Assistant Professor of American Literature
Listed on 2026-10-08
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Education / Teaching
University Professor, Academic, College Lecturer, English Teacher / ESL TEFL
The Department of English at Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota) invites applications for a full‑time, tenure‑eligible position in American Literature at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2027.
Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas:
- Indigenous literature
- African‑American literature
- Latinx literature
- Global literature
- Environmental literature/ecocriticism
The successful candidate will be qualified to teach literature courses at all levels of undergraduate work. The candidate would also teach our first‑year composition courses, which share common elements but leave room to be designed around each teacher’s interests.
The teaching load is three courses per semester. We seek candidates who are also pursuing an active research agenda. The position requires institutional service including academic advising of undergraduate students after the first year as well as assisting the department and interdisciplinary programs in curriculum development, revision, and evaluation. Successful candidates will aspire to be part of a diverse community that affirms an abundance of identities, experiences, and perspectives in order to imagine, examine, and implement possibilities for individual and communal thriving both inside and outside of the Department of English.
Concordia College is proud to offer a competitive total compensation package:
- Health Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Preventative Chiropractic Program
- Retirement Plan
- Long‑Term Disability Insurance (full‑time only)
- Life Insurance (full‑time only)
- 13 Paid holidays including the time off between Christmas and New Year's
- MN Paid Family and Medical Leave
- Up to 100% tuition with discounts and scholarships for yourself and dependents at Concordia College and Concordia Language Villages
- Up to 50% tuition discount for dependents with Oak Grove Lutheran Schools
- Up to 100% tuition discounts for dependents with participating partners: CIC-TEP, ELCA schools, and Tuition Exchange Inc.
- Extras: access to athletic facilities, library, fitness classes, athletic events, theatre events, purchase dining on campus, free MATbus rides
- Salary – 55,000. USD Annual Salary
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