The English Department at The University of Texas (Austin) seeks to appoint an
Assistant or beginning Associate Professor in anglophone South Asian
literature, with additional interest in one or more periods of the English
literary curriculum. Candidates will also be expected to teach survey courses
in world or British literature. Applicants should have the PhD in hand (or
expected by August 2009), evidence of teaching excellence, and a clearly
defined research agenda that will contribute to our highly ranked programs in
Ethnic and Third World Literatures and to the South Asia Institute. The
selected candidate will be expected to teach at all levels of our curriculum,
to direct dissertations, MA reports, and honors theses, to publish actively,
and to offer service to the Department, the College, and the University.
Deadline for applications is October 1, 2008. Please send letter, CV,
dissertation abstract, writing sample and 3 recent letters of recommendation to
South Asian Recruitment Chair, Department of English, University of Texas at
Austin, 1 University Station B5000, Austin, TX 78712-1164. If your letters of
recommendation arrive after the deadline we will still accept them. The
position is subject to budgetary approval. The University of Texas is an EEO
employer: women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Background checks will
be conducted.