Assistant Professor - English (Indigenous Studies)

Assistant Professor - English (Indigenous Studies)

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Hiring Department : English

Location : Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID : 1027860

Posting Close Date : November 15, 2024

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU / VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago.

UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges.

By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university.

Recent 'Best Colleges' rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities.

UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

Description :

The Department of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago invites applications for two tenure-track positions as Assistant Professor of English, specializing in Indigenous Studies, beginning Fall 2025.

This hire is part of two Provost Cluster Initiatives on 'The Racialized Body' and 'Social Justice and Human Rights.' We encourage applications from candidates with expertise in Indigenous studies in lands claimed by Canada and / or America, and / or global Indigenous literatures and cultures.

• In addition to demonstrated expertise in Indigenous literatures, cultures, and knowledge production and the 'Racialized Body' or 'Social Justice and Human Rights' cluster areas, candidates' research areas might also include poetics;
• indigenous modernities; early-modern studies, performance studies; hemispheric studies; communications; rhetorical studies;

Black Studies; Latinx Studies; film and media studies; postcolonial studies; environmental studies; gender or sexuality studies.

Located in the heart of Chicago, the UIC English Department is home to a wide variety of student programs and award-winning faculty research and writing.

We are the largest humanities major at UIC, and offer MA and PhD programs in English Studies, Creative Writing, and English Education.

Faculty in English are expected to teach our core curriculum, including surveys of English literary history and theory.

For fullest consideration please complete an on-line application through the UIC job board, including a letter of application, CV, and writing sample by November 15, 2024.

Instructions for adding three letters of recommendation will be sent once your application is submitted. Applicants should identify which cluster they wish to apply to in their cover letters.

To begin the application process, follow the 'create account' link before proceeding to the job listings. Final authorization of the position is subject to availability of funding.

If you have any questions about the position, please email the Co-Chairs of the search, Nasser Mufti ([email protected]) and Manoucheka Celeste ([email protected]).

The Chicagoland area is home to various diaspora communities, some with refugee origins, including Native American communities, the largest Palestinian diaspora in the United States, Hmong refugees from China and Vietnam, Karen refugees from Myanmar, and Ogoni refugees from Nigeria's Niger Delta region.

As such Chicago is an ideal place to pursue such scholarship and UIC is an ideal campus community given the critical mass of faculty and their intellectual strengths in various interdisciplinary units.

Qualifications :

Ph.D prior to start date in relevant area required.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and / or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates.

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