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Call for Applications: Tenure-Track Position, Department of English (Medical Narrative)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:52 AM PDT

Good lord; there's been a sighting of that most rare of creatures, a TT position in the medical humanities (well, to be precise, it's a TT English position with a focus on medical narrative. But still!):

Saint Louis University, a Catholic, Jesuit institution dedicated to student learning, research, health care, and service, invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of English. Demonstrated teaching excellence and research potential required. Candidates should demonstrate involvement in English Education, with research interests in medical narrative and fiction from 1700 to the present. The appointee will serve as the English Faculty Liaison for a long-established advance college credit program (the 1818 Program) which serves regional high schools. The current teaching load is 2/2, with reduction for administrative service. The English Department offers B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. programs, with an undergraduate Medical Humanities Certificate. The person appointed to this position will teach undergraduate and graduate courses. Candidates should have completed the Ph.D. by August, 2011. Start date: August 1, 2011.

Candidates must submit a letter, c.v., and writing sample (15-20 pages)
online at http://www.jobs.slu.edu. Deadline for applications: November 1,
2010. Additional materials may be requested at that time. All applications will be acknowledged by e-mail. Interviews at MLA. Contact information: Sara van den Berg, Chair, vandens@slu.edu. Saint Louis University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer (AA/EOE), and encourages nominations of and applications from women and members of underrepresented groups.

Good luck!

(h/t Lit&Med_ASBH listserv)