Assistant Professor, French

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** Assistant Professor, French##
** Department:
** World Languages and Cultures##
** College/Division:
** College Of Liberal Arts And Sciences
** Primary Job Posting

Location:

** Macon, GA 31207
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** Job Details:
** The Department of World Languages and Cultures in Mercer University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position to start August 1, 2026.
** Responsibilities**:

Responsibilities include teaching 21 hours per academic year at the undergraduate level of French language, culture, and literature, and in one of the College’s signature foundational programs (Great Books or Integrative Studies); advising French majors and minors; engaging in scholarship; creating and supervising academic opportunities for students beyond the classroom; and contributing to the department and the College through service. We particularly welcome candidates who demonstrate the potential for excellent undergraduate teaching;

the capacity for ongoing peer-reviewed scholarship; a desire to be an active citizen in our department and College; a commitment to or interest in the liberal arts; willingness to engage students outside the classroom in activities such as undergraduate research, service projects, or internships; and readiness to develop or implement pedagogies that promote the learning of students of all backgrounds.
** Qualifications**:

A PhD. from an accredited college/university in French or closely related field is required. ABD candidates will be considered at the rank of Instructor until a Ph.D. is obtained. Candidates must demonstrate native or near-native proficiency in French and English and excellence in teaching. College teaching experience is strongly desired, as is a commitment to teaching innovative courses in French.

Research specialization is open, but preferred qualifications include ability to teach one of the following courses:
French Civilization, Survey of French Literature, History of French Cinema, or French and Medicine:
Literature and Practice.
** Additional Information:
** Founded in 1833, Mercer University is a dynamic and comprehensive center of undergraduate, graduate and professional education. With more than 9,200 students enrolled in 12 schools and colleges, on major campuses in Macon and Atlanta; medical school sites in Macon, Savannah and Columbus; and at regional academic centers in Henry and Douglas counties, Mercer is ranked among the top tier and best values of national research universities by
* U.S. News & World Report*. The Mercer Health Sciences Center includes the University’s School of Medicine and Colleges of Nursing, Health Professions and Pharmacy. Mercer is affiliated with six teaching hospitals – Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center and Piedmont Macon Medical Center in Macon;
Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah;
Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital and St. Francis-Emory Healthcare in Columbus; and SGMC Health in Valdosta. The University also has an educational partnership with Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins. It operates an academic press and a performing arts center in Macon and an engineering research center in Warner Robins. Mercer Medicine, the clinical faculty practice of the School of Medicine, is based in Macon and operates additional clinics in Sumter, Clay, Putnam, Harris, Taylor and Glynn counties.

Mercer is one of only 293 institutions nationwide to shelter a chapter of The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society; one…