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University of Oregon, Department of English

Position ID:
Oregon-English-ASIAN [#29274]
Position Title: 
Assistant Professor
Position Type:
Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
Position Location:
Eugene, Oregon 97403-1286, United States of America
Subject Areas: 
English / American Literature, Asian Literature, Cultural Studies, Indigenous
Appl Deadline:
2024/12/15 11:59PMhelp popup finished (2024/11/18, finished 2025/06/21, listed until 2024/12/31)
Position Description:
   

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Position Description

The University of Oregon’s Department of English invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor in Asian American and/or Pacific Islander Literary and Cultural Studies to begin in fall 2025. The successful candidate will have a PhD in English, Asian American Studies, American Studies, Indigenous, Race, & Ethnic Studies, or a related interdisciplinary field. The new faculty member will join an energetic intellectual community with an established reputation in multi-ethnic literary studies, environmental humanities, digital humanities, disability studies, and comic studies, among others. We welcome applicants working on Asian American literary and cultural studies in any historical period and in any field of Asian American and/or Pacific Islander Studies. In addition to the subfields named above, possible research agendas might include (but are not limited to) indigeneity, decolonization, postcolonial studies, comparative studies within the Global South, labor studies, migrant and/or refugee studies, transpacific ecologies, gender and sexuality studies, and media studies (including TV and film, games, and pop culture studies).

Candidates can expect to teach 5 courses per year across three quarters; these courses are typically a combination of introductory, mid-level, and advanced undergraduate, as well as graduate-level seminars, with options to teach in summer courses. Expectations of teaching include mentorship of MA and PhD students and eventually directing undergraduate and graduate theses and dissertations. We especially encourage applicants committed to coursework that encourages undergraduate inquiry and research, supports graduate research and professional development, and speaks to diverse student populations. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to the transdisciplinary graduate New Media and Culture Certificate [https://newmediaculture.uoregon.edu/] and the graduate Politics, Culture, and Identity Certificate [https://socialsciences.uoregon.edu/political-science/graduate-programs/specialization-requirements]. The candidate may also have the opportunity to contribute to efforts in emerging programming around Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander initiatives across the University. The department has an established mentorship program and mentorship resources are also available from the Office of the Provost for faculty at all stages of their career.

We actively welcome applicants from communities historically marginalized and currently underrepresented in the academy.

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Contact: 541-346-3911
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Postal Mail:
Department of English
1286 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1286
Web Page: http://english.uoregon.edu