Assistant Professor of French
Beginning July 1, 2016.
We seek a colleague with expertise in 16th- and 17th-century French drama and theater, with an interest in teaching other writers of the period (e.g., Rabelais, Montaigne, Marguerite de Navarre, and Léry), and an ability to offer courses on 20th- and 21st-century French-language theater. A strong secondary interest in other performing arts of the early modern period (ballet, opera) and/or in staging French plays would be especially welcome. The successful candidate would be expected to contribute broadly to an interdisciplinary French Studies curriculum ranging from the Middle Ages to the present. Preference will be given to applicants eager to collaborate with scholars in other disciplines and departments. Applicants should be able and eager to teach at all levels of the curriculum, from elementary language courses to seminars in French and English. We invite candidates to describe their cultural competencies and experiences engaging a diverse student body. The teaching load is two courses per semester and Wesleyan offers a generous sabbatical policy. Requirements: PhD in hand or near completion by time of appointment; native or near-native fluency in French; and tangible evidence of scholarly promise and excellence in language instruction.
Submit a letter of application, copy of graduate school transcript, curriculum vitae, email addresses for three recommenders or their Interfolio information, writing sample (25-page maximum), and teaching statistics and/or evaluations, to http://careers.wesleyan.edu/postings/4893.
For full consideration, all materials, including letters of reference, must be received by midnight October 9, 2015, when the link will close. Campus visits will take place in November.
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