JOB ADVERTISEMENT: PROFESSOR AND HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, NUI MAYNOOTH

The University has entered an exciting and challenging phase of its development, as it confirms its reputation as Ireland’s premier university for the liberal arts and sciences. The Department of English is a key academic player in the realisation of the University’s core mission. The University is now seeking to recruit a Professor and Head of English.

The successful candidate will lead the renewal and redefinition of the Department’s role in the University and in the liberal arts and sciences enterprise, nationally and internationally. They will be an internationally recognised academic of vision, possessing a comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and providing strong intellectual and strategic leadership for the teaching of Irish, British and Anglophone literatures in the University. Applicants will have a track record of outstanding scholarship and extensive publication in any area or areas of Anglophone literature.

For more details regarding this position, see http://humanresources.nuim.ie/vacancies.shtml

The completed application documents should be forwarded by email to arrive no later than midnight, Tuesday, 6th May 2014. Late applications will not be accepted.