Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Global 18th -Century Literatures
University of Alberta — Edmonton, AB, Canada
Posted 2026-09-23
Location - This role is in-person at North Campus Edmonton. The Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in Global 18th-Century Literatures at the level of Assistant Professor with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027. While applicants must demonstrate active engagement with the theories and methodologies informing literatures and cultures of the long eighteenth century in Britain, we especially seek a colleague whose work foregrounds global, transnational, or hemispheric mobility and/or exchange, broadly construed. The department has particular interest in candidates with additional expertise in one or more of the following fields: Critical Race/Ethnicity Studies; Disability Studies; Environmental Humanities; History of Science/Medicine; and Print Culture/ Book History. Teaching: 4 courses per year. The successful candidate will also be expected to maintain an active program of scholarly research leading to publication and external grants, graduate supervision, and service. Applicants must Have a PhD in English or a closely related field. ABD will be considered if there is clear indication that the