How to Apply
Follow the application procedures in the announcement. After screening by a search committee, successful candidates will be required to complete an employment application, provided by the university or can be downloaded as a pdf.
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH:
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH (Secondary Teacher Preparation)
The Department of English at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania seeks full-time, tenure-track assistant professor (AA# 20-8-400) to teach English methods, young adult literature, and composition. Twelve-hour per semester load, one half in composition.
Qualifying Experience/Education: Ph.D. in English, Education, or related field by August 2010; experience and/or training in teaching English methods and young adult literature; college or university teaching experience.
Preferred: Secondary English/Language Arts teaching experience, demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations. Applications should establish a strong commitment to the teaching of writing and evidence of scholarly growth.
Interviews at NCTE and MLA. Finalists for the position must communicate well and successfully complete an interview process with the department faculty. Recommendation for hiring requires a majority vote by the full-time department faculty.
Application Process: Submit application letter, curriculum vita, three letters of recommendation, and a relevant writing sample (10-20 pages).
For full consideration, application should be postmarked no later than Oct. 23, 2009 and sent to:
- Professor Stephanie Schlitz, Search Committee
- Department of English
- Bloomsburg University of PA, 400 E. 2nd Street
- Bloomsburg, PA 17815
The university encourages applications from historically under-represented individuals, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities and in an AA/EEO employer.