Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Global 18th -Century Literatures

The University of Alberta; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alberta's Department of English and Film Studies invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in Global 18th-Century Literatures at the Assistant Professor level, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027. The position is based in-person at North Campus Edmonton.

We seek candidates whose work foregrounds global, transnational, or hemispheric mobility and/or exchange within Britain’s long eighteenth century, with added strengths in Critical Race/Ethnicity Studies,

Job description

Location - This role is in-person at North Campus Edmonton.

The Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in Global 18th-Century Literatures at the level of Assistant Professor with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027. While applicants must demonstrate active engagement with the theories and methodologies informing literatures and cultures of the long eighteenth century in Britain, we especially seek a colleague whose work foregrounds global, transnational, or hemispheric mobility and/or exchange, broadly construed. The department has particular interest in candidates with additional expertise in one or more of the following fields:

• Critical Race/Ethnicity Studies
• Disability Studies
• Environmental Humanities
• History of Science/Medicine
• Print Culture/ Book History.