Wofford College’s Department of English Language and Literature seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Global and Anglophone Literatures of the long 19th century to begin Fall 2027.

EXPECTATIONS

Wofford’s faculty teach a 3-1-3 load. The “1” indicates the January Interim term, during which professors may travel with students or teach on a variety of topics using experiential teaching methods. All department members are expected to advise students on a regular basis. They are also expected to be present for regular departmental activities and to help with college-wide service work. Wofford faculty are teacher-scholars with a focus on undergraduate teaching and advising and a commitment to the liberal arts.

QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants will have a Ph.D. in English Literature, Comparative Literature, or a related field by the beginning of the appointment. Preferred subfields include British literature, global Indigenous literatures, transnational literatures, or literary theory. The incoming faculty member will teach a first-year seminar in the Liberal Arts, introductory courses in English, and advanced courses in British literature and their area of specialty. We are particularly interested in applicants whose pedagogy or scholarship addresses Wofford's core values as expressed in our Mission Statement.

APPLICATION

All applicants must include the following materials:

• A letter of application that addresses how the candidate is prepared to meet the specific needs of Wofford’s English department, why they want to teach at a small liberal arts college, and how they can contribute to Wofford College’s mission and core values;
• Acurriculum vitae
• A graduate transcript (unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the initial application); and
• A pedagogical statement that describes how their approach to undergraduate teaching would contribute to the college’s goal of creating a richly diverse and welcoming educational environment for both majors and non-majors

Candidates who make it through the first round of interviews will be asked also to provide professional recommendations, teaching materials, and writing samples.

All application materials should be uploaded through the Wofford College Workday portal at https://wofford.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Wofford

Applications received by November 1 will receive full consideration. The first round of interviews will be conducted via Microsoft TEAMS, and on-campus visits will take place in January/February.

Please contact the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Natalie Grinnell, with questions at [email protected]

ABOUT WOFFORD COLLEGE

Wofford College, established in 1854, is a private liberal arts residential college located a few blocks north of downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina. Wofford offers 27 major fields of study to a student body of nearly 1,800 undergraduates and is nationally known for the strength of its academic program, outstanding faculty, and study abroad participation. Wofford is home to one of the nation’s 290 Phi Beta Kappa chapters. The college community supports 19 NCAA Division I athletics teams and numerous student organizations, including honor societies, professional organizations, faith-based organizations, Greek life, and club sports.

SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA

Spartanburg is located in upstate South Carolina, 30 miles east of Greenville, South Carolina, an hour from Charlotte, North Carolina, and three hours east of Atlanta, Georgia. Historic Charleston and the South Carolina coast are three hours away, and Wofford sits an hour south of the artistic, culinary hub of Asheville, North Carolina. Spartanburg is a growing, diverse community that supports six college and university campuses along with numerous civic arts and cultural associations. It became the first city in South Carolina to join the Government Alliance on Race and Equity and, in 2012, became one of five cities nationally to participate in the 10-year Wellville program, a national nonprofit initiative dedicated to improving equitable well-being in U.S. cities. Spartanburg and Wofford partner on multiple community equity initiatives, including the Northside Initiative, which has brought together a diverse group of citizens to revitalize a neighborhood in ways that don’t reproduce the harm of earlier urban renewal programs.

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