Please circulate to those who might be interested:

Assistant Professor of English. Tenure-track position, beginning Fall 2006. Early Modern British Literature (1500-1660): Expertise in 17th century studies and Milton desirable; secondary field desirable as well. Duties: teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, serving on M.A. and Ph.D. committees, directing theses and dissertations, teaching occasional “service” courses, some departmental service (e.g., advising, departmental and university committees). Continued publishing in field and other duties commonly associated with holding a university position. Qualifications: Ph.D. in English required, record of professional activities and publications, and teaching experience. Salary competitive. Minority candidates are encouraged to apply. Send letter of application, current CV, and names and addresses of three references to Professor Marcia Gaudet, Department Head, Department of English, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, P.O. Box 44691, Lafayette, LA 70504-4691. Applications for this expected position, which has received budgetary approval, will be reviewed as they arrive. UL-Lafayette is a selective-admissions, state-supported university of 17,000 students located in the heart of the Acadian-Creole region. The English Department offers the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., as well as graduate concentrations in Rhetoric, Creative Writing, Folklore, and Linguistics. AA/EEO compliant. http://english.louisiana.edu.

Thank you.

Jennifer C. Vaught
Department of English
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
P.O. Box 44691
Lafayette, LA 70504
E-mail: jvaught@louisiana.edu
Phone: (337) 406-9584