AssociateFull Professor in English and Cognitive Science
AssociateFull Professor in English and Cognitive Science
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The College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University in Bloomington invites applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professor position at the interdisciplinary intersection of cognition and literary study to begin in Fall 2023 or 2024. The successful candidate will hold joint appointments in the Department of English and the Program in Cognitive Science. IU has long been an international leader in research on cognition across humans animals and artificial systems and in the study of intelligence as it manifests in embodied cognition. The Department of English has long nurtured strengths in poetics narratology stylistics creative writing and rhetoric the application of cognitive methodologies to the analysis of cultural artifacts and the study of literature in relation to epistemic transformations in the understanding of human consciousness. This hire builds on existing strengths to position IU at the forefront of new research innovations in our understanding of how human cognition and verbal aesthetics and expression interact. We seek candidates interested in collaborating with faculty across the College (for instance in Linguistics and the Media School) and the Bloomington campus (the Luddy School of Informatics Computing and Engineering) who will engage with the work of several research centers including the Experimental Humanities Lab the Institute for Digital Arts and Humanities and the Center for Theoretical Inquiry in the Humanities. Applicants must have a PhD in English comparative literature cognitive science psychology informatics or a related field and a distinguished record of scholarship teaching and professional experience appropriate for a tenured professorship at IU Bloomington with robust commitment to the interdisciplinary focus of this joint appointment. We expect to hire a full or associate professor but exceptional candidates at the assistant professor level may be considered. To advance scholarly innovation and excellence we especially welcome candidates who will broadly increase the universitys diversity equity and inclusion through their lived experience research teaching and/or mentoring. Candidates should be able to work effectively in a team environment. Review of applications will begin March 3 2023 and will continue until the position is filled. To apply submit a letter of application describing research and teaching activities CV names of 3 references and a 12 page diversity statement to . Letters of recommendation may be requested later. Indiana University is committed to building and supporting a diverse inclusive and equitable community of students and scholars. Bloomington is a culturally thriving and diverse college town with a moderate cost of living and the amenities for an active lifestyle. Questions and confidential inquiries may be sent to Search Committee CoChairs Fritz Breithaupt and Michael Adams . Information about benefits for all employees can be found at The College of Arts and Sciences is committed to building and supporting a diverse inclusive and equitable community of students and scholars. Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age ethnicity color race religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information marital status national origin disability status or protected veteran status. Before a conditional offer of employment with tenure is finalized candidates will be asked to disclose any pending investigations or previous findings of sexual or professional misconduct. They will also be required to authorize an inquiry by Indiana University Bloomington with all current and former employers along these lines. The relevance of information disclosed or ascertained in the context of this process to a candidates eligibility for hire will be evaluated by Indiana University Bloomington on a casebycase basis. Applicants should be aware however that Indiana University Bloomington takes the matters of sexual and professional misconduct very seriously.
The College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University in Bloomington invites applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professor position at the interdisciplinary intersection of cognition and literary study to begin in Fall 2023 or 2024. The successful candidate will hold joint appointments in the Department of English and the Program in Cognitive Science. IU has long been an international leader in research on cognition across humans animals and artificial systems and in the study of intelligence as it manifests in embodied cognition. The Department of English has long nurtured strengths in poetics narratology stylistics creative writing and rhetoric the application of cognitive methodologies to the analysis of cultural artifacts and the study of literature in relation to epistemic transformations in the understanding of human consciousness. This hire builds on existing strengths to position IU at the forefront of new research innovations in our understanding of how human cognition and verbal aesthetics and expression interact. We seek candidates interested in collaborating with faculty across the College (for instance in Linguistics and the Media School) and the Bloomington campus (the Luddy School of Informatics Computing and Engineering) who will engage with the work of several research centers including the Experimental Humanities Lab the Institute for Digital Arts and Humanities and the Center for Theoretical Inquiry in the Humanities. Applicants must have a PhD in English comparative literature cognitive science psychology informatics or a related field and a distinguished record of scholarship teaching and professional experience appropriate for a tenured professorship at IU Bloomington with robust commitment to the interdisciplinary focus of this joint appointment. We expect to hire a full or associate professor but exceptional candidates at the assistant professor level may be considered. To advance scholarly innovation and excellence we especially welcome candidates who will broadly increase the universitys diversity equity and inclusion through their lived experience research teaching and/or mentoring. Candidates should be able to work effectively in a team environment. Review of applications will begin March 3 2023 and will continue until the position is filled. To apply submit a letter of application describing research and teaching activities CV names of 3 references and a 12 page diversity statement to . Letters of recommendation may be requested later. Indiana University is committed to building and supporting a diverse inclusive and equitable community of students and scholars. Bloomington is a culturally thriving and diverse college town with a moderate cost of living and the amenities for an active lifestyle. Questions and confidential inquiries may be sent to Search Committee CoChairs Fritz Breithaupt and Michael Adams . Information about benefits for all employees can be found at The College of Arts and Sciences is committed to building and supporting a diverse inclusive and equitable community of students and scholars. Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age ethnicity color race religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information marital status national origin disability status or protected veteran status. Before a conditional offer of employment with tenure is finalized candidates will be asked to disclose any pending investigations or previous findings of sexual or professional misconduct. They will also be required to authorize an inquiry by Indiana University Bloomington with all current and former employers along these lines. The relevance of information disclosed or ascertained in the context of this process to a candidates eligibility for hire will be evaluated by Indiana University Bloomington on a casebycase basis. Applicants should be aware however that Indiana University Bloomington takes the matters of sexual and professional misconduct very seriously.
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