Assistant Professor - Queer and Medieval Literature

The Department of English at the State University of New York at Oneonta invites applications for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Queer and Medieval Literature beginning Fall 2025. Expectations include, but are not limited to, teaching, research, student advisement, college service, and continuing professional development.The Department of English currently has ten tenured or tenure-track professors as well as adjuncts and lecturers teaching a diverse array of courses in literature, composition, creative and professional writing, linguistics, and critical theory. We offer both a literature track and a writing track that incorporates professional and creative writing. Our faculty are encouraged to design courses in their areas of specialty and have the opportunity to teach cross-listed courses with Women's and Gender Studies, Africana and Latinx Studies, World Languages and Literatures, Philosophy, and other departments. About half of our students are dual-Adolescent Education majors. We offer minors in English, classics, creative writing, and professional writing. To learn more about the University and the Department, please visit and include but are not limited to:Teaching courses in:Queer literature, medieval literature, surveys of world and/or British literature, composition, introductory and core literature classes.Cross-listed courses with the Department of Women's and Gender Studies.Other courses in the candidate's area of specialty and other courses to meet department needs.Maintaining an active scholarly agendaService to the department, school, campus, the greater community, and the professionAppreciation of campus values: Sustainability, Service, Equity and Inclusion, through teaching and interactions with studentsBase Salary: $60,000- $63,000 commensurate with experience. Information on SUNY's comprehensive benefits offerings can be found at Qualifications:PhD in English, Comparative Literature, or related field. ABD considered; official confirmation of degree conferral by issuing institution by start of employmentProficiency in gender and sexuality studies with expertise in queer literature, expertise in medieval literature, and familiarity with recent work in premodern queer, gender, and sexuality studies.Ability to teach composition, introductory, survey, and general literature courses.Also Considered:Depth of experience teaching university undergraduates.Depth of experience working with diverse populations and/or pedagogy that addresses cultural diversityAbility to work collaboratively within the department and across disciplines.Experience with experiential or applied learning.Areas of specialization considered include:Premodern Gender, Transgender and/or Sexuality StudiesMedieval World, Global, or Hemispheric StudiesPremodern Race StudiesPremodern Environmental Humanities or Medieval EcocriticismPremodern Disability StudiesHistory of Medicine or Science; Medieval Religion and TheologyPoetry, Lyric, PoeticsRomanceChaucerArthurian LiteratureMedievalismFolklore and MythologyBiography and AutobiographyPremodern Languages, Linguistics, and TranslationOld or Middle EnglishMedieval Geographies and DiasporaTextual and Manuscript StudiesLiterary Theory, including work on Form, Affect, Materialism, and Digital Humanities. Minimum Salary: 60,000 Maximum Salary: 63,000 Salary Unit: Yearly

Created: 2024-11-02