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Tenure Track position in French and Francophone Studies The department of French and Francophone Studies is entering an exciting period of revitalization and expansion, with several positions to be filled in the next few years. We are inviting applications for one, possibly two tenure-track position-s, starting Fall 2009. Rank: open The department is seeking candidates whose strong teaching skills and innovative research will significantly contribute to its renewal and to the broadening of the French and Francophone curriculum. We are especially interested in candidates with the ability to make their respective fields of expertise (regardless of the historical period and/or geographical francophone area) relevant to students in a liberal arts environment. Candidates should have expertise in one or more of the following fields: intellectual history and theory, cultural history, social and or political history, colonial France, visual cultures, theatre and performance, trans-national literature, colonial and post-colonial sub-Saharan Africa, France and Europe in any period, French culture in the Americas, gender and/in literature or culture of any period. Through the department of French and Francophone studies, there are opportunities to collaborate actively with several interdisciplinary programs and departments such as the African Studies program, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Humanities, Media, and Cultural Studies, Middle Eastern Studies and Islamic Civilization, Human Rights and Humanitarianism concentration, and International Studies. Candidates’ scholarship and teaching should be consistent with the mission of Macalester College and its emphasis on academic excellence, internationalism, multiculturalism, and civic engagement. Candidates should have a strong teaching record. Interest in teaching for the general curriculum and courses about France in English for the college at large are also highly desirable. Normal teaching responsibilities include a balance of language instruction and more advanced courses as well as participation in co-curricular activities (the department has a dynamic French Lecture Series and programs activities at the French house and in the Twin Cities). Native or near-native proficiency in French as well as excellence in teaching and in scholarship are required. Candidates should have demonstrated commitment to liberal arts education. Candidates should have completed their Ph.D. by time of appointment. Send letter of application, C.V., graduate school transcripts if possible, three letters of recommendation, statement of teaching philosophy in the liberal arts education, description of teaching and research interests and writing sample or preprints/reprints to: Joëlle Vitiello, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of French and Francophone Studies, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, 55105. For best consideration, complete applications should be received by November 7, 2008. The department will interview candidates at the MLA, starting December 27. Macalester College is a highly selective, private
liberal arts college in the vibrant Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan
area, with a population of approximately three million people and
home to numerous colleges and universities, including the University
of Minnesota. Macalester’s diverse student body comprises
over 1800 undergraduates from 48 states and the District of Columbia
and over 75 countries. The College is proud of its long-standing,
mission-driven commitment to outstanding academic excellence with
a special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service
to society. We are especially interested in applicants dedicated
to the pursuit of excellence in both teaching and research/creative
activity within a liberal arts college community. As an Equal Opportunity
employer supportive of affirmative efforts to achieve diversity
among its faculty, Macalester College strongly encourages applications
from women and members of underrepresented minority groups. For
further information about the position, contact the department chair
Joëlle Vitiello (vitiello@macalester.edu)
or visit the College Web site (www.macalester.edu)
and the French Department web site. |
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