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Boğaziçi University (TUR) - Asst. Professor, English Renaissance Literature
The Department of Western Languages and Literatures at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor position, to be filled by a foreign national, in English Renaissance literature with a primary focus on Shakespeare. We particularly welcome candidates with a strong background in medieval literature. The successful candidate will teach courses spanning from the medieval to contemporary literature as well as courses in his or her area of specialization. The applicants must hold a PhD in English literature, have a strong commitment to teaching, and have academic publications. Responsibilities include teaching two courses per semester, thesis supervision at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and undertaking administrative duties.

The appointment will begin in Fall 2015 with a base salary currently ranging between 3100-4200 TL per month (after taxes are deducted) subject to a yearly renewable contract, and will include state health insurance.

Please send your CV, a writing sample (around 20 pages), and a cover letter including a discussion of teaching philosophy and research interests in one PDF file to [mailto:llapp@boun.edu.tr llapp@boun.edu.tr]. Two confidential letters of recommendation should also be emailed to the same address. The deadline for applications is October 15, 2014. After the initial screening process, the selected candidates will be interviewed via Skype.

Boğaziçi University is a state university in Istanbul, Turkey. All classes are taught in English. Please visit http://westlanglit.boun.edu.tr/homepage/ and www.boun.edu.tr for further information about the university and the department.

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Kobe College (JPN) - Associate Professor or TT Instructor - British Drama (incl. "Shakespeare and His Age")
1. Position: One position for Associate Professor, or Instructor (Tenure-track: the successful applicant who does not have Japanese nationality will be hired on a two-year contract. Based on screening of work during the contract term, there will be a possibility of tenured employment afterwards.)

2. Field:  British Drama

3. Teaching Responsibility: The successful applicant will teach general English reading and writing classes, “British Literature and History,” and “Shakespeare and His Age” for undergraduate students, and “English Drama” or “Special Lecture in English Literature” for graduate students.

4. Date of Appointment:  April 1, 2015

5. Qualifications: ① Doctoral degree or equivalent level of education/experience in English literature ② Experience of teaching English literature to college-level students ③ The ability of teaching in English is required. The ability to handle administrative matters in Japanese is preferred. ④ Christian or a person with understanding of the Christian educational principles on which Kobe College is founded

6. Deadline for Application: Must be received by September 19 (Fri.), 2014.

7. Application Materials (either in Japanese or in English):
 * 1. Complete resume with photograph and contact information
 * 2. A list of research presentations, publications, and educational and social activities
 * As for 1 and 2, please download application forms from the following website: http://www.kobe-c.ac.jp/letters/jobs/rirekisyo.xls
 * 3. Description of teaching and research interests at Kobe College (two pages)
 * 4. 3 representative publications (originals, offprints or copies). Each of the three publications should be accompanied by an abstract in English.
 * 5. Curriculum vitae with all certificates from college(s), graduate school(s) and work place(s) that an applicant had been affiliated with, and 2 references (names, affiliations, phone-numbers, e-mail addresses)
 * (Additional documents on 4 and 5 may be required during the screening process.)
 * 6. A syllabus of “Shakespeare and His Age,” a course for juniors and seniors
 * Based on this syllabus, the candidate will be required to carry out a 20 minute class demonstration (in English) at the time of interview.

Send the registered mail to:
 * “Application for English Literature Position”
 * English Department Office, Faculty of Letters,
 * Kobe College
 * 4-1 Okadayama, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyogo, JAPAN 〒662-8505

Inquiries:  English Department Office   Phone: 0798-51-8548    Fax: 0798-51-8532 E-mail: [mailto:e-office@mail.kobe-c.ac.jp e-office@mail.kobe-c.ac.jp]

N.B. Submitted materials will not be returned unless requested upon application. If you want your documents back after our screening, please enclose “Cash on Delivery Bill.”

http://www.kobe-c.ac.jp/

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Lycoming College (PA) - TT Asst. Professor, Shakespeare/Renaissance Literature
The Department of English at Lycoming College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in Shakespeare/Renaissance literature, starting in August 2015. We seek broadly trained candidates who are also prepared to teach courses in Classical literature, Restoration & Eighteenth-century literature, and first-year writing and topics seminars. The position carries a 3/3 teaching load with expectations of teaching excellence, research, and college service. Ph.D. in literature is required by August 2015.

TO APPLY: Applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, teaching portfolio, writing sample, and three letters of recommendation. Electronic submission of application materials is preferred. Please reference "English" in the subject line of the email. Initial interviews will be conducted at the MLA convention in Vancouver.

Applications must be received by October 31, 2014.  Post-offer, pre-employment drug screen conducted. EOE.

Postal Address: Human Resources/English, Lycoming College, Campus Box 861, 700 College Place, Williamsport, PA 17701-5192. Email Address: [mailto:jobs@lycoming.edu jobs@lycoming.edu]

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Reed College (OR) - TT Asst. Professor in English and Humanities, Shakespeare
Tenure-track appointment in English and Humanities. Beginning August 2015. Candidates should specialize in Shakespeare and demonstrate competence in the broader fundamentals of dramatic form, theory, and history, preferably at the rank of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will teach two courses on Shakespeare (introductory and advanced) in the English department; a yearlong interdisciplinary course (Humanities 110 on the ancient Mediterranean world) pedagogically focused on the development of analytical and critical skills of first-year students; and will advise yearlong senior theses. Above all, we seek candidates who have a strong commitment to teaching excellence at the undergraduate level and who are engaged in a lively and serious program of scholarship. Ph.D. required. In your application materials, please include a description of how, as a scholar, teacher, or community member, you would engage and sustain the commitment to diversity and inclusion articulated in Reed's diversity statement (http://www.reed.edu/diversity). Please send letter, CV, writing sample (15-30 pages), diversity statement and dossier (3+ letters of recommendation) to Laura Leibman, Chair, Search Committee in English and Humanities at http://apply.interfolio.com/25304, by October 15, 2014. The Reed community believes cultural diversity to be essential to the excellence of our academic program. An Equal Opportunity Employer, Reed values diversity and encourages applications from underrepresented groups.

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 * In response to excellent query by a candidate: "dossier" = 3+ letters of recommendation (note posted by search chair). [posted 08/21/14]

Trinity University (TX) - TT Asst. Professor of English (Early Modern Drama incl. Shakespeare)
POSITION: Assistant Professor of English, tenure-track, with research specialty in Early Modern Drama including Shakespeare.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Teaching three undergraduate classes per semester, including the First-Year Experience. Teaching competencies required: upper-level courses in Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama and lower-level survey courses in British Literature before 1800. Research activities, including publications and presentation of papers; participation in professional and scholarly activities, including attendance at professional meetings. Student advising; service to the department, the university, the profession, and the community.

QUALIFICATIONS: Recent Ph.D. (or near Ph.D.) in English, with research specialty in Early Modern Drama including Shakespeare, with broad-based, survey knowledge of British Literature before 1800.

QUALITIES AND SKILLS: A strong commitment to teaching undergraduates and evidence of potential as a scholar; ability to relate well to students at a relatively small liberal arts and sciences university.

SALARY: Competitive

THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of English at Trinity University consists of twelve full-time faculty members; it offers a major (B.A. Degree) and a minor in English and in Creative Writing, as well as an Honors Program and courses for the Common Curriculum and electives. Trinity, founded in 1869, is an independent, coeducational, primarily residential university with a predominant emphasis on undergraduate education in the liberal arts and sciences tradition. Highly selective in its admission standards, Trinity is rapidly becoming one of the foremost institutions of its type in the United States. The quality of both faculty and students is acknowledged to be among the finest in the country. Undergraduate enrollment is approximately 2,700, including students from all parts of the United States and many foreign nations. An attractive campus overlooks downtown San Antonio, a city rich in heritage and ethnic diversity with a population of approximately one million.

APPLICATIONS: Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, three confidential letters of reference (not to be sent by candidate), graduate institution(s) transcript(s), dissertation abstract, and writing sample, by November 21, 2014 to:
 * Professor Victoria Aarons
 * Department of English
 * Trinity University
 * 1 Trinity Place
 * San Antonio, Texas 78212-7200

Trinity University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minority and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

http://web.trinity.edu/x9627.xml

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Demographics
ABD (early): 1

ABD (will finish this academic year):

Ph.D. in hand (one-year, VAP, Lecturer, Contract, post-doc): 5

Ph.D. in hand (unable to find academic employment at the moment):

Assistant Professor: 2

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Full Professor: 1

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Lurker: 1

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Drama: 5

Poetry: 1

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