Notice Date
October 9, 2008
Closing Date
Send applications by November 1, 2008.
Position Available
September 1, 2009
Rank and Salary
Assistant Professor, full-time, tenure track position; salary commensurate with qualifications and experience + benefits package.
Responsibilities
- All English faculty teach first-year writing seminars in P.L.U.’s First-Year Experience Program.
- Additional teaching opportunities include other writing and literature courses in our English curriculum and courses in P.L.U.’s interdisciplinary programs (e.g., Women’s and Gender Studies, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, International Honors).
Please note: we are seeking a candidate with either a specialization in Children's (and Adolescent) Literature or a candidate with a specialization in British Renaissance Literature.
Qualifications
- Applicants should have a Ph.D. in English or related field completed by August 2009.
- Specialization in Children’s (and Adolescent) Literatures OR British Renaissance Literature.
- For Children's Literature: Employ theoretical perspectives in their teaching and scholarship, and have a strong interest in leading PLU’s program in Children’s Literature (which serves students pursuing English majors, Education majors, and general university study).
- We seek candidates who are excellent teachers with a promising record of publication, and are eager to contribute to departmental discussions about the future of literary studies in undergraduate education.
Application Procedure
Please send letter, C.V., and statement of teaching philosophy by Nov. 1 to:
Jim Albrecht
English Department Chair
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447
Pacific Lutheran University
(PLU) is a comprehensive institution with an enrollment of 3,600, including
international students. Located
in a uniquely scenic region on the Pacific Rim, the
university’s campus is 40 miles south of Seattle
in suburban Tacoma, Washington. As a “New
American College,”
PLU emphasizes integration between its liberal arts departments and its
professional degrees in the arts, business, education, movement studies
and nursing. Its primary mission is to
educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and
care. PLU has a progressive relationship
with the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA) and so
fully supports academic freedom. The
University is committed to diversity, endorses the goals of equal opportunity
and affirmative action, and actively seeks applications from women and persons
of color.
