Assistant Professor, Contemporary American Fiction, Department of English

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Job Overview

About the Department

The Department of English at the University of Cincinnati
fosters the liberal arts by focusing on English-language texts
across four mutually-interrelated disciplines: Literary and
Cultural Studies; Creative Writing; Professional Writing; and
Rhetoric and Composition. Our faculty and graduate students produce
exciting, award-winning, and interdisciplinary scholarly and
creative work; and our students at the graduate and undergraduate
levels profit from richly varied yet integrated curricular
offerings tailored to specific academic interests. The department
offers a Bachelor of Arts in English; graduate certificates in
Professional Writing and the Teaching of Writing; Master’s degrees
in Literary and Cultural Studies and Professional Writing; and
Doctorates in Creative Writing, Literary and Cultural Studies, and
Rhetoric and Composition.

Job Overview

The Department of English at the University of Cincinnati
invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor
position in Contemporary American Fiction, with an emphasis on the
late twentieth and twenty-first centuries. We are a large
department with students in multiple areas of study, including a
highly ranked PhD program in Creative Writing. The department's
current needs include undergraduate and graduate teaching in
contemporary American fiction, the history of the novel, and
related areas, as well as mentoring graduate students in the
Literary and Cultural Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric and
Composition programs. Faculty in the department are expected to
sustain productive research programs, provide high-quality
instruction, and engage in meaningful service to the department,
university, profession, and community.

Intended start date: August 15, 2027.

Essential Functions

• Teach undergraduate and graduate English courses in

Contemporary American Fiction, particularly the late twentieth and
twenty-first centuries, such as but not limited to American
Literature Survey, Contemporary Novel, The History of the Novel,
and Contemporary American Fiction.

• Develop and deliver course content, lectures, seminars,

and discussion-based instruction in areas related to Contemporary
American Fiction.

• Design course syllabi, assignments, examinations, and

other instructional materials consistent with departmental and
university learning objectives.

• Evaluate and assess student learning through written

assignments, examinations, presentations, and other appropriate
methods.

• Participate in curriculum and course

development.

• Conduct research and publish scholarship in Contemporary

American Fiction.

• Advise undergraduate and mentor graduate students in our

Literary and Cultural Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric and
Composition programs.

• Participate in professional service activities such as

serving on departmental, college, and university
committees.

Minimum Requirements

Prior to effective date of employment, a PhD in English or
closely related field.

Application Process

Interested applicants should submit an online application
including the following:

• Cover letter summarizing research and teaching interests and

experience (if applicable)

• Current CV
• Article-length writing sample

Consideration of applications will begin on November 20 and
continue until the position is filled.

Compensation and Benefits

UC offers an exceptional benefits package designed to
support your well-being, financial security, and work-life
balance. (UC
Benefits) Eligibility may vary by position and FTE
status.

For questions about the UC recruiting process or to
request accommodations with the application, please contact UC HR
at jobs@uc.edu.

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