Duke University, English Department

Position ID:

Duke-English-DH [#23355]

Position Title:

Assistant or Associate Professor

Position Type:

Tenured/Tenure-track faculty

Position Location:

Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States of America

Subject Area:

English / Digital Humanities

Appl Deadline:

2023/01/04 11:59PM help popup

** finished (2022/10/19, finished 2023/07/08, listed until 2023/04/19)

Position Description:

*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***

The Duke University English Department invites nominations and applications for a chaired tenure track or tenured position in Digital Humanities at the rank of advanced assistant or associate professor. The department seeks specialists working in any region or period, and we are especially interested in expertise in computational methods of literary analysis and cultural analytics. Candidates should be able to engage data-driven methods from the standpoint of critic and practitioner. Those involved in data justice projects are especially encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will have a PhD in English literature, comparative literature, or a related discipline, be published researchers, superb writers, and dynamic communicators across disciplines. They will also be imaginative, effective teachers committed to training undergraduate and graduate students in traditional classroom environments and in collaborative project teams. Applicants at the associate level must be no more than 4 years out from promotion to the rank of associate professor at the time of application. Applicants at the assistant level must have Ph.D. in hand at the time of application.

The position begins July 1, 2023. To apply, please submit through Academic Jobs Online a curriculum vitae; letter of application; 3 letters of reference, and a writing sample of no more than 8000 words. The application address is: http://english.duke.edu/apply. ;

The search committee welcomes letters of nomination for potential candidates. We ask that all nominations be sent to english@duke.edu, using “Digital Humanities” as the subject line. The committee will begin its deliberations on January 3, 2023. Applications received by that date will be guaranteed full consideration.

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Application Materials Required:

Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:

Cover letter
Curriculum Vitae
Writing Sample
Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site )

And anything else requested in the position description.

Further Info:

english.duke.edu

(919) 684-2741

Duke University
Department of English
303 Allen Building
Durham, NC 27708