Academic Positions
available in the
Department of

English

Assistant Professor

We seek a person specializing in 20th & 21st century British & Postcolonial Anglophone literatures for a one-year appointment with the possibility of reappointment, at the rank of assistant professor. Teaching responsibilities include first-year writing, survey, and majors literature courses. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in teaching distance-learning courses. Teaching load is 4/4, with half the load typically first-year writing courses.

Located in the southwest corner of the state, Missouri Southern State University has a mission emphasizing global education and study abroad. Missouri Southern also emphasizes excellence in teaching and looks for faculty compatible with this emphasis.

A completed PhD by August 1, 2010, is required. Candidates should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three recent recommendation letters postmarked by November 16, 2009, to:

Patricia Murphy, Chair - Search Committee
Department of English & Philosophy
Missouri Southern State University
3950 E. Newman Road
Joplin, MO 64801

No electronic applications. We will be conducting interviews by telephone.

Applicants must be lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Missouri Southern is an EOE/AA employer.