[ecrea] Tenure Track Faculty Position in English and Digital Humanities

*Tenure Track Faculty Position in English and Digital Humanities*

**

The Department of English at the Rochester Institute of Technology 
invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor 
of English with an emphasis on digital humanities, beginning in August 
2019. The candidate must have a PhD in English or a related field in 
hand by the time of appointment. The candidate must have achieved 
specialization in any method of digital humanities research, broadly 
conceived. We are especially interested in candidates who will 
contribute on a regular basis to multi-disciplinary programs. Applicants 
should demonstrate technical/computational expertise in their area of 
specialization.

Candidates must demonstrate excellence in teaching at the undergraduate 
level and have an active scholarly profile, with knowledge of one or 
more programming languages. Qualified candidates will show success with 
critical and creative digital humanities activity. Candidates should 
also demonstrate a clear plan for pursuing sponsored research. We are 
especially interested in qualified candidates who will exhibit the 
ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the college’s continuing 
commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences.

The successful applicant will be expected to teach introductory courses 
in the Department of English, core courses in RIT’s Digital Humanities 
and Social Sciences program, and upper-division English courses in the 
applicant’s area(s) of expertise. Courses offered range from Literature, 
Culture, and Media, Text and Code, Literary Geographies, Games and 
Literature, Media Adaptation, and Literature and Technology. Our DHSS 
curriculum includes courses in culture, ethics, media archeology, 
multimodal writing and emphasizes projects, capstones, and internships 
or co-ops. Teaching load will be 2/3.

*REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:*

  * PhD in English or related degree;
  * Demonstrated ability to conduct research and create projects in
    digital humanities;
  * Demonstrated ability to teach undergraduate college courses;
  * Demonstrated ability to supervise collaborative student projects;
  * Demonstrate technical/computational expertise, with knowledge of
    programming language(s);
  * Sustainable plan for grant attainment;
  * Ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the college’s continuing
    commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual 
differences.

*HOW TO APPLY:*

Apply online at http://careers.rit.edu/faculty  Keyword Search: 4105BR

Please submit: your curriculum vitae, cover letter addressing the listed 
qualifications and the following attachments:

·A research statement (not to exceed 2 pages)

·A sample project, sample scholarly product, or writing sample (url 
acceptable)

·A brief teaching statement (not to exceed 2 pages)

·The names, addresses, and phone numbers for three references

·Contribution to Diversity Statement

The direct link to a detailed posting can be found here: 
https://sjobs.brassring.com/ <http://apptrkr.com/1306167>

You can contact the search committee with questions on the position at 
(lmhgsl /at/ rit.edu) <mailto:(lmhgsl /at/ rit.edu)>. To receive full consideration, 
all application materials should be received by November 1^st  2018. The 
position will be kept open until a suitable candidate is found.

We are seeking an individual who has the ability and interest in 
contributing to a community committed to student-centeredness; 
professional development and scholarship; integrity and ethics; respect, 
diversity and pluralism; innovation and flexibility; and teamwork and 
collaboration. Select to view links to RIT’s core values 
<http://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/policiesmanual/p040>, honor code 
<http://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/policiesmanual/p030>, and statement 
of diversity. <http://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/policiesmanual/p050>__

RIT does not discriminate. RIT is an equal opportunity employer that 
promotes and values diversity, pluralism, and inclusion.  For more 
information or inquiries, please visit RIT/TitleIX 
<http://www.rit.edu/fa/humanresources/> or the U.S. Department of 
Education at ED.Gov <http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/OCR/contactus.cfm>


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