Dear fellow-medievalists,
Below is a *preliminary, draft* version of the upcoming advertisement
for our new Chair. Please note that in spite of the preferred field
being modern, the best (resarech-bearing) candidate will be appointed,
if a suitable candidate in medieval or Shakespeare presents.
If this appointment is not medieval, there will shortly be a
Lectureship or even a Senior Lectureship in Medieval Literature
(mainly Middle English) advertised---my "replacement" as I am taking
ER at the end of July and moving to part-time research only.
Please feel free to disseminate this information.
DRAFT ADVERTISEMENT
The School of English at the Unviersity of Exeter, Devon, UK,
seeks applications for a new Chair. The field is open to the
best candidate, but specialism in Twentieth Century would be
especially welcome. The successful candidate will be prominent
in the academic community, have a distinguished list of publications,
and be willing, after a suitable length of time, to head a medium-size
and expanding department. Professors with administrative experience
are encouraged to apply, as are Senior Lecturers and Readers with
ambition and vision. The School has strong research groupings in Language
and Medieval, 18C, 19C, and Cinema; runs professional graduate programmes;
is committed to interdisciplinary studies and cultural theory; and received
an 'excellent' in the last Teaching Quality Assessment. To be in post by 1
September. Salary ________. Further particulars available from
_______. CV's and the names and addresses of 3 referees to
_________ by 15 April.
DRAFT FURTHER PARTICULARS
Applications are invited for a Chair in the School of English.
The field is open to the best candidate, although if candidates
are equally qualified the School's need in 20C literature and
culture will be taken into consideration. This appointment
is part of a recent expansion of the School that began with
the appointments of Professor Regenia Gagnier, from Stanford,
to the position of Director of Research, and of Dr. Duncan Petrie,
from the British Film Institute, as Director of the University's new
Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Film and Popular Culture.
In 1997-98, the School is appointing the new Chair, a lecturer in
Victorian literature and culture, and a lecturer in cinema studies.
In 1998-99, the School will appoint two further lecturers and a new
curator for the Centre. These 6 new appointments represent substantial
investment by the University in the School of English.
While being expected to undertake a reasonable amount of
teaching and supervision at undergraduate and graduate
levels, the new Chair would be primarily expected to work
with Professor Gagnier and the Head of School, Peter New,
in developing the research strengths of the School while
maintaining its excellence in teaching. The appointee may
also be elected to head the School when the current Head's
term expires in 2000.
The School has 23 staff members; 379 undergraduates plus 21
one-year students from abroad; 52 research students and 41
MA's; numbers consistent with the University's national
ranking as third most popular university among
undergraduates. [Personnel should check this. I read it in
the campus newspaper last autumn.] A statement describing
the School's research from its Postgraduate Prospectus is
attached, as is a list of staff research interests, and
some samples of taught courses. Currently, the School's
strongest research clusters are in Language and Medieval,
18C, 19C, Gender, and Cinema Studies, although there are
strong individual researchers in the Renaissance and other
fields. The taught MA's are Criticism and Theory, the
History and Literature of Witchcraft (with the Department
of History and Archaeology), the History of Cinema and
Popular Culture, and Lexicography. The University has an
established interdisciplinary MA in Women's Studies, to
which members of the School make substantial contributions,
and an interdisciplinary MA programme in Medieval Culture
is about to be co-ordinated. Encouraged by a large number
of distinguished writers in the area, Exeter is also
planning a future MA in creative writing. The
undergraduate degrees, both single and combined honours,
give students considerable flexibility across the
traditional historical fields of English literary study
while recognising the ways that these fields have been
transformed by recent critical practices such as feminist
theory, postcolonial studies, and theory of race and
ethnicity. Undergraduates receive a common first-year
foundation in literary history and critical theory. The
second year combines base and optional courses. The third
year combines options generated by staff research and the
student's dissertation.
Staff normally teach six seminar hours/week plus some
lecturing. The teaching year consists of three terms of 10
weeks, 9 weeks (plus 1 reading week), and 3 weeks, with
examining during Trinity term. Academic staff are normally
allowed one term salaried research leave in every seven
terms. In addition, Exeter provides skilled advice and
support for applicants to external funding bodies, and the
University Research Committee provides internal grants on a
competitive basis. Recently the Research Committee has
"bought out" teaching of a number of staff so that they
could complete long-term research projects. Finally, the
School's own Research Committee offers travel allowances
and small grants for professional expenses.
Any requests for further information about the School
should be addressed in the first instance to the School
Administrative Officer, Kath Dawson (email
[log in to unmask]; phone 01392 - 264267; fax 01392 -
264361). Requests for further information about the post
should be addressed to the Head of School, Peter New (email
[log in to unmask]; phone 01392 - 264264; fax 01392 -
264361). Email enquiries are preferred.
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Professor Avril Henry
School of English & American Studies
Queen's Building
Queen's Drive
University of Exeter
EXETER
Devon
UK
EX4 4QH
Tel: 01392-264252
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Professor Avril Henry
School of English & American Studies
Queen's Building
Queen's Drive
University of Exeter
EXETER
Devon
UK
EX4 4QH
Tel: 01392-264252
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