What are the responsibilities and job description for the Adjunct Instructor of Old English, Medieval, and Renaissance British Literature position at Elizabethtown College?
The Elizabethtown College Department of English (School of Arts and Humanities) seeks an Adjunct Instructor to teach undergraduate courses in Old English, Medieval, and Renaissance British Literature.
Job Duties
In Fall 2025, the successful candidate will teach one survey class on all of these periods: EN200, “British Literature and Culture I: 500–1660,” a required course for the Literature Major, and also a key offering in the College’s Western Cultural Heritage Core (WCH).
During the same semester, the candidate will also teach another WCH course in an area that encompasses their own literary specialisation(s).
If the candidate demonstrates excellence in teaching, and a willingness to engage in the wider life of the Department, they may be invited to teach courses in future semesters.
Required Qualifications
- possess an earned doctorate, from an accredited university, in one or more of the literary periods delineated in the job description (ABD candidates will be considered);
- demonstrate a record of quality teaching at all levels of undergraduate instruction (introductory, intermediate, and advanced);
- have excellent communication skills;
- be flexible; and
- be responsive to emerging trends in instructional approaches in higher education.
For full consideration please provide cover letter, CV and contact information for (3) references.
If you have completed (within the last five years) ACT153 clearances consisting of PA Child Abuse, PA State Police and FBI clearances, please also include them when applying.
- Please note, due to payroll tax processing limitations Elizabethtown College can only currently hire applicants from the following states: DE, MD, NJ, PA & VT.
Preferred Qualifications
- the ability to teach in person (although candidates who teach online will be considered)
- the ability to provide courses that expose our students to diverse cultures and world-views (e.g., theatre and drama, socio-economic uprisings, (anti-)colonialism, literary translation, sex and gender); and
- evidence of prior experience in teaching advanced composition.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
F351P
Open Date
02/10/2025
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Diversity Statement
Elizabethtown College is committed to valuing and fostering the diversity reflected in our life together and in the world beyond our campus. We strive to ensure that the members of the community—students, faculty, staff, and administrators—are diverse in race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, ability, gender, gender identity and expression, age and national origin. We also seek to provide our community members, especially our students, with educational opportunities, programs, and services that are multicultural in content and expressive of a diverse life of experiences and worldviews that underrepresented groups bring to the learning environment.
About Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown College, located in southcentral Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is a private coed institution offering more than 60 health, science, engineering, political science business, communications, fine art and music, humanities, and education degrees. Discover more at etown.edu.
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