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The Department of English at Elmhurst University, a private four-year university serving 3,300 undergraduate students in Chicago’s western suburbs, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of English with primary specialization in secondary English education or significant teaching experience at the secondary level. A consistent record of scholarly production and publication is expected at the time of tenure. The teaching load is six courses per year. The position starts August 2024.

Elmhurst University is recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education and recently received a Title V grant to promote equity, inclusion, and student success. Applicants should include in their cover letter information about how they would further these goals.

Essential Functions

• Teach courses in pedagogy and in their content-area specialization and possibly courses in our general education program
• Supervision of field experiences in local schools
• Advising undergraduate students
• Collaboration with internal and external constituencies
• Performs other teaching-related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD in English by August 2024 and Teacher Certification in English and/or teaching experience in high school or middle school
• Evidence of the ability to conduct and publish scholarly research in relevant fields
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in education and to mentoring underserved student populations

Preferred Qualifications

• Post-secondary teaching experience
• Sub-specialization in Latino, and/or Indigenous literatures and cultures, British literature generalist, and/or creative writing.