Loyola University Chicago: Assistant Professor in Comparative Ethnic American Literature

The Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University Chicago seeks qualified candidates for an appointment as Assistant Professor beginning Fall 2025. The successful candidate will teach at a research university that has made social justice central to its vision and will join a department with colleagues doing interdisciplinary work in textual studies and digital humanities, critical theory, gender and queer studies, and postcolonial and race studies. For more information about the department, please visit its website at www.luc.edu/english/.

We seek candidates with strong research and teaching profiles in early comparative ethnic American literature and culture, especially early Latino/a/e/x and/or early Asian American and Asian diasporic writing and expression.

• Preferred: Scholars working in comparative or relational race and ethnic studies are especially desired.

• Preferred: Specialists in all literary genres, critical approaches, and topics are encouraged to apply, particularly those in:

o    queer, trans, feminist or sexuality studies;

o    migration studies;

o    labor studies;

o    textual studies;

o    digital humanities;

o    critical race theory;

o    environmental humanities, medical humanities, or the history of science; or

o    revolutionary studies or the Age of Revolution.

• Encouraged: Scholars whose work expands the definition of Pre-1900 ethnic American literature using hemispheric, oceanic, or global frameworks and comparative interdisciplinary methods are also welcomed to apply. This may include comparative studies between one of the above fields and another body of literature from the early modern, eighteenth- or nineteenth-century Americas, Atlantic and Pacific worlds, such as but not limited to Caribbean (e.g., Puerto Rican, Cuban, Saint-Domingue/Haitian, Chinese Jamaican or Trinidadian, etc.), Mexican Indigenous, Afro-Brazilian, or Hawaiian literatures.

This search is part of a college-wide, multiyear hiring initiative designed to hire outstanding researchers and teachers who are reflective of our diverse student body, committed to interdisciplinarity, dedicated to the pursuit of external grants, and appreciative of a Jesuit, Catholic education. As a university that is situated in the world-class, multicultural City of Chicago and dedicated to mentoring a diverse student body, many of whom come from underrepresented and underserved populations, we especially encourage applications from candidates from underrepresented groups.

Duties and Responsibilities: This position involves teaching English-language literature in core courses, upper-level undergraduate courses in the candidate’s field of specialization, and graduate seminars in our BA/MA, MA, and PhD programs. The successful candidate will pursue a strong program of scholarship and engage in service at the department level or above.

Minimum Qualifications: The candidate will have a PhD in English, Literature, Ethnic Studies or a related field at the time of appointment. Candidates for the position must demonstrate clear potential for excellence in research and teaching, obtaining external funding, and student mentorship. The candidate must be willing to support the mission of Loyola University Chicago and the goals of a Jesuit, Catholic education.

To Apply: Applicants should submit to www.careers.luc.edu (1) letter of interest; (2) current Curriculum Vitae; (3) a writing sample; (4) statement on teaching philosophy and experience; (5) statement addressing past or potential contributions to mentoring a diverse student body and engaging a diverse community through teaching, scholarship, and service; and (6) names and email addresses of three individuals prepared to provide letters of recommendation (letter writers will receive an electronic prompt asking them to submit their letters).

Please direct inquiries to the search committee chair, Dr. Frederick C. Staidum (fstaidum@luc.edu).

Deadline: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applications received before December 9 will receive full consideration.

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. The University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce and undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity—including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment—is critical to achieving the University’s mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society. Therefore, in holistically assessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual’s record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degrees.

As a Jesuit, Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago’s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university’s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.