Position Description

The English Department at Pomona College invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor to begin Fall 2025. At a moment when the department is in conversation about diversifying the major as well as building on its current strengths, we seek a colleague whose research focuses on Asian American literature writ large (East, West, South, and/or Southeast Asian circulations), and we are open to various areas of expertise. Transnational, hemispheric, and/or comparative approaches welcome. Areas of interest may include but are not limited to: decolonial solidarity frameworks, critical refugee studies, migration and political economy, gender and sexuality, memory, performance, aesthetics, global Asias, inter-archipelagic connections, and considerations of the more-than-human. We seek to attract, develop, and retain faculty that contribute to the cultural, linguistic, experiential, and diverse curricular offerings.

 The teaching load at Pomona College is two courses per semester. Faculty are expected to teach across all levels of the undergraduate curriculum and are eligible for generous teaching and research grants. Candidates should have Ph.D. in hand at time of appointment. Initial application includes: (a) cover letter, (b) curriculum vitae, (c) graduate transcripts, (d) three brief, 1-page statements – one addressing teaching philosophy and experience, one addressing scholarship and future research directions, and one addressing demonstrated ability to mentor a diverse student body (e) three letters of recommendations. Review of applications begins October 15, 2024.

 Pomona College is a highly selective private liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 1750 students, all undergraduates, and a student-faculty ratio of eight to one. The College and the Department support equal access to higher education and value working in a richly diverse environment. Of the students admitted into the Class of 2024, 58.8% self-identify as domestic students of color, 13.6% international and 20.7% are first generation college students. The successful candidate will have the ability to teach and mentor exceptional students of diverse backgrounds–utilizing pedagogical practices that are rigorous, inclusive, and which promote academic equity. Compensation for this position includes a comprehensive benefits package and a salary commensurate with rank and experience, with a range from $90,000-$105,000.

 Pomona is the founding member of The Claremont Colleges, a unique constellation of five small undergraduate colleges and two graduate institutions located in beautiful Southern California. Students of the Claremont Colleges can cross-register for courses at any of the colleges and have access to a shared library system containing over 2 million volumes. Pomona students thus enjoy the advantages of personalized instruction and close faculty-student interaction in a small liberal arts college setting, combined with the intellectual and extracurricular resources typically found at much larger universities.