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CareersWant to share an open position? Send us the details at [email protected]. We are pleased to post any job openings related to the field of children's literature on behalf of ChLA members and member institutions. Please inform our office when a position has been filled so that it may be removed from this web site. Thank you. Please note: All job openings are posted as a courtesy and do not signify any endorsement on the part of ChLA. Visiting Assistant Professor of English Starts August 2024 Required qualifications for this position include:
SLL at UCA houses degree programs in Chinese, English, French, linguistics, Spanish, and TESOL. SLL is home to more than 400 majors or minors. SLL’s English Program offers the BA in English, the BA in English with teaching licensure, and the MA in English. Program faculty are highly engaged in scholarly production and learner-centered pedagogies. UCA English currently serves more than 100 undergraduate majors and 45 minors. Additionally, faculty have opportunities to teach in support of several interdisciplinary minors, UCA’s residential-college programs, and the Schedler Honors College. Interested candidates should apply at http://jobs.uca.edu. Completed applications must include: ● a letter of application outlining one’s interest in and qualifications for the position. ● a CV with contact information for three professional references. Applications are due by Thursday, June 27, 2024. SLL may contact applicants with requests for additional materials in advance of or shortly after that date. Address queries to Dr. Ty Hawkins, SLL Director, at [email protected].
Curator, Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida seek a collaborative, curious and knowledgeable colleague to lead the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature. The Curator of the Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature is a year-round (12 month) tenure track library faculty position, which will lead a preeminent collection known for its exceptional breadth and depth in Anglo-American holdings. The Baldwin Library supports emerging scholarship by actively diversifying its holdings and applying a critical lens to collections and activities. The Curator oversees major endowment funds supporting collection development and programming, including speaker series and research fellowships. The Curator manages materials and access, from acquisition to cataloging and digitization, and engages the UF campus and beyond through instruction, exhibits, collection promotion, and collaboration on projects and work groups. The Curator deepens and expands support for the study of children’s literature and interdisciplinary topics, and engages with faculty, students, and the Center for Children’s Literature and Culture. The Curator oversees fellowship programs which support the research of scholars, librarians and educators in the Baldwin Library, and serves as a bridge between public and academic librarians through the Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship. The search will remain open until May 6, 2024, and applications will be reviewed as received. For a full description of the position and instructions on how to apply, please refer to the George A. Smathers Libraries faculty recruitment webpage at https://hr.uflib.ufl.edu/prospective-employees/current-openings/vacant-faculty-positions/. The University of Florida is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. Applicants from a broad spectrum of people, including members of ethnic minorities and disabled persons, are especially encouraged to apply. Address inquiries to Joe Piazza, Smathers Libraries Human Resources Office, at: [email protected]. EDUCATIONAL REQUIRMENT Master’s degree in library science from an ALA accredited library school or advanced degree in a field relevant to children’s literature or historical childhood studies. SALARY Minimum salary $59,219 at the Assistant University Librarian rank
The English Department of the Faculty of Philology (FB 09) at the University of Münster, Germany, is seeking to fill the position of a Postdoctoral research associate starting 1 October 2024. We are offering a fixed-term, full-time position (100%) until 30 September 2028. Full-time employees are required to teach four hours per week during the semester. Your tasks:
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The University of Münster strongly supports equal opportunity and diversity. We welcome all applicants regardless of nationality, ethnic or social background, religion or worldview, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to creating family-friendly working conditions. Part-time options are generally available. We actively encourage applications by women. Women with equivalent qualifications and academic achievements will be preferentially considered unless these are outweighed by reasons which necessitate the selection of another candidate. If you have any questions, please contact Prof Dr Silvia Schultermandl at [email protected]. Are you interested? Then we look forward to receiving your application by 22 March 2024, addressed to: Prof Dr Silvia Schultermandl Please submit your application materials (letter of interest, CV, copies of degree certificates, a 20-page writing sample, and a sample syllabus for a course on children’s and YA literature designed for the English Department’s Master of Education programmes) electronically in a single PDF file to [email protected]. The Department of English at the University of Memphis is hiring in Contemporary African American Literature and Culture and the position description also mentions secondary specializations in children's and young adult literatures and cultures: The Department of English at the University of Memphis invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position in Contemporary African American literature with a sub-specialty in one or more of the following categories: Children’s literature, Afrofuturism, digital humanities, music and literature, queer theory and literature. The position is at the Assistant Professor level beginning August 2024. Here is the link: https://workforum.memphis.edu/postings/37947 Please consider applying—applications will be accepted through the end of October.We are also hiring in Southern Literatures (with a very open-ended description—potentially could be interpreted as Literatures and Cultures of the Global South. Here is the link to that position: https://workforum.memphis.edu/postings/37930 Childhood Studies Associate Professor Position: The Department of Childhood Studies, Rutgers University—Camden, New Jersey, invites applications for an Associate Professor (Tenure-Track) in Childhood Studies expected to commence on September 1, 2024. The Department of Childhood Studies seeks to hire an outstanding senior scholar whose research and teaching interests address topics and concerns in children's/young adult literary cultures. We are keen to receive applications from those who center racial justice in their scholarship and teaching. We value research quality, a demonstrated approach to the multidisciplinary study of children's/young adult literature, and an eagerness to continue the department's mission of expanding childhood studies at the BA, MA and Ph.D. levels. To view the complete position description, including minimum qualifications required, and to apply, please visit https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/212913 Job Description: The Department of English invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of English specializing in Children's Literature to begin fall 2024. In conjunction with our new Interdisciplinary Research Building, UTEP is developing research hubs to connect scholars across campus around the following foci: Bilingualism, Environmentalism, Health Disparities, and Digital Humanities. Accordingly, we are looking for candidates with an interdisciplinary research agenda that includes one of the following areas of expertise: bilingualism, translingualism, community literacies, critical literacy development, multimodal studies, multimodality and digital literacy, genre studies (e.g., graphic novels, non-fiction, poetry, oral history), LGBTQIA and gender studies, literary and reading theories, trauma studies or Social-Emotional Learning, environmentalism and climate change, scientific literacy development, disability studies, race studies, or the history of children's literature. We are interested in scholars with outstanding research promise and an emerging record of research, particularly those with experience in grant writing and who are prepared to seek extramural funding for interdisciplinary collaborations. In addition to pursuing an active research agenda, the successful candidate will teach courses that contribute to our department's undergraduate and graduate curricula in Literature, Rhetoric and Writing Studies, and English Education. While our undergraduate courses serve mostly preservice teachers, our graduate courses comprise practicing teachers and students in our other graduate programs. Some experience as a K-6 educator is desirable, as is experience working with diverse student populations at the undergraduate and graduate level and/or working with linguistically diverse students. We seek a faculty member who shares the university's commitment to providing an excellent education for all students. Requirements: Ph.D. in English Education, English, Rhetoric, Library Science, or Comparative Literature by August 31, 2024. Active research agenda and strong commitment to teaching first-generation students at a Hispanic-Serving Institution. For more information, click here Tenured Associate or Full Professor in Youth Services to begin January 1, 2024 or August 16, 2024. This position provides an exciting opportunity for an outstanding scholar (in LIS or allied field) with an interest in youth media (print and digital), youth librarianship/youth services, or curation of youth materials to further a research and teaching agenda that will have significant impact upon LIS education and practice, and advance the mission of UA SLIS, which has a strong graduate program in youth materials and services. Position Summary & Responsibilities:
Link to Apply and for Additional Information on the Position: https://careers.ua.edu/jobs/086217f7-e7f8-4448-9c7a-c588390f2f5d
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