[nativestudies-l] ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN ENGLISH --- AMERICAN LITERATURE University of Nebraska--Kearney

[Lowe, Shelly]

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN ENGLISH --- AMERICAN LITERATURE

The English department of the University of Nebraska--Kearney seeks a specialist in
American Literature with an emphasis in the post-WWII and contemporary periods.  The
faculty member will teach upper-division and graduate courses in the area(s) of
expertise on a rotating basis; this position also includes regularly scheduled General
Studies courses in composition and literature.  (Base load is 12 hours a semester, with
scholarly reassignment for those who qualify for a 9-hr. load.)

Required:  PhD in hand by August 2009 with dissertation in post-WWII/contemporary
American literature.  Evidence of successful teaching experience, including
composition.  Evidence of or potential for publications in American literature.
Commitment to department service.

Strongly preferred:  Teaching experience in or ability to teach Children's Literature,
language courses (Linguistics, Grammar, History of the English Language), and/or
Creative Writing.