Assistant or Associate Professor of English - World Literature

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Position Information

Job Title Assistant or Associate Professor of English - World Literature Classification Title Rank Tenure Information Job Description

Title: Assistant or Associate Professor of English

Term: Full time (9 month) faculty appointment

School: School of Arts and Humanities

Benefits

Lees-McRae College offers a robust benefits package tailored to support our faculty's health, financial well-being, and professional growth. Medical coverage is provided through Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO and EPO plans, with wellness incentives through Call to Health that reduce deductibles and offer gift cards. Dental and voluntary vision plans offer comprehensive coverage, including orthodontia for children and annual eye exams. Faculty receive employer-paid life and long-term disability insurance, with optional voluntary life coverage. Flexible spending accounts are available for medical and dependent care expenses. Retirement benefits include a supplemental plan with up to 5% employer match after one year, with eligibility waivers for prior service. Tuition waiver benefits for undergraduate courses and participation in the Tuition Exchange Program support educational opportunities for faculty and their dependents. All employees are paid via direct deposit.

Lees-McRae is a small, four-year, liberal arts college serving Appalachia and the Southeastern United States. The College is located in the town of Banner Elk in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina. Banner Elk is nestled between two popular ski areas and is within a short drive of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Appalachian Trail. The area is popular to outdoor enthusiasts: skiing, cycling, hiking, climbing and fly fishing are among the many attractions. The college also owns and maintains the Elk Valley Preserve and Field Station and the May Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Please visit our website at www.lmc.edu.

Summary/Objective

The Department of English invites applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor with expertise in global literary traditions taught in English translation to teach courses in literature and composition. The successful candidate will contribute to an evolving departmental and college-wide commitment to interdisciplinary, upper-division undergraduate education. This is a full-time, main campus faculty appointment beginning August 2026. At the time of hire, the successful applicant must have completed a PhD in English, Comparative Literature, or a related field. In addition to a specialization in comparative world literature, we encourage candidates with secondary specializations in environmental literature or ecopoetics to apply.

The successful candidate will be required to teach courses in literature and composition and, when aligning with secondary expertise, may also be asked to teach courses in creative writing. Additionally, the candidate will teach PEAK intensive experiential interdisciplinary courses during a May term on a rotating schedule, which will be paid as a separate contract.

The successful candidate may be trained in the first year to assume the position of Program Coordinator of English. We seek an enthusiastic visionary to help the School of Arts and Humanities revise the English program toward more experiential, interdisciplinary learning outcomes and to work closely with the General Education Committee to implement relevant program revisions.

Essential Functions

Teaching:

• The faculty member will be required to teach 24credit hours per academic year on regular contract. The faculty member will teach up to an additional 6 credit hours during the PEAK Intensive academic calendar on an every- other year basis.
• Course load will include teaching rhetoric, survey courses for general education, and upper-division courses for English majors.
• Teaching responsibilities include but are not limited to: classroom management, student assessment, and assessment of student learning.
• Maintain professional standards of practice in teaching in the classroom
• Meet LMC standards for course syllabi creation and submission, classroom management, use of technology, grade submission, and records management.
• The faculty member is expected to help mentor students in their senior research or capstone experiences as needed

Advising

• Support student success through mentoring, tutoring, and advising. Faculty serve as advisors to students after the first year with the College.
• Faculty maintain regular office hours to meet with students as outlined in the Faculty Handbook.

Scholarship and Professional Development

• The faculty member is expected to continue their professional development and maintain currency in their field through seminars, classes, and scholarship.
• Faculty promote and support undergraduate research opportunities.

Service

• Faculty members are expected to serve on committees of School, College, and Faculty Senate. Faculty are encouraged to participate in service to their community and field.
• Faculty attend and participate in scheduled faculty/administrative meetings
• Other duties as assigned by the Dean of the May School of Arts and Humanities.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Ability to stand for periods of time.

The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel

None required.

Additional Notes

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

To apply, please complete application on LMC website to include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy, unofficial transcripts, and the names of three references with contact information.

For any questions regarding the application process, please contact Deborah Lowery at loweryd@lmc.edu.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Lees-McRae College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity/Americans with Disabilities Act employer committed to excellence through diversity.

Required Qualifications

• At the time of hire, the successful applicant must have completed a PhD in English, Comparative Literature, or a related discipline earned from an accredited institution recognized by the US Department of Education.
• Related teaching experience in English or an associated field.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to consistently multi-task.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous program administration experience.
• Comparable teaching experience at the college level.
• MFA in Creative Writing.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number F042P Open Date Close Date Open Until Filled Special Instructions to Applicants

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Documents Needed To Apply

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Optional Documents

• Transcripts
• Letter of Recommendation
• Curriculum Vitae
• Media File
• Portfolio
• Teaching Philosophy