Visiting Assistant Professor of English

Description

The Literature, Language, and Culture Department at Simpson College invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor of English specializing in an era of British literature before 1900. This is a temporary replacement position for an administrative leave and may be extended. 

Teaching responsibilities include 24 credit hours—typically 6 courses across fall and spring terms, and a compressed term in May.  Teaching responsibilities will begin August 2025.  

 Simpson is a private, nationally recognized regional college grounded in the liberal arts tradition and located in the Des Moines metropolitan area.

Qualifications

Candidates should have a Ph.D. or be ABD with a scheduled defense by June 2025. While successful applicants will have the opportunity to teach courses in their area, candidates should be able and willing to teach as generalists in the field of literature studies. Candidates should have experience teaching survey and topics courses in British literature for majors and non-majors. Experience with writing-intensive courses is preferred. Expertise and teaching experience in any of the following fields is also desirable: creative writing, ecocriticism, queer studies/gender studies, transnational literatures, Shakespeare, poetry, and/or literatures outside the US/UK.

 

Application Instructions

To apply, please submit the following documents:  Letter of interest, CV, teaching statement, a statement addressing how your experiences and/or interests contribute to promoting diversity and inclusivity, graduate transcripts, and  teaching evaluations or other evidence of teaching effectiveness. Please have references submit letters via Interfolio or to employment@simpson.edu with ENGLISH SEARCH: APPLICANT’S NAME in the subject line.

Successful applicants will demonstrate a commitment to cultural diversity and the ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Employment will require a criminal background check, which may include—but is not limited to—criminal history, national sex offender search, and motor vehicle history.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. Simpson College is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Applications received by January 13, 2025 will be prioritized. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Simpson College shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.