The English Department at Emory University invites applications for the following tenured or tenure-track position.  Medievalists in general are well-suited to digital textual analysis.  Job description below:

Deadline: November 02, 2018
Date Posted: August 30, 2018
Type: Tenured, tenure track
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Employment Type: Full-time

The Department of English and the Institute for Quantitative Theory and Methods at Emory University invite applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty member in English with a specialization in quantitative methods of literary analysis to begin fall 2019. Required: PhD by time of appointment.  We seek an exceptional, active researcher in any area of English-language literary history with strong interdisciplinary experience. The successful applicant will teach courses in literary study, digital humanities, and quantitative methods at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. We are especially interested in applicants with expertise in computational analysis/cultural analytics/text mining. To apply, please include the following: cover letter, CV, teaching statement, three letters of recommendation, and a 20-25-page writing sample to Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/53931 . A reflection upon your experience and vision regarding the teaching and mentorship of students from diverse backgrounds should be included in either your teaching statement or your cover letter.   In your cover letter, please address your quantitative training/skill set and your vision of how the humanities and quantitative analysis can enrich one another. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2018; applications received up to Nov. 2 will be given full consideration. Initial interviews will be conducted via video conferencing.

Emory University is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

See https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000440323-01 to apply.