Full-Time Faculty/ World Literature, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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Fashion Institute of Technology, NY

English and Communication Studies

 

Job Description:

The English and Communication Studies Department seeks a full-time specialist in World Literature with a regional specialization including, but not limited to, the Global South, African and African Diaspora, Caribbean, Latin American, Middle Eastern, Oceanic, or South/South East Asian literary traditions.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute leadership and vision to the Department's literature program, to provide intellectual and pedagogical innovation for world literature courses, to serve as a mentor to current and new literature faculty, and to develop interdisciplinary college-wide programming in global and area studies.

The candidate will be expected to work closely with other Liberal Arts and Sciences departments and have a commitment to working with culturally, linguistically, and academically diverse students in an institution with strong emphasis on globalism and experiential learning. At hire, the faculty member will be expected to teach existing courses in the English and Communication Studies Department, including literature and composition; develop new curriculum in the candidate's area of specialization; and be prepared to offer courses that expand and seek to decolonize/challenge traditional liberal arts curricula and pedagogies. Additionally, the candidate will engage in academic service and conduct research in their area of expertise.

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