Arizona State University
Department of English
Box 870302
Tempe, AZ 85287-0302
480.965.3168
Main Office Location:
G. Homer Durham Language and Literature Building - LL 542
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Open Positions in:
Creative Writing - Fiction
Senior Fiction Writer/Associate or Full Professor: Arizona State University’s Creative Writing Program is seeking a fiction writer of national/international reputation. The successful candidate must have an MFA or Ph.D in English, creative writing, or related field. Applicants must have an established record of academic and professional achievement appropriate to the rank Associate or Full Professor, have a distinguished record of publication, a demonstrated history of effective teaching and mentorship. A track record of leadership in the field is desired. Salary commensurate with experience.
Deadline date is February 15, 2008; if not filled, completed applications will be reviewed weekly until search is closed.
Send letter of application, CV, dossier, and writing sample(s) of published work and contact information of three professional references to:
T.R. Hummer, Director of Creative Writing
Department of English
Arizona State University Box 870302
Tempe, AZ 85287-0302
Applicants are encouraged to include in their cover letters a personal statement summarizing teaching experience and interests, leadership efforts, and/or contributions to diversity.
ASU is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer in policy and practice. Background check is required prior to employment.
English Education
English Education: Associate Professor, Tenure-Track
Required: Earned doctorate in English Education or closely related field; teaching experience at the secondary level; evidence of mentoring graduate students in research and publications; experience in supervising student teachers and supporting in-service teachers; research, publications, and college teaching appropriate to rank. Desired: Secondary expertise in a relevant area such as linguistics or ESL, critical perspectives on English Education; research in the teaching of English, media literacy and instructional technology; an understanding of culturally responsive pedagogy and its importance to students in our geographical area; and evidence of national or local involvement in political and scholarly decision-making processes that influence English teachers.
Initial teaching load is 2/2 for tenure-track faculty with a significant research agenda. Teaching opportunities are at undergraduate, MA, and PhD levels. Applicants must send: Cover letter, vita, three letters of recommendation, and a sample of relevant academic writing to Chair, English Education Search Committee, Department of English, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-0302. Application deadline (no faxes or e-mail): postmarked by November 9, 2007; if not filled, then every Monday thereafter until the search is closed. Telephone screening will be conducted in early-November. On-campus interviews will be held in late November or early December. A background check is required for employment. AA/EOE.
English Education Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track
Required: Earned doctorate in English Education or closely related field; teaching experience at the secondary level; expertise in applied linguistics, experience in supervising student teachers and supporting in-service teachers; research, publications, and college teaching appropriate to rank. Desired: Secondary expertise in a relevant area such as critical perspectives on English Education; research in the teaching of English, media literacy and instructional technology; an understanding of culturally responsive pedagogy and its importance to students in our geographical area; and evidence of national or local involvement in political and scholarly decision-making processes that influence English teachers. Initial teaching load is 2/2 for tenure-track faculty with significant research agendas. (Supervising six or seven student teachers is equivalent to teaching one class.) Teaching opportunities are at undergraduate, MA, and PhD levels.
Applicants must send: Cover letter, vita, three letters of recommendation, and a sample of relevant academic writing to Chair, English Education Search Committee, Department of English, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-0302. Application materials need to be received by November 9th, 2007; if not filled, then every Monday thereafter until the search is closed. Telephone screening will be conducted in late November. On-campus interviews will be held in early December. A background check is required for employment. AA/EOE.
Linguistics
Assistant Professor: Native American Linguistics and Semantics.
Required: Ph.D. in Linguistics or a related field; college level teaching experience appropriate to rank; and a compelling record of ongoing, high-quality research and publication in Native American Linguistics and formal semantics. Desired: Proficiency in one or more Native American languages.
Initial teaching load is 2/2 for tenure-track faculty with a significant research agenda. Teaching opportunities are at undergraduate, Master’s, and PhD levels. The appointment will be in the department of English (http://www.asu.edu/clas/english). Arizona State University is a large metropolitan university with programs in linguistics housed in various departments. The candidate would contribute to teaching in existing programs as well as help develop new programs.
Applicants must send: Cover letter, vita, at least three letters of recommendation, and a brief sample of relevant academic writing. Application Deadline (no faxes or emails): postmarked by November 9, 2007; if not filled, then every Monday thereafter until the search is closed. All applications acknowledged. A background check is required for employment. Arizona State University is an equal employment employer (AA/EOE).
The reading of applications will begin on November 13st, 2007. Dossier requests will then be made. A short list of 6-10 applicants will be made and telephone screening will be conducted in early December. Following telephone screening a short list of two or three candidates will be invited to campus for two-day interviews with the search committee, the Department Personnel Committee, the Chair of the English Department, the Dean of the Division of Humanities of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, graduate students, and others. All final candidates will be asked to present a paper (job talk).
Address for Applications:
Chair, Native American Linguistics and Semantics Search Committee
Department of English
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-0302
USA
Application Deadline: 9 November 2007 (Open until filled)
Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics: Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Required: Ph.D. in applied linguistics, English, TESOL or related field by the time of appointment; college level teaching experience appropriate to rank; ability to develop and teach graduate and undergraduate courses in Computer Assisted Language Learning and TESOL; and a compelling promise of ongoing, high-quality scholarship in any area of applied linguistics and TESOL.
Teaching load is 2/2 for tenure-track faculty with a significant research agenda. Teaching opportunities are at undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels.
Applicants must send: Cover letter, curriculum vita, three letters of recommendation, and representative writing samples to Chair, CALL Search Committee, Department of English, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 870302, Tempe, AZ 85287-0302. (no faxes or e-mails): Application Deadline: Postmarked by November 23, 2007; if not filled, then every Monday thereafter until the search is closed. All applications acknowledged. A background check is required for employment. AA/EOE.
Literature
Professor in Modernist American Fiction.
Required: Ph. D. in English or related field; college level teaching experience and record of student mentoring; and a compelling record of ongoing research and publications in the area of modernist U.S. fiction appropriate to the rank of Full Professor.
Desired: Secondary field of expertise desirable (including but not limited to literary-critical theory, post-WWII or transnational fiction, 20 c. drama, or comparative U.S. modernisms). Teaching load is 2/2 with significant research agenda. Teaching opportunities are at undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. levels.
Applicants must send: cover letter, vita, at least three letters of recommendation, and a brief sample of relevant academic writing to: Chair, American Modernist Search, c/o Department of English, P.O. Box 870302, Tempe, AZ 85287-0302. Application deadline (no emails or faxes): Postmarked by November 30, 2007, if not filled, then every Monday thereafter until the search is closed. All applications acknowledged. A background check is required for employment. AA/EOE.
Assistant Professor in Postcolonial Literature
Assistant professor in Postcolonial Literature. Secondary field open, with an emphasis on Anglophone literature and culture desirable. Required: Ph. D. in English or related field; college-level teaching experience appropriate to rank, with evidence of ability to teach in the field; a strong promise or current record of research and publication in any field of postcolonial studies. Teaching load is 2/2 with significant research agenda. Teaching opportunities are at undergraduate, M.A., and Ph.D. levels.
Applicants must send: cover letter, vita, at least three letters of recommendation, and a brief sample of relevant academic writing to: Chair, Postcolonial Literature Search, c/o Department of English, P.O. Box 870302, Tempe, AZ 85287-0302. Application deadline (no emails or faxes): postmarked by November 30, 2007, if not filled, then every Monday thereafter until the search is closed. All applications acknowledged. A background check is required for employment. AA/EOE.
Assistant Professor in late-19th to early 20th-century American Literature
Assistant Professor in late 19th- to early 20th-century American Literature, specialization open, but interdisciplinary research agenda desired.
Required: PhD in English or a related field; evidence of college-level teaching experience in the field, and a compelling promise or demonstrated record of ongoing, high-quality research and publication in any area of late 19th- or early 20th-century American literature or culture to World War II.
Teaching load is 2/2 with significant research agenda; opportunities for teaching are at undergraduate, MA, and PhD levels.
Applicants must send: Cover letter, vita, and have three letters of recommendation sent to Chair, American Literature Search Committee, Department of English, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-0302. Application deadline (no faxes or emails): Postmarked by December 7, 2007, if not filled, then every Monday thereafter until the search is closed. All applications acknowledged. A background check is required for employment. AA/EOE.
Rhetoric / Composition
Advanced Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in Rhetoric and Composition
We seek an advanced scholar-teacher in rhetoric and composition who has compiled an established record of scholarship preferably in New Media and Digital Technologies.
Required: Ph.D. in English or related field by the time of appointment; college level teaching experience appropriate to rank; ability to teach and develop graduate and undergraduate courses in Rhetoric and Composition (with particular emphasis on New Media); and a compelling record of ongoing, high-quality scholarship in any area of Rhetoric and Composition studies.
Desired: Expertise in theories and practices of designing and using New Media technologies in a wide range of social and cultural locations, including but not limited to the classroom.
Applicants must send: Cover letter, curriculum vita, three letters of recommendation, and a sample of relevant academic writing to Patricia Webb, Chair of Rhetoric and Composition Search Committee, Department of English, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 870302, Tempe, AZ 85287-0302. Application Deadline (no faxes or e-mails): Postmarked by November 15, 2007, if not filled, then every Monday thereafter until the search is closed. All applications acknowledged. A background check is required for employment. AA/EOE.
Assistant Professor in Rhetoric/Composition with emphasis on Community Literacy
Required: Ph.D in English or related field by the time of appointment; college level teaching experience appropriate to rank; ability to teach and develop graduate and undergraduate courses in Rhetoric and Composition (with particular emphasis on Community Literacy); and a compelling promise of ongoing, high-quality scholarship in any area of Rhetoric and Composition studies.
Desired: Expertise in developing and implementing community literacy projects, studying rhetorical theories, cultural practices and community literacies, and building community/university partnerships.
Teaching load is 2/2 for tenure-track faculty with a significant research agenda. Teaching opportunities are at undergraduate, MA and Ph.D levels.
Applicants must send: Cover letter, curriculum vita, three letters of recommendation, and a sample of relevant academic writing to Chair, Rhetoric and Composition Search Committee, Department of English, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 870302, Tempe, AZ 85287-0302. Application Deadline (no faxes or e-mails): Postmarked by October 26, 2007, if not filled, then every Monday thereafter until the search is closed. Initial contact at MLA. All applications acknowledged. A background check is required for employment. AA/EOE.
Instructor positions:
General Information: Four courses/semester. Nine-month appointment. Submit: Letter of application, vita, 1 page statement of teaching philosophy, unofficial graduate transcripts, and 3 letters of recommendation about teaching ability. To meet the first deadline, applications must be postmarked by January 2, 2008; then if not filled postmarked by the 1st of each month thereafter until search is closed. PLEASE DO NOT send your application letter, vita, letters of reference, etc, separately. We do not accept incomplete applications. AA/EOE. AA/EOE
Instructors in Composition and Rhetoric -- Required: MA in Rhetoric and Composition or in a related field; post-secondary teaching experience in composition. Applicants who are not native English speakers must provide evidence of having received a minimum score of 55 on either the SPEAK test or the TSE. Desired: Evidence of graduate coursework in Rhetoric and Composition if degree in related field; Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition or related field; evidence of effective teaching; evidence of attendance/presentations at Rhetoric/Composition professional conferences. Send materials to Search Committee, (Instructor, Rhet/Comp), attn. D. Baker, English Department, Writing Programs, Box 870302, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-0302.
Instructors in rhetoric and composition with an emphasis in professional writing -- Required: MA in Rhetoric and Composition or in a related field; graduate-level coursework in business, professional and/or technical writing; post-secondary teaching experience in composition or business / professional / technical writing. Applicants who are not native English speakers must provide evidence of having received a minimum score of 55 on either the SPEAK test or the TSE. Desired: Evidence of graduate coursework in Rhetoric and Composition if degree in related field; Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition or related field; evidence of effective teaching; evidence of attendance/presentations at Rhetoric/Composition professional conferences. Send materials to Search Committee, (Instructor, Professional Writing), attn. D. Baker, English Department, Writing Programs, Box 870302, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-0302.
Faculty Associate positions:
Faculty Associates -- Required: MA degree in English or in a related field; post-secondary teaching experience in composition required. Applicants who are not native English speakers must provide evidence of having received a minimum score of 55 on either the SPEAK test or the TSE. Desired: Evidence of graduate coursework in Rhetoric and Composition; Ph.D. in English; Evidence of professional development; Evidence of effective teaching. General information: Teach one to four composition courses/semester. One semester contract, eligible for renewal. Submit: Letter of application, vita, one page statement of teaching philosophy, unofficial graduate transcripts, SPEAK test or TSE score (if applicable) and 3 letters of recommendation about teaching ability postmarked by 5:00 p.m., February 1, 2008; if not filled, the first of each month thereafter until search is closed, to Search Committee (FA, Rhet/Comp), attn. D. Baker, ASU English Department, Box 870302), Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-0302. PLEASE DO NOT send your application letter, vita, letters of reference, etc, separately. We do not accept incomplete applications. AA/EOE
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