Job posting -- University of Oregon, Clark Honors College

Katya Hokanson hokanson at UOREGON.EDU
Fri Nov 3 02:12:10 UTC 2006


Position Description:

Assistant Professor of Literature in the Clark Honors College. This  
person will participate in teaching our year-long literature  
sequence, and will pursue an active research program.

Full Job Announcement:

Robert D. Clark Honors College
University of Oregon

Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Literature

We seek applications for a full-time tenure-track position in  
Literature, to begin in Fall, 2007. We require a Ph.D. in a field of  
Literature outside the traditional Western canon, along with evidence  
of superior teaching ability. In addition to expertise in a non- 
European literature, candidates also should be familiar with the  
literary and intellectual traditions of the West, and able to engage  
them in their teaching and research. Comparatists welcome.  Command  
of two languages is required.  Candidates should have a focused  
research program and experience teaching in a setting where writing  
and discussion have been integrated into liberal arts instruction.  
Teaching duties include a year-long sequence for freshmen, including  
ancient as well as contemporary literature, and upper-division  
interdisciplinary seminars.

The Clark Honors College is a select, liberal arts college of 650  
students within a state university of 20,000. It features a  
comprehensive four-year curriculum which combines a broad liberal  
arts education with a specialized major selected from among the  
university's departments.

Interested applicants should submit a letter describing teaching and  
research interests, curriculum vitae, academic transcripts, three  
letters of recommendation, one writing sample, and syllabi and  
teaching evaluations, if available. Ph.D. required by September 15,  
2007. The University of Oregon is an equal-opportunity, affirmative- 
action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance  
with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Candidates who promote and  
enhance diversity are strongly desired. To assure full consideration,  
application files must be completed by November 8, 2006. Send  
materials to Literature Search Committee, Clark Honors College,  
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403.

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