Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature

The Department of Comparative Literature, Brown University; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Comparative Literature at Brown University invites applications for an assistant professorship in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French and/or Francophone and Comparative Literature, to begin July 1, 2027. Candidates should justify their comparative focus and show excellence in scholarship and teaching.

Applicants must hold or be near Ph.D. completion in Comparative Literature, French and/or Francophone Literature, or a related field, with expertise in 19th-century

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, French/Francophone Literature, or related field.
• Expertise in nineteenth-century French literature.
• Proficiency in at least two languages, with strong knowledge of French.
• Scholarly work should be comparative and include a second literary tradition.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and publish in relevant journals and presses.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in nineteenth- and twentieth-century French/Francophone literature and in comparative literature.
• Mentor and advise students; contribute to department and program service.

Skills

French language proficiency

English language proficiency

Comparative literature

University teaching

Education

Ph.D. in Comparative Literature or related field

Job description

The Department of Comparative Literature of Brown University invites applications for an assistant professorship in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French and/or Francophone and Comparative Literature, to begin July 1, 2027. Applicants will have been trained not only in French and/or Francophone literature but also in a comparable literary tradition in another language. While the language and period of the second literature are open, candidates should justify their comparative focus in their applications.

Applicants should hold or be on the cusp of attaining a Ph.D. in the fields of Comparative Literature, French and/or Francophone Literature, or a related field, with expertise in nineteenth-century French literature. Applicants must demonstrate excellence in scholarship and teaching, and a professional-level command of at least two languages; in particular, applicants must demonstrate a responsible knowledge of the French/Francophone novel from about 1820 to about 1920. Applicants should also have expertise in a second literary tradition, and their scholarship should be comparative in nature.