ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH
Linfield College
McMinnville, Oregon 97128
POSITION: Full-time faculty position, tenure track
STARTING DATE: July 2016
RANK/COMPENSATION: Assistant Professor; salary commensurate with qualifications, experience, and faculty salary scale
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Teach wide range of undergraduate literature courses, including an introductory
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British literature course each year
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Teach an Inquiry Seminar for first year students annually.
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Assist students as advisor in academic and career planning.
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Maintain research program or otherwise pursue professional achievement beyond teaching and community service.
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Perform normal responsibilities of a faculty member at a liberal arts college, including student recruitment and departmental activities.
QUALIFICATIONS:
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Ph.D. in hand or completed by July 1, 2016
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Research expertise in medieval or the long eighteenth-century preferred
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Preparation and willingness to teach both semesters of a British literature survey
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Experience in a critical/theoretical methodology preferred
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Interest in and enthusiasm for a liberal arts undergraduate experience
 Capacity to contribute to Linfield’s and the English Department’s commitment to diversity and inclusion
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Demonstrated evidence of excellence in teaching and mentoring undergraduates in a face-to-face setting
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Capacity for service addressing the needs of a small department and the college community
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Initial application entails letter of application and complete professional CV sent to Dr. Barbara Seidman, English Department Chairperson at http://linfieldfaculty.applicantpool.com/jobs .
Screening begins October 1with application period ending October 16. If dossier is requested, it must include unofficial transcripts of all college and university work; sample of scholarly work not exceeding 20 pages (books submitted as electronic copies only); teaching evaluations (if available); and three current letters of recommendation. Official academic transcripts of interviewees sent by registrars of the institutions attended are required by December 1.
Linfield College, located in western Oregon wine country, is a distinguished liberal arts college with an excellent integrated education offering 46 majors. It fosters the interrelation of quality scholarship, innovative teaching, and experiential learning at the local and global levels. The English Department is located on the McMinnville campus within a city of over 30,000 people located approximately one hour southwest of Portland and one hour from the Pacific Coast. The department strongly supports the college commitment to increasing the diversity of Linfield’s community and liberal arts curriculum
(http://www.linfield.edu/diversity.html).
Linfield’s total enrollment in its three programs (McMinnville, Portand, and Online/Continuing Education) exceeds 2530 students. Residential students come from 25 states and many foreign countries. Linfield is fully accredited by the Northwest
Association of Schools and Colleges and approved by the State of Oregon for the training of elementary and secondary teachers. Students may participate in study abroad programs in ten countries; a one-month January Term for intensive study on or away from campus; and internships and student research opportunities across disciplines.
Linfield College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or physical or other disabling conditions in its educational programs, admission, activities or employment policies. Linfield is an
Equal Opportunity employer.