Department of English - Assistant Professor (The Novel)

California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. Opened in 1965 and set at the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino mountains, the university serves approximately 19,000 students. CSUSB is a federally recognized minority-serving and Hispanic-serving institution that reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has the most diverse student population of any university in the Inland Empire: 74 percent of its students are members of underrepresented groups, 80 percent are first-generation, and 56 percent are Pell eligible.

CSUSB employs 467 full-time faculty and offers 48 undergraduate, 35 graduate, and one doctoral degree programs and 14 academic programs with national accreditation. At CSUSB, diversity, equity and inclusion are values central to our mission. We recognize that diversity and inclusion in all its forms are necessary for our institutional success. By fully leveraging our diverse experiences, backgrounds and insights, we inspire innovation, challenge the status quo and create better outcomes for our students and community. As part of CSUSB’s commitment to hire, develop and retain a diverse faculty, we offer a variety of networking, mentoring and development programs for our junior faculty. We are committed to building and sustaining a CSUSB community that is supportive and inclusive of all individuals. Qualified applicants with experience in ethnically diverse settings and/or who demonstrate a commitment to serving diverse student populations are strongly encouraged to apply.

About the role

The Department of English at California State University, San Bernardino invites applications from a diverse group of qualified applicants for a tenure-track position at the level of Assistant Professor to begin August 2027. We seek a specialist in The Novel who would also regularly teach classes in the core of our major, such as Historical Approaches to Literature and Analysis of Fiction and Nonfiction. Secondary areas of expertise are welcome. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and master’s level courses in a large, dynamic English department that includes Linguistics, Literature, Rhetoric and Composition, and Creative Writing. Applicants should show evidence of commitment to teaching diverse literatures and employing inclusive pedagogies. Additionally, we encourage applicants with an interest in linking their scholarship and/or teaching to public-facing projects or community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Teach a range of undergraduate and master’s courses based on their sub-specialization and departmental programmatic needs.
• Standard teaching assignment is four classes per semester, with a reduced assignment for the first two years.
• Demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring a diverse student population and to working effectively with faculty, staff, and students across a wide range of disciplines.

Requirements

• A PhD in English Literature, Comparative Literature, or a closely related field is required by time of appointment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Evidence of promise in professional activities (including record of publication).
• Evidence of a commitment to excellence in teaching.
• Evidence of a commitment to service to the University and the larger community.

Special Conditions

• The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
• Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with CSUSB. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment.
• CSUSB cannot deny an applicant a position solely or in part due to a criminal conviction history until it has performed an individualized assessment and linked the relevant conviction history with specific job duties in the position being sought.
• Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that CSUSB has designated as sensitive.
• For health and well-being, CSUSB is a smoke & tobacco-free campus.

About The Department

The Department of English offers a Bachelor of Arts in English, with concentrations in Literature, Creative Writing, Linguistics, and Rhetoric and Writing Studies; a Bachelor of Science in Computational Linguistics and AI; a Bachelor of Science in Speech Language Pathology; and a Master of Arts in English and Writing Studies with concentrations in Linguistics, Literature, Composition and Rhetoric, as well as Pedagogy and Public & Professional Writing. In addition, we offer minors in English, Border Studies, Creative Writing, Multimedia Storytelling, Disability Studies, Speech Language Pathology, and English Teacher Preparation; as well as certificates in Creative Writing, Public and Professional Writing, TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) and Teaching Writing. The Department also sponsors an annual literary journal, The Pacific Review.

More information regarding CSUSB's Department of English.

Pay

• Assistant Professor (Range 3): $6,221 – $13,224 per month
• Associate Professor (Range 4): $6,825 – $14,523 per month
• Professor (Range 5): $8,593 – $15,211 per month

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