Assistant Professor of English
Tenure-track position beginning August 2009, for an individual with a broad, deep knowledge of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition who is able to teach classes on Catholic writers of the Southeast such as Flannery O’Connor and Walker Percy, on twentieth-century Catholic novelists such as Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh, and on Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and the Inklings. The successful candidate will also be expected to teach composition and English and World literature surveys, and may be asked to participate in an interdisciplinary great books program. Ph.D. required. Candidates need to demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence in teaching. Normal teaching load is four courses (12 hours) per semester. Please send letter of application and vita with list of references to Mike Hood, Chair, Department of English, Belmont Abbey College, 100 Belmont-Mt. Holly Road, Belmont, North Carolina 28012. Located ten minutes west of Charlotte, North Carolina, Belmont Abbey College is a Catholic, Benedictine school that educates a diverse student body in the liberal arts and sciences. The College, more than 130 years old, is known for its dedicated faculty, their excellent teaching, the personal attention that students receive, and a friendly atmosphere both inside and outside of the classroom. There is a Benedictine monastery on campus, as well as a basilica. In keeping with the monks’ age-old tradition of hospitality, the College community welcomes newcomers and works together for the benefit of our students--aiming to exemplify the aspiration that our College motto encapsulates: That in all things God may be glorified.
