Visiting Full-Time Faculty Position in English (Nineteenth-Century British Literature)

The Department of English at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a two-year visiting full-time faculty position appointment in Nineteenth-Century British Literature to begin in August 2026. This position carries a 3-3 teaching load, and will involve teaching 100-level introductory literature courses, 200-level intermediate majors courses and non-majors topic courses, and upper-division courses in both British Romantic literature and British Victorian literature. Scholarly focus can be in Romanticism or Victorian literature.

Visiting full-time faculty teach 3 courses each semester and are eligible to apply for support to present at a conference or attend a professional development program through the Provost's Supplemental Research Fund. The College will support reimbursement of relocation costs within its published policies. This position offers full benefits and a salary of $70,000.

The College will not support H-1B visa applications that require the $100,000 employer fee.

QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates must demonstrate commitment to, and excellence in, undergraduate teaching and inclusive pedagogies as informed by current practice and scholarship in the field.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit a letter of application; a current curriculum vitae; a statement on teaching philosophy and interests; graduate transcripts, and two confidential letters of recommendation.

In your cover letter, please address the ways you might contribute to and further the College's mission as a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college.

The College of the Holy Cross uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Please submit all application materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/181048.

Applications must be submitted by April 1, 2026. Interviews of selected applicants will take place shortly after via Zoom. Questions about this search may be directed to Prof. Jonathan Mulrooney, English Department Chair (jmulroon@holycross.edu).


College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 3,200 students and is located in Worcester, Massachusetts-New England's second-largest city.

The College seeks faculty members who demonstrate an enduring commitment to academic excellence and inclusive excellence and who embrace the educational benefits of a richly diverse community. Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in the

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