIU's Medina Aquarius Program
houses the Aquarius Reef Base, a unique underwater research facility in the Florida Keys. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums:
Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum
, the
Wolfsonian-FIU
, and the
Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU
. FIU is a member of
Conference USA
and more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit
http://www.fiu.edu/
.
Applicants should apply through:
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Call for Papers - In a Room of Our Own Radical Black Feminist and Womanist Pedagogical Practices
Edited by
University of South Florida, Tampa Florida
This new volume, In a Room of Our Own: Radical Black Feminist and Womanist Pedagogical Practices, aims to consider the possibilities of the college classroom as a revolutionary space dedicated to "education as the practice of freedom" (bell hooks). What are Black feminist and womanist pedagogical practices and how are these practices utilized in the 21st century classroom? How do Black feminist and womanist thinkers create teaching practices that can be employed in any disciplinary context? The editors of this volume seek original work that examines the challenges, the opportunities, the pitfalls, and the potential outcomes of teaching that is informed by Black feminist and womanist perspectives.
Thematically, first and foremost, the essay submitted for publication consideration in this volume should aim to promote liberatory ideas of teacher-student interaction rooted in Black feminist and womanist thought. Interrelated to this perspective, the essay should focus on a critical connection between theory and practice. Moreover, the essay submitted should center on professorial self-reflection-integrally linking the life-transforming power of pedagogy rooted in an emancipatory vision of human rights and social justice. Most importantly, in this regard, the essay submitted should defend a vision of the classroom as a strategic location for teaching critical-consciousness and self-actualization grounded in a politics of difference - creating bridges of global comradery crossing borders of race, gender, class, sexuality, culture, nation-state affiliation(s), abilities, and all "other" ways of being. Essays accepted for publication will collectively show that In a Room of Our Own stands for a radical (re)vision of the college classroom from a Black feminist and womanist standpoint-in struggle against all forms of systemic and institutionalized oppression.
Finally, the essay should be submitted with a 250-word abstract. In addition, the essay should be no more than 20 double-spaced pages in length-including citations and bibliography (following Chicago Style format). Deadline for submission: January 29, 2018. The essay should be sent to each editor as an email attachment.
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