Assistant Professor of Writing and Digital Humanities

Assistant Professor of Writing and Digital Humanities

The American University of Paris invites applications for a full-time position with a focus on Writing and digital humanities in the Department of Comparative Literature and English, at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning August 1, 2025. The responsibilities will include teaching in the English Writing program as that program adjusts to the rise of artificial intelligence, and contributing to the ongoing development of courses that interrogate the relationship between humans and technology, be that through performance, film or game scripts, fiction writing, digital humanities, disability studies, or critical theory. Participation in either AUPs Writing Lab or its MFA program would be expected.

Qualifications: A terminal degree in a relevant discipline (MFA or PhD) by time of appointment (August 1, 2025) is preferred. Candidates must have a record of high-quality publication and excellent teaching, including excellence in teaching writing. Candidates should provide evidence of successful digital humanities pedagogy or research. The candidate must be able to speak and write in fluent English. While fluency in French is not required, knowledge of at least two languages and experience of multi-lingual environments are strongly preferred.

We are always interested in candidates who can complement and extend the range of languages, literatures, and cultures studied in the department (for example a focus on non-western languages, cultures, and literatures; Slavic languages, cultures, and literatures; Spanish or Portuguese languages, cultures, and literatures); and/or candidates who can contribute to the teaching and study of linguistics at AUP. Candidates are invited to visit the departmental web page to learn about the existing teaching and research interests in the department.

We invite and encourage underrepresented populations to apply. The University is an equal opportunity employer for whom diversity is an essential source of vitality and strength.

The Institution: Founded in 1962, The American University of Paris (AUP) is a small, undergraduate and masters degree-granting institution with a Liberal Arts core, dedicated to the advancement of the Arts & Sciences in an international and multicultural environment. AUP brings together the values of the American higher education system with its location in Paris and Europe. Located at the crossroads of American and European institutions of higher education and research, AUP facilitates its facultys development of an international and stimulating professional network. AUP is accredited in the United States of America by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. AUP has cooperative agreements with USA and European-based universities.

The Department: The Department of Comparative Literature and English houses the writing program, as well as our majors in Comparative Literature and in Creative Writing, and minors in Linguistics, Classical Civilization and Languages, Theater and Performance, Critical Theory, and Medieval Studies. An MFA in Creative Writing will begin recruiting students shortly, for a first class in the 2025-26 Academic year. The department has a proud tradition of excellent scholarship and dedicated and innovative teaching, and many members of the department combine critical research with creative production.

The Position: Candidates should have an established record of publication, and good standing in their field. We require a proven record of committed and successful teaching at the undergraduate level, and evidence of a capacity for academic administration.The candidate will share responsibility with colleagues for developing expository and creative writing at AUP. As part of the Department of Comparative Literature within a small multi-cultural US-style liberal arts college in Paris, they should be open to collaboration and conversation within the department and with the Center for Writers & Translators, the university, and the city. Desirable areas for exchange might include, for example, linguistics, performance studies, digital humanities, disability studies, public humanities, activism, and community projects.

Responsibilities:

Four or Five courses per year in the English Writing Program (teaching the skills of academic essay writing through critical analysis of substantial readings)

One or Two courses per year in the Comparative Literature or Creative Writing major or in the linguistics, Theater and Performance, or Critical Theory minors. A full teaching load is six courses per year

Maintaining an ongoing record of high-quality publication

Service to the department (contributing to curricular development and innovation, collegial behavior, advising students)

Service to the university (participation in committee work, assessment, interdisciplinary collaboration)

Participating in faculty governance, including attending full faculty, department, and committee meetings

Working in a professional and collegial manner with the university community

Faculty at AUP must have a commitment to liberal arts education in a highly international environment and pursue international research and/or creative production. We seek engaged scholars and creative producers and have high expectations of teaching, scholarly, and creative research.