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Assistant Professor of English, Literatures of the African Diaspora

Fairfield University29 open roles

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Job Description:

About Fairfield University:

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 1,500 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools: The John Charles Meditz College of Arts and Sciences, the Charles F. Dolan School of Business, the School of Engineering, the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and the School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

Job Description:

The Department of English at Fairfield University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of English/African Diaspora Literature position, starting Fall 2027.

The primary teaching responsibility will be undergraduate courses for English majors and in the University’s Magis Core curriculum.

Areas of specialization may include African American literature, Caribbean literature, or other literatures of the African Diaspora. Secondary fields of interest include Indigenous and Black convergences in the African Diaspora, gender and sexuality in the African Diaspora, queer diasporas, decolonial studies and movements, and abolition movements. The University seeks candidates who are ready to participate in its interdisciplinary programs, including Black Studies; Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Latinx, Latin American and Caribbean Studies; and/or American Studies. The position carries a 3-3 course teaching load and includes the opportunity to develop new courses in the candidate’s area of expertise, a one-semester, pre-tenure research leave, and subsequent sabbaticals.

Required Qualifications:

  • Ph.D. in English or closely related field (degree in hand by start date)
  • Evidence of successful teaching at the college level
  • Promise of research agenda

Application Instructions:

Review of applications will begin on Nov. 15 and continue until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be reviewed by the search committee. For full consideration, please click “Apply Now” and submit the following materials through the online application portal.

  • Cover letter addressing teaching philosophy and research
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Three letters of recommendation and research sample will be requested at a later date.

Note: If you have more than 5 documents, please combine them into 5 or fewer documents.

For questions, please contact the search committee chair, Nels Pearson, [email protected]. This position is subject to budgetary approval.

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Academic - Faculty Tenure/Tenure Track

Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.

*Disclaimer

The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, activities, and/or qualifications required or expected of employees assigned to this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice.

All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

Fairfield University provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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