FACULTY JOB POSTING:
Associate/Full Professor – Later Medieval English Literature (Job# 8144)
The Department of English and the Centre for Medieval Studies in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto invite applications for a joint full-time tenure stream position (75% English & 25% Centre for Medieval Studies) in the field of Later Medieval English Literature (1200-1500). The appointment will be at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor, with an expected start date of July 1, 2022.
Applicants must have earned a PhD in English, or a closely related field, with a clearly demonstrated exceptional record of excellence in both teaching and research. The Department of English and Centre for Medieval Studies offer the opportunity to teach and to pursue research at the highest level. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and enhance our existing strengths in the Department of English and the Centre for Medieval Studies. Candidates will have an established international reputation and will be expected to sustain and lead innovative and independent research at the highest international level and to maintain an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.
Candidates must provide evidence of excellence in research in Later Medieval English Literature which can be demonstrated by a record of sustained high-impact contributions and publications in top-ranked and field relevant journals, the submitted research statement, presentations at significant conferences, distinguished awards and accolades, and other noteworthy activities that contribute to the visibility and prominence of the discipline, as well as strong endorsements by referees of international standing.
For more information about the Department of English, please visit www.english.utoronto.ca; for the Centre for Medieval Studies, please visit www.medieval.utoronto.ca.
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All application materials, including reference letters, must be received by the closing date of November 1, 2021.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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