"Assistant Professor & Director of Latina/o Studies Minor - 001435"

Assistant Professor & Director of Latina/o Studies Minor - 001435

Western Carolina University

Department: English Studies

The Department of English Studies at Western Carolina University is seeking a candidate for a 9-month tenure-track Assistant Professor position (PhD in hand by start date) to direct the Latina/o Studies Minor and to teach U.S. Latina/o literature and/or literature from Latin America in translation. The literature courses will be developed by the candidate and will range from general Liberal Studies to graduate courses. Anticipated start date is August 2025.

The Director will administer the Minor (which has its own budget) and teach a 2/2 load. Duties include recruiting and advising students, coordinating the program, developing internship opportunities, working with the advisory board, community outreach, and organizing funded programming. Spanish language skills are desirable in order to work with community partners and local engagement initiatives.

Approved as a stand-alone minor in fall 2020, WCU's interdisciplinary Latina/o Studies Minor not only provides WCU's student body with a meaningful curriculum across different academic disciplines, but also highlights the collaborative ethos of WCU faculty and staff. This program provides high quality academic and co-curricular programming for the campus, and it has a positive and direct impact on the institution's ability to recruit and retain a growing Latina/o student population.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required for this position:

Minimum Qualifications: PhD in English, Comparative Literature, or related field conferred on/before start date.

Preferred Qualifications: N/A

Position Type: Permanent Full-Time

Special Instructions to Applicants: Application materials must be submitted online. Review of applications will begin December 2nd and will continue until a candidate has been selected for hire. Preliminary interviews will be conducted via Zoom. Please include cover letter, curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts from highest degree earned* and a list of three professional references with full contact information. For questions or additional information please contact the Department Head of English Studies, Dr. Annette Debo at adebo@email.wcu.edu.
*All applicants are required to submit an unofficial transcript of their highest attained degree, showing all completed coursework and the date the degree was conferred. The transcript must state 'Degree Awarded,' 'Degree Conferred,' or a similar phrase. For candidates who are ABD, please submit your most recent doctoral program transcript along with your masters degree transcript, if you hold such a degree. The masters degree transcript must have a notation such as 'Degree Awarded,' 'Degree Conferred,' or similar phrase, to verify it as your highest completed degree.