Assistant Professor of English (World or Comparative Literature and Media)

About the role

The Department of English at Coastal Carolina University invites applications for a tenure‑track Assistant Professor of English specializing in World Literature and/or Comparative Literature and Media, with a 3/3 teaching load, beginning August 2027. The position is full‑time, 9‑month basis. The university may consider employer‑based visa sponsorship for eligible candidates, subject to institutional review and applicable law.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate literature and Core Curriculum courses, introductory literature, and graduate‑level courses.
• Prepare course content, syllabi, and University Moodle/curricular site each semester; communicate with students, calculate and assign grades, and track attendance.
• Conduct research to create and add knowledge in the field or produce creative work; train students in research techniques and creative production.
• Hold regular office hours each week and engage in university‑related activities (committee assignments, meetings, ceremonies, events, scholarly pursuits) per Faculty Manual.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Earned PhD in English, World Literature, Comparative Literature, or Cultural Studies by August 2027.
• College‑level teaching experience.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and scholarship.
• Evidence of successful teaching experience with a focus on one or more of: Digital Humanities; Human‑centered storytelling in an age of AI; early literature (particularly world mythologies); folklore and place‑based storytelling; medical humanities and narratives.
• Ability to contribute to related programs and minors such as the B.A. in Digital Culture and Design, English Secondary Education, Film and New Media, the Joyner Institute for Gullah and African Diaspora Studies, and The Athenaeum Press.
• Engagement in interdisciplinary pedagogy and scholarship, and interest in developing digital or experiential pedagogy and multimodal learning.

Skills

• Strong potential for excellence in teaching.
• Ability to engage world literary and cultural studies in diverse historical, cultural, digital, filmic, and media contexts.
• Capacity to teach undergraduate and graduate literature courses and support related curricula.

Schedule

Full‑time, 9‑month academic year position.