Assistant Professor of English - British Literature
Lees-McRae College·Banner Elk, NC
- Type
- Full-time
Job Title
Assistant Professor of English - British Literature
Job Description
Title: Assistant Professor of English - British Literature
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 Professor with expertise in British Literature 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, British Literature, or a related field. In addition to a specialization in British literature, we encourage candidates with secondary specializations in environmental literature or rhetoric 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.
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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
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.
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, British 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.
- Previous program administration experience.
- Comparable teaching experience at the college level.
- Experience teaching beginning level rhetoric/ composition courses
- MFA in Creative Writing.