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Department:    English                   Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialization(s): American Literature

Search # 12-035

Date Posted: November 18, 2011

Brief Description of Duties/Responsibilities: Teaching load is four courses per semester, usually two in general education and two at upper-division and/or grad level.  All faculty share student advising and committee assignments. 


Required Qualifications:  Ph.D. in American literature. Experience teaching 20th-century American literature.  Applicants must be at least ABD with doctorate earned by time of appointment.

Preferred Qualifications: 
Ph.D. at time of application. Demonstrated record of success at teaching students in a comprehensive state university. Evidence of ability to teach university-level writing and reading effectively. Engagement in meaningful scholarship through presentations at professional meetings and/or publications in peer-reviewed journals. 


Application Process:  Please submit Letter of Interest, Statement on Teaching Literature, Current Curriculum Vita, Official Graduate Transcripts, and Three Letters of Recommendation to:

Professor Brian Johnson, Chair of English Department Search Committee, SCSU, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515

In order for your application to be given full consideration, all materials must be received by January 17, 2012.  Position will remain open until filled.