Full-Time Academic Position in Literature, Department of English Literature and Humanities – Faculty of Art and Sciences, Eastern Mediterranean University

Job Description

The Department of English Literature and Humanities invites applications for a position to teach at undergraduate and graduate levels.  The department’s curriculum consists of English literature, cultural studies and literary theory.  It is expected that the successful candidate would teach within a generalist framework and have interdisciplinary interests in literature and in other related fields of the humanities.  The department is interested in candidates with a developed theoretical interest in areas such as the following: semiotics, contemporary literary theory, cultural studies, gender studies, philosophy, literary studies, and comparative literature.

Qualifications

The candidates should have a PhD in hand.  Experience and commitment to teaching is expected. Candidates must be actively engaged in research leading to publication and will be expected to contribute to departmental administration, projects, and activities.  In addition, international experience and/or openness towards new experiences and cultures are highly desired.

Please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching success, writing sample, and arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be sent directly to the Chair: Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmet M. Erginel, Department of English Literature and Humanities, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, T.R.N.C., via Mersin-10, Turkey.  For inquiries:  Tel: +90-392-630-1312, Fax: +90-392-630-2770, E-mail: mehmet.erginel@emu.edu.tr. 

Term of Employment

EMU offers a competitive salary. The initial appointment is for eleven months starting September 15, 2008, renewable for two years, contingent upon successful performance.

Deadline : 30 May 2008.


Application Procedure

On-line applications, including full CV with the names and contact information of three references, should be made.