Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Faculty Position: Assistant Professor Position in Latinx/@ or Chicanx/@ Studies, Department of English, California State University, Chico


Position TitleAssistant Professor Position in Latinx/@ or Chicanx/@ StudiesLocationChico, CaliforniaPosition TypeFacultyPosition Description
The Department of English seeks an assistant professor in Latinx/@ or Chicanx/@ Studies, with a record of scholarship and teaching (either demonstrated or with the potential for success) in one or more of the Department’s sub disciplines: composition/rhetoric, literature, linguistics, English education, and creative writing. We are especially interested in candidates committed to supporting the success of first-year, first-generation, and underrepresented students. California State University, Chico is seeking faculty who are competent in their field, collaborative with colleagues and staff, and committed to student success. The teaching load is three courses per semester for the first two years; subsequently four courses each semester. Teaching responsibilities will include general education, undergraduate and graduate-level courses within the candidate’s disciplinary expertise.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:  A terminal degree in creative writing, literature, linguistics, composition and rhetoric or related field at the time of appointment.

Preferred Qualifications:  Eligible candidates could have interests in any area or combination of English Studies: literature, linguistics, creative writing, rhetoric/composition, or English education. The department is open to research and teaching interests including, but not limited to: translingual writing, cultural rhetorics, sociolinguistics, second language acquisition, literary editing and publishing, Afro-Latinx literature, hybrid literary genres, film studies/theory, Latinx literature, US borderlands, multiculturalism, American ethnic literature, antiracist language pedagogy, language and migration studies (especially Latin America/US).

Successful candidates should have a demonstrated commitment to diversity and social justice as evidenced in their record of teaching, scholarship, and/or service.

Application Instructions
Applicants must complete the Application for Academic Employment Form, available online atwww.csuchico.edu/faaf/documents/FacultyEmploymentApplication.pdf

This should be submitted using Interfolio’s ByCommittee, along with:

a letter of application
a cv
a representative writing sample
three letters of recommendation
teaching portfolio (including a statement of teaching philosophy, sample syllabi, and course evaluations).
This is a multi-disciplinary position; for reasons of equity and access, we will be conducting screen interviews by Skype or Google Hangout.

Necessary background investigations will be completed depending on the requirements of the position. Those could include, but are not limited to, processing of fingerprints through the Department of Justice and FBI, and degree and license verification

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