The English Language and Literature Department of Christendom Collegeinvites applications for a full-time position as an Assistant orAssociate Professor,to be determined by qualifications, beginning August 15, 2027. While preferencemay be shown for applicants with ascholarly focus on modern British and/orAmerican literature, we seek a candidate who can teach any of the literature coursesin the corecurriculum, which examines literature from Homer and Virgil toDostoevsky and Flannery O'Connor. While preference may be shown forapplicantswho hold the Ph. D., we will also consider Ph. D. candidates who can demonstrateteaching excellence. Located inVirginia's Shenandoah Valley, Christendom College is a RomanCatholic, four-year, liberal arts college dedicated to restoring all things inChrist through academic excellence and fidelity to the Magisterium. For moreinformation on the purpose, values, and curriculum of both theCollege and thedepartment, please visit the Christendom College website: www.christendom.edu , orthe departmentalwebpage: www.christendom.edu/academics/majors-minors/english/ . Theteaching load is fourcourses per semester, but the successful candidate, when pursuingscholarship, may be eligible for a reduced load,subject to approval by theVPAA. The candidateshould be strongly committed to undergraduate teaching and eager to join acommunity that isguided by the complementary lights of faith and reason. Inaccordance with the Apostolic Constitution Ex corde Ecclesiae , allfacultyof the College annually profess an Oath of Fidelity to the Magisteriumbefore the local Ordinary as a voluntary act.

Applicantsshould provide:

(1) current curriculum vitae; (2) a letter ofapplication that includes a statement of how the candidate will contribute tothe Missionof Christendom College ; (3) allgraduate and undergraduate transcripts; (4)a sample of the candidate's scholarly writing; and (5) three letters ofrecommendation whichattest to the candidate's scholarship, teaching ability,and character. All application materials or questions should be sentelectronicallyto Professor Trey Stanford, Chair of the Department of EnglishLanguage and Literature, at tstanford@christendom.edu .Review of applications will begin November 15, 2026, and willcontinue untilthe position is filled. Christendom College does not discriminate against any applicant or studenton the basis ofrace, sex, or national origin. Graduate and undergraduate transcripts should also besent directly to: Dr. Kevin Tracy VicePresident for Academic Affairs Christendom College 134 Christendom Drive Front Royal, VA 22630