Fairfield University
Assistant Professor of English, Literatures of the African Diaspora
Fairfield, CT · Contract
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About the role
- Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT.
- The University is comprised of approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 1,500 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools: The John Charles Meditz College of Arts and Sciences, the Charles F.
- Dolan School of Business, the School of Engineering, the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and the School of Education and Human Development.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in English or closely related field (degree in hand by start date)
- Academic - Faculty Tenure/Tenure Track Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.
- It is not designed to contain and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, activities, and/or qualifications required or expected of employees assigned to this job.
Compensation
- This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Benefits
- The position carries a 3-3 course teaching load and includes the opportunity to develop new courses in the candidate's area of expertise, a one-semester, pre-tenure research leave, and subsequent sabbaticals.
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