Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor (Asian American Literature and Culture)

Description

The Department of English, in the College of Arts and Sciences, at Texas A&M University invites applicants for a full-time 9-month appointment as an Assistant Professor of Asian American Literature and Culture, to begin in Fall 2026.

 

We welcome all qualified candidates whose research and teaching represent an expansive vision of Asian American Studies as an interdisciplinary, comparative, and transnational field. Candidates who can help build existing departmental strengths in gender and sexuality studies, health humanities and disability studies, and/or environmental humanities are particularly encouraged to apply.

 

The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an active research agenda, contribute to the department’s teaching mission (standard teaching load is 2 courses per semester), and fulfill service duties at the departmental, university, and disciplinary levels.

 

Texas A&M’s Department of English is home to an undergraduate major and minor; minors in health humanities, professional writing, and science fiction studies; as well as M.A. and Ph.D. programs. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in the College of Arts and Sciences’ interdisciplinary programs in Africana Studies, Digital Humanities, Latino/a and Mexican-American Studies, and Women’s & Gender Studies. Texas A&M University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and a First-Gen Forward institution. Texas A&M is also home to the nationally recognized Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, and the newly revamped Race and Ethnic Studies Institute. Texas A&M’s Cushing Memorial Library houses a rich collection of manuscripts pertaining to Asian and Asian American communities, histories, and cultural practices. Furthermore, the department’s PhD program attracts a number of students with research interests in Korean and Korean Diasporic Literatures and Cultures. 

 

The English Department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to and implement curricula and programs responsive to the needs of all members of the university community. 

 

About Texas A&M:

 

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment for all visitors, students, faculty, and staff. Multiple  perspectives, talents, and identities are vital to accomplishing our mission (https://www.tamu.edu/statements/mission.html) and living our core values (https://www.tamu.edu/about/coreValues.html). 

 

Texas A&M is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and a Very High Research Activity institution (R1) as classified by the Carnegie Foundation. As an Institutional Member of the NCFDD, the department provides support for new faculty to participate in the NCFDD’s Faculty Success Program and other workshops. One of only seventeen universities designated as a land-, sea-, and space-grant institution, Texas A&M combines academic excellence and cutting-edge research with affordability and a commitment to producing academic, business, and civic leaders.

Texas A&M is located in College Station, a thriving community known for the quality of its public schools, a strong local economy, and a low cost of living (https://www.cstx.gov/our_community/recognitions__rankings). College Station is a two-hour drive from Houston and Austin, and three hours away from San Antonio and Dallas.

 

Qualifications

The position requires a Ph.D. in English, Comparative Literature, American Studies, or related field, evidence of teaching experience, and a strong record of publications.

Application Instructions

Please upload the following required materials to Interfolio: apply.interfolio.com/172921

 

1. Cover letter

2. Curriculum Vitae

3. Personal statement (2 pages) to include philosophy and plans for teaching, research, and service as applicable

4. Three confidential letters of reference.

 

Applications received by October 15, 2025 will receive full consideration. 

 

Contact information: Dr. Mikko Tuhkanen, Chair of the Search Committee: mikko.tuhkanen@tamu.edu

 

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