Adjunct Professor: Literary Studies

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools:
The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles

F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

The Department of English at Fairfield University invites applications for an adjunct professor to teach a one or two summersections of English 1010:
Introduction to Literature and Cultural Studies at the Fairfield-Bellarmine campus. Course sections run Monday through Thursday, July 6-August
7. Candidates must hold anM.A. or Ph.D. in English or related field. This position comes with the opportunity to help contribute to ahighly successful academic program that is at the forefront ofimproving access to liberal education. Located at the Bridgeport,CT campus, Fairfield-Bellarmine seeks to expand liberal arts education in an area currently underserved by higher education opportunities. The program offers small class sizes and individualized advising.

The curriculum includes core classes inthe liberal arts which are foundational to Jesuit higher education,as well as majors in professional fields of engineering, healthstudies, business, and liberal arts. Students who graduate fromthis program will matriculate into four-year degree programs at Fairfield or elsewhere, or enter directly into the professions.

Students also have access to support services, includingcareer advising, counseling, food service, technology support, andcampus ministry. For more information about Fairfield Bellarmine, consult the website:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Academic - Adjunct Faculty Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.

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