Assistant Professor of Medieval Literature and Culture
Job Description:
Tenure track position, beginning September 1, 2014, for a specialist in Medieval Literature and Culture. Strong candidates will possess a background in the history of the English language, global/comparative studies, history of the book, and/or digital humanities. Please describe secondary and interdisciplinary areas of research and teaching expertise in your letter of application. The position carries a 2/2 teaching load, which includes general education courses, English major courses—both large lecture classes and discussion-based classes—and graduate seminars. UMass Boston is a lively urban research university with a large and dynamic undergraduate English major, over 100 English master’s students, an MFA program for fiction and poetry, and the most diverse student body in New England.
Requirements:
Minimum Requirements: Ph.D. in English or related field (candidates must have Ph.D. in hand by August 2014).
Additional Information:
UMass Boston is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Title IX employer.
Application Instructions:
Applications must be received by November 15. Submit a cover letter, CV, letters of recommendation, and a writing sample of no more than 20 pages online. Dossiers of letters of recommendation must be emailed directly to english.recruitment@umb.edu to the attention of Prof. Cheryl Nixon, Chair, Department of English.
