Assistant Professor of Early Modern Literature

Job no: 543037
Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: San José, California, USA

Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank as established by the CSU Salary Schedule. Anticipated hiring academic year annual salary range: $88,000 - $ 90,000.
Faculty employee benefits are very competitive for the higher education sector. See the CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s excellent benefits package.

Target Start Date: August 18, 2025

Application Deadline: November 15, 2024 (Applications accepted until filled or closed)

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley and educating students for the workforce in the midst of radical technological changes such as AI, the Department of English and Comparative Literature at San José State University is pleased to announce a search for a scholar of another great period of technological change: the Early Modern period that arose after the invention of the printing press. We seek an Assistant Professor in Early Modern or Renaissance Literature to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in English and World literature prior to 1800. These will include surveys of literature in English before 1680, Shakespeare, and other courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels. The ideal candidate will engage with Early Modern emergent technologies in their research and/or teaching. A developing record of peer-reviewed scholarship, and a Ph.D. in English or related field of study is required by August, 2025.

The right candidate would join a vibrant department that offers BA concentrations in English, Teacher Prep, Creative Writing, and Professional and Technical Writing alongside an MA and MFA program. Ongoing initiatives within the college and beyond include a new Digital Humanities Center, an Institute for Ethical Technologies, colleagues investigating AI from a Humanities perspective, and a systemwide DH@CSU which supports our efforts to provide ethical and equitable futures for the diverse populations we serve. 

For a complete job description and to apply: https://jobs.sjsu.edu/en-us/job/543037/assistant-professor-of-early-modern-literature

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