CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH

College of Liberal Arts

Department of English

Tenure-Track Position Opening

                       

Recruitment Number:            2607

 

Position:                                 Assistant Professor of English

 

Effective Date:                        August 17, 2020 (Fall Semester)

 

Salary Range:                         Commensurate with qualifications and experience

                                               

 

The Department of English at California State University, Long Beach, invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of 20^th- and 21^st-century British literature, with expertise in postcolonial Anglophone literatures. Preferred areas of specialization include for instance African and African diasporic, South Asian, Caribbean, or Arab and Arab diasporic literatures written in English, postcolonial theory, decolonial theory, and/or race studies.

 

Required Qualifications:       

• Ph.D. in English or closely related field at time of application or completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2020.
• Specialization in 20^th- and 21^st-century British literature, with demonstrated interest in postcolonial Anglophone literatures.
• Demonstrated potential for or evidence of excellence in teaching at the college level, both undergraduate and graduate courses.
• Demonstrated potential for or evidence of successful research and publication.
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population.

           

Preferred Qualifications:                  

• Experience in teaching courses in 20^th- and 21^st-century British literature, including postcolonial Anglophone literatures.
• Expertise in African and African diasporic, South Asian, Caribbean, and/or Arab and Arab diasporic literatures written in English.
• Ability to teach British literature across the 20^th and 21^st centuries, including for instance modernist, realist, postmodern, exile, utopian/dystopian, and/or genre literature in novel, poetry, drama, and non-fiction.
• Ability to teach critical theory and its histories (e.g., postcolonial theory, decolonical theory, race studies, gender theory, New Historicism, ecocriticism, etc.) particularly as they have shaped the study of 20^th- and 21^st-century British literature.
• Potential for developing campus-wide interdisciplinary links with other departments and programs such as Africana Studies, Asian and Asian-American Studies, Comparative World Literature, International Studies, or History.
• Potential for developing service-learning courses, pursuing community-based research, and/or engaging in other high-impact pedagogical practices.

 

 

Duties:                                   

• Teach undergraduate and graduate level courses in 20^th- and 21^st-century British literature, postcolonial Anglophone literatures, and other areas of British literature, including introductory surveys, genre courses, special topics courses, and other core courses within the major.
• Develop new courses in areas reflecting the applicant’s expertise in postcolonial Anglophone literatures and emergent critical trends in the study of 20^th- and 21^st-century British literature.
• Develop and engage in research, scholarly and creative activities in 20^th- and 21^st-century British literature, including postcolonial Anglophone literatures, leading to conference presentations and publications
• Advise and mentor undergraduate and graduate students.
• Supervise Master’s theses and grade final comprehensive examinations.
• Serve on department, college, and university committees within the shared governance structure.
• Participate in service to the department, college, university, community, and profession.

 

CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including students of color, students with disabilities, students who are first generation to college, veterans, students with diverse socio-economic backgrounds, and students of diverse sexual orientations and gender expressions.  CSULB seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the People of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students a rich variety of expertise, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning. 

 

Information on excellent benefits package available to CSULB faculty is located here:

 

https://www2.calstate.edu/csu-system/careers/benefits/Documents/cfa-unit-3-benefits-summary.pdf

 

 

How to Apply - Required Documentation:                          

• An Equity and Diversity Statement about your teaching or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working with a diverse student population (maximum two pages, single-spaced). For further information and guidelines, please visit: http://www.csulb.edu/EquityDiversityStatement
• Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications
• CV (including current email address)
• Names and contact information for three references
• Copy of transcript from institution awarding highest degree

• Evidence of successful teaching (syllabi, course handouts, tests, student evaluations, etc.), if applicable

• Finalists will also be required to submit the following:

1. A signed SC-1 form,
2. Three current letters of recommendation independently provided by references, and
3. An official transcript (e-transcript preferred, if available)

 

Applicants should apply and submit all required documentation electronically through:

 

https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/13759

 

Upon request, finalists will be required to submit original, official documents, as noted in the required documentation section. 

 

Requests for information should be addressed to:

 

Dr. Eileen Klink, Chair

California State University, Long Beach

                                                                        Department of English                                

1250 Bellflower Boulevard

Long Beach, CA 90840-2403

 

(562) 985-4223 or christopher.knight@csulb.edu

 

 

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE:       Review of applications to begin November 15, 2019

                                                Position opened until filled (or recruitment canceled)

 

 

 

EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

A background check (including a criminal records check and telephone reference check with most recent employer) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

 

The person holding this position is considered a “mandated reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 as a condition of employment.

 

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CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can learn, live, and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, medical condition, age, Vietnam era veteran status, or any other veteran's status. CSULB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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