UW Colleges Human Resources
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH
University of Wisconsin-Marathon County
Wausau, Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin-Marathon County and the University of Wisconsin Colleges English Department invite applications for an Assistant Professor of English. The UW-Marathon County campus in Wausau, Wisconsin is one of thirteen campuses comprising the UW Colleges, a freshman-sophomore transfer institution within the UW System. The UW Colleges offers an excellent liberal arts and pre-professional education for students beginning work toward a bachelor’s degree.
Candidates can find additional information about the UW Colleges at http://www.uwc.edu, the UW-Marathon County campus at http://www.marathon.uwc.edu/, Wausau at http://www.ci.wausau.wi.us/, Marathon County at http://www.co.marathon.wi.us/, and the English Department at http://uwc.edu/depts/.
TITLE: Assistant Professor of English
APPOINTMENT: Tenure-track faculty appointment in the Department of English.
Contract begins August 27, 2012.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Qualified candidates will hold a Ph.D. in English or closely related field with a specialization in literature or film studies. ABD candidates will be considered, provided the Ph. D. is confirmed by the start of the appointment.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Attractive specializations would be in children’s literature, multicultural literature, film studies, or early British literature (including Shakespeare).
RESPONSIBILITIES: Typical teaching load is twelve-credit hours per semester to include four, three-credit courses in both composition and literature. Teaching two courses of freshman composition (ENG 101 or ENG 102) will be a part of a normal semester workload. Literature courses may include Introduction to Literature, Figures in Literature, and Themes in Literature, and additional courses in the candidate’s area of specialization Areas of specialization could include children’s literature, multicultural literature, film studies, or early British literature (including Shakespeare). Interest in teaching Ethnic Studies and developing Interdisciplinary Studies courses and/or courses with a service learning component are also desirable.
This tenure-track position requires scholarly activity in the discipline and/or in the scholarship of teaching and learning. Service expectations include engaging in campus activities, serving on institutional committees, and participating in discipline-specific community service.
SALARY: Starting salary currently is $43,000. Additional compensation for summer and/or winterim instruction is a possibility depending on campus need. Details of the excellent benefits package may be found at http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/benefits.
Applications: Applications must include a letter of interest, current vita, unofficial transcripts, a one-page statement of teaching philosophy, and up to three current letters of recommendation. Student evaluations of teaching may also be submitted if available. ABD candidates should also provide evidence of the advanced status of their dissertation. Final interviews of candidates will include a class presentation.
All application materials must be submitted electronically to the faculty.positions@uwc.edu.
For assured consideration, all required application materials must be received by December 1, 2011.
This position will remain posted until filled. If requested, confidentiality of an application can be maintained until an applicant is deemed a finalist in the search.
Questions may be addressed to:
UW Colleges Department of English chair, Greg Ahrenhoerster, Ph.D. greg.ahrenhoerster@uwc.edu (262) 521-5522
or
UW-Marathon Executive Officer and Dean, Keith Montgomery keith.montgomery@uwc.edu (715) 261-6223.
Other Information
The University of Wisconsin Colleges is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution committed to diversity and inclusiveness among its employees and in its programs, and actively seeks and encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. It is our policy to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment.
A background check will be conducted for finalist candidates.