Position Type: Assistant Professor in American Literature, Early Period to 1900 Position Type: Regular Salary Range: The salary range for this position is $86,284 to $95,901 , depending on the successful candidate's years of teaching experience at the college level. The position comes with generous benefits , including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, and University contributions toward retirement.
Recognizing the high cost of housing in the local area, there are two University housing assistance programs : rental assistance to ease the transition into the local housing market, and housing purchase assistance for tenure-stream faculty. Purpose: The department of English at Santa Clara University, a Jesuit, Catholic university, seeks applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position in Early American literature,
covering the colonial period through the 19th century, with additional desirable expertise in environmental humanities and/or literary and cultural theory. SCU is a welcoming and inclusive community of teaching scholars whose work is grounded in the University’s fundamental values . Those values, which include academic excellence, social justice and community engagement are infused with a culture of care that defines
our community—upholding the dignity of all. The University draws on the many resources of the greater Bay Area, including Silicon Valley, where we are located. The Santa Clara University English Department includes a community of scholars, creative writers, teachers, and students who seek to understand and engage the world by activating connections among literature, cultural studies, creative writing, rhetoric,
composition, technical and professional communication, and interdisciplinary inquiry. The department supports work in ethnic studies, media studies, gender and sexuality studies, and digital humanities, and it contributes to interdisciplinary programs in these fields. The successful candidate will start on September 1, 2027 and be expected to teach, engage in scholarship, and do service for the department, college,
University, and profession. SCU is on the quarter system and tenure-stream faculty are expected to teach six courses per year (two each quarter), assuming they are actively engaged in scholarship. Required Qualifications 1) PhD in English literature or a related field by appointment start date. 2) Evidence of effective, high-impact, and inclusive teaching and mentoring of a diverse undergraduate student population.
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