Visiting Full-Time Faculty Appointment in Renaissance Literature

The Department of English at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a Visiting full-time faculty appointment to begin in August, 2010. Ph.D. is preferable, but A.B.D. status will be considered. This position carries a 3-3 teaching load that includes 2 writing-intensive first year courses [Critical Reading & Writing-Poetry], capped at 19 students, as well as an intermediate [Readings in Renaissance Literature] and three upper level courses [Shakespeare (Majors), Shakespeare (Non-Majors), and the Age of Elizabeth], all capped at 25 students. (A substitute course for The Age of Elizabeth, scheduled for the spring, 2011, may be arranged, depending on the teaching specialty of the person hired.) Candidates must demonstrate commitment to and excellence in, undergraduate teaching as informed by current practice and scholarship in the field. Visiting full-time faculty are eligible for travel support and reimbursement of relocation costs within the College’s published policies. All full-time appointments offer competitive salaries and include full benefits. Please send a cover letter describing research and teaching interest, curriculum vitae, a statement on teaching philosophy, transcripts, and two letters of recommendation to Professor Patrick J. Ireland, Chair of the Department of English, College of the Holy Cross, One College Street, Worcester, MA 01610. 

The College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 2,700 students and is located in a medium-sized city 45 miles west of Boston. Holy Cross belongs to the Colleges of Worcester Consortium (http://www.cowc.org) and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (http://www.newenglandherc.org/home/index.cfm?site_id=660). The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action in the workplace.