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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

ASU English Home > English on the Move

Movement, Change, Possibilities . . . the spirit and energy that is Arizona State University (ASU).  Named one of “America’s Best Colleges” by U. S. News and World Report, ASU is a Research I university located in a thriving metropolitan area.  The Department of English (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) on the Tempe campus embraces with excitement the local, national, and global opportunities afforded by the evolution of ASU as a New American University.  Comprised of highly accomplished researchers, excellent teachers, and active members in community and professional organizations, the Department offers degree programs in literature, comparative literature, English education, linguistics, creative writing, and rhetoric and composition. Indeed, we are a robust, broadminded group rooted in tradition but always reaching toward greater invention, collaboration, and achievement.  New thought, new expression, and new ways of experiencing language and culture constitute the heart of our vision and work. 

Recognizing the Department’s important role in creating and sustaining ASU as a New American University, President Michael Crow has made a special commitment to the English Department to build our faculty ranks. This year, eight new faculty joined us:  Robert Sturges (Medieval Studies and Queer Studies), Simon Ortiz (Indigenous American Literatures), Richard Newhauser (Medieval Studies), David Hawkes (17th-century British Literature), Paul Matsuda (Linguistics and Rhetoric/Composition), Heather Maring (Medieval Studies), Jessica Early (English Education and Rhetoric/Composition) and Bradley Ryner (Renaissance Studies).  These new colleagues are already advancing the mission of both the Department’s and the University to engage in intellectual fusion, to harness research to specific social and cultural purposes, and to develop research and pedagogy that are socially embedded and globally engaged.

This year, we continue to strengthen and grow our focus on literatures, languages, and discourses in these concentration areas:  Borderlands; Cultural and Cross-Cultural Encounters; and Technologies.  Toward that end, we are pleased to announce searches for the following positions:

• Professor in Modern American Fiction
• Professor in Creative Writing/Fiction
• Associate Professor in English Education
• Associate Professor in Rhetoric/Composition, with specialization in New Media
• Assistant Professor in Rhetoric/Composition, with specialization in Community Literacy
• Assistant Professor in Native American Linguistics
• Assistant Professor in Linguistics, with a specialization in CALL
• Assistant Professor of Postcolonial Studies
• Assistant Professor in English Education, with a specialization in ESL
• Assistant Professor in late 19th- /early 20th-century American Literature.

We expect to hire a significant number of new faculty members the following year as well.  Clearly, this is an exciting time in our department as an infusion of new thinkers re-invigorates an already strong community of scholars.

The Phoenix metropolitan area is a unique place to live, offering many cultural options outside of the campus environment.  Located in the gorgeous and surprisingly fecund Sonoran Desert, the Phoenix metropolitan area boasts a rich Southwestern heritage as well as a vibrant arts and culture scene.  From museums to extensive hiking trails in over seven regional parks, the Phoenix area provides something for everyone.

Specific details about all of our job advertisements are on the Department of English website at http://www.asu.edu/clas/english/employment.html. To speak with me about the program or to discuss any of the positions, please call (480) 965-3535 or e-mail me at neal.lester@asu.edu.