Assistant Professor of English (Health Humanities and Literature)
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- Elon University
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- Elon
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Job Details
Assistant Professor of English (Health Humanities and Literature)
Location: Elon Campus
Title: Assistant Professor in Health Humanities and Literature
Position Type: Faculty Full-Time
VP Area: Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs
Department: Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences
Location: Elon Campus
Position Summary
The Department of English at Elon University, North Carolina invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor specializing in Health Humanities and Literature, beginning mid-August 2027. The successful candidate will have training and expertise in both the Health Humanities and Literature. A Ph.D. in English by start date and a record of innovation and excellence in teaching are required. Teaching literature and first-year writing are foundational to this position. Teaching will include up to six classes per year, including introductory and advanced literature; first-year writing; and interdisciplinary courses in the Elon Core Curriculum. Elon is a national leader in study abroad and offers professional development and support for candidates interested in developing study-away courses.
Candidates who have experience working with a diverse range of people are encouraged to identify their experiences in contributing to a climate of inclusivity in their cover letters. Elon is a dynamic private, coeducational, comprehensive institution that is a national model for actively engaging faculty and students in teaching and learning in a liberal arts based residential campus. To learn more about Elon, please visit the University website at http://www.elon.edu .
Benefits of Working at Elon
Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences, and perspectives of our community members. As an equal opportunity employer, decisions related to hiring, compensating, training, evaluating performance, are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees. We examine our unconscious biases and take responsibility for always striving to create an inclusive environment that makes every candidate feel welcome. At Elon, we strive to follow our mission, where our employees are empowered to respect human differences, have a passion for lifelong learning, an emphasis on personal integrity and an ethic of service.
Additional Information: To support Elon's teacher-scholar-mentor model, we offer an attractive package of research support that includes a pre-tenure teaching sabbatical, course reassignment times, summer research grants, and funds for conference travel.
Minimum Required Education and Experience
PhD in English
Special Instructions to Applicants: Please attach letter of application, CV, a 1-2-page teaching philosophy, and contact information for 3 references. Reference letters will be requested for short-listed candidates in late November.
Applications must be received by November 2, 2026.
To Apply: To apply, visit: https://jobs.elon.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-of-english-health-humanities-and-literature-elon-campus-north-carolina-united-states.
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Organization
Elon University is a private university located in Elon, North Carolina. Elon has built a national reputation as the premier student-centered environment for experiential learning, with an emphasis on strong personal relationships between students and their faculty and staff mentors. Elon is ranked among the top 100 National Universities by U.S. News & World Report, with a #1 ranking for excellence in undergraduate teaching and #6 for innovation.
About 6,300 undergraduate and 800 graduate students come to Elon from 49 states and 50 other countries.
Elon’s rigorous curriculum is grounded in the arts and sciences and complemented by nationally accredited professional and graduate programs. The 480 full-time faculty members teach in more than 70 undergraduate majors, along with numerous graduate programs in business, education, communications, health sciences and law.
The university includes Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences; the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business; the School of Communications; the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education; the School of Health Sciences; and Elon University School of Law, which is located on a campus in downtown Greensboro, N.C.
Global engagement is central to Elon’s student experience and the university is consistently ranked among the top programs in the nation for study abroad. In addition, 81 percent of students participate in service-learning, 87 percent of students complete internships, 59 percent of students hold at least one campus leadership position and 23 percent of students work with faculty mentors on undergraduate research projects.
Elon is a member of the Colonial Athletics Association and the Phoenix athletics program includes 17 intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports in NCAA Division I (FCS football). Elon also offers extensive opportunities in club sports and intramurals.
Elon’s historic 690-acre campus in central North Carolina is designated as a botanical garden and includes the 56-acre Elon University Forest, a land preserve and natural area for scientific research; and Loy Farm, a center for environmental research and sustainability that includes a solar farm.
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