Assistant Professor of English

UW-Washington County

The University of Wisconsin-Washington County and the University of Wisconsin Colleges English Department invite applications for an Assistant Professor of English. The UW-Washington County campus in West Bend, Wisconsin, is one of thirteen campuses comprising the UW Colleges, a freshman-sophomore transfer institution within the UW System. UW Colleges offers an excellent liberal arts and pre-professional education for students beginning work toward a bachelor's degree.

Title:

Assistant Professor of English

Appointment:

Tenure-track faculty appointment in the Department of English. Contract begins August 26, 2010.

Qualifications:

Ph.D. in English, prior to start date, with a specialization in 20th Century American literature and experience teaching freshman composition.

Responsibilities:

Typical teaching load is twelve credit hours per semester to include three sections of composition and one section in literature. Literature courses may include Introduction to Literature or Poetry, American Literature After 1865, Twentieth Century Literature, and Themes or Figures in Literature. 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 assisting with student recruitment, 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 may be a possibility as needed. Details of the excellent benefits package may be found at http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/benefits.

Applications:

Assured consideration date is December 14, 2009; position will remain open until filled. Applications must include a letter of interest, current vita, unofficial transcripts, a one-page statement of teaching philosophy, and three current letters of recommendation. If summaries of student evaluations of teaching are available, they should be included with the application. Final interviews of candidates will include a class presentation.

Applications must be accompanied by a statement of whether the applicant wishes to have the application held in confidence or made available to the public upon request. If requested, confidentiality of an applicant can be maintained until an applicant is deemed a finalist in the search.

Employment will require a criminal background check. A pending criminal charge or conviction will not necessarily disqualify an applicant. The University of Wisconsin is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Electronic submission required for all materials. Send to chase.janisch@uwc.edu. Send materials that cannot be submitted electronically to Chase Janisch, University of Wisconsin Colleges, 432 N. Lake St., Madison, WI 53706. Send queries about the position to Jane Oitzinger, English Department Chair, at jane.oitzinger@uwc.edu.

Candidates can find additional information about the UW Colleges at http://www.uwc.edu, about the UW-Washington County campus at http://www.washington.uwc.edu; and about the English Department at http://depts.uwc.edu/english/.