Assistant Professor - African and Caribbean Francophone Literature

Date Posted: 07/31/2025
Closing Date: 09/15/2025, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 43526
Job Category: Faculty - Tenure Stream (continuing)
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Department of French
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

The Department of French in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in African and/or Caribbean Francophone Literature. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026.

Applicants must have earned a PhD degree in Francophone Studies or in a French-related specialization in Literary Studies, Cultural Studies, Media Studies, Gender Studies, or Digital Humanities in one of the following areas: French-speaking North Africa, Sub-Saharan French-speaking countries, French-speaking Caribbean, Black Francophone diaspora of the Americas. Native or near native fluency in French together with a strong command of English is expected from the successful candidate.

This search aligns with the University’s commitment to strategically and proactively promote diversity among our community members (Statement on Equity, Diversity & Excellence). Recognizing that Black, Indigenous, and other Racialized communities have experienced inequities that have developed historically and are ongoing, we strongly welcome and encourage candidates from those communities to apply.

We seek candidates with a clearly demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching, and whose research and teaching interests complement and strengthen our existing departmental strengths.

Candidates must provide evidence of research excellence which can be demonstrated by a sustained record of high-impact contributions, such as monographs, publications in top-ranked and field relevant journals; presentations at significant conferences, distinguished awards and accolades, and other noteworthy activities that contribute to the visibility and prominence of the discipline, as well as strong endorsements from referees of high standing. Candidates will have an outstanding publication record and will be expected to sustain and lead innovative and independent research at the highest international level, and to maintain a competitive and externally funded research program.

Evidence of excellence in teaching should be provided through accomplishments in the teaching dossier, including a strong teaching statement, sample syllabi of 100 or 200 level courses; teaching evaluations from courses taught, and strong letters of reference.

Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The successful candidate will have an appointment in the tri-campus graduate unit of the French Department, collaborate with the Center for African Studies, the Center for Caribbean Studies, or the Center for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, and will teach and supervise graduate students in the academic units involved. This position will be held at the University of Toronto, St. George campus in downtown Toronto.

More information on the University of Toronto and the Department of French and its Graduate Unit can be found on their respective websites. The University offers the opportunity to conduct research, teach and live in one of the most diverse cities in the world. The University also offers opportunities to work in a range of collaborative programs and centers of research.

All qualified candidates are invited to apply online by clicking the link below. Applications in French or in English should include a cover letter, a current curriculum vitae, a statement outlining current and future research interests, one recent publication (of no more than 30 pages), a teaching dossier that includes a teaching statement, sample course syllabi, and teaching evaluations. 

Equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to academic excellence as articulated in University of Toronto’s Statement on Equity, Diversity and Excellence. We seek candidates who share these values and who demonstrate throughout the application materials their commitment and efforts to advance equity, diversity, inclusion, and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment.

Applicants must provide the name and contact information of three references. The University of Toronto’s recruiting tool will automatically solicit and collect letters of reference from each referee within 48 hours after an application is submitted. Applicants remain responsible for ensuring that referees submit recent letters (on letterhead, dated and signed) by the closing date. More details on the automatic reference letter collection, including timelines, are available in the candidate FAQ.

Submission guidelines can be found at http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. Your CV and cover letter should be uploaded into the dedicated fields. Please combine additional application materials into one or two files in PDF format. If you have any questions about this position, please contact Professor Emmanuel Nikiema at francosearch2025@utoronto.ca.

All application materials, including reference letters, must be received by September 15, 2025.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement
The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.

The Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics at the University of Cambridge is seeking to appoint a full-time University Assistant Professor in Early Modern French, from 1 October 2024 for a period of three years.

The Assistant Professor will contribute to the teaching and examining of 17th-Century French Literature, Thought and Culture, more broadly across early modern French Studies.

We invite applications from candidates with a record of, or clear potential for leading outstanding research in 17th-century French studies along with a broad-based expertise in early modern French. A particular interest in French Thought, while not obligatory, would be welcome.

It is also expected that the appointee will have the opportunity to participate in teaching and examining at postgraduate level in their field of expertise. The role includes an active contribution to the administration of the Faculty's activities. We welcome applicants with a record of excellence in research, commensurate with career stage, and a strong trajectory.

Full details: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/45559/

Further particulars: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/45559/file/Further+Particulars.pdf

 

The closing date for applications is midnight (GMT) on Thursday 18 April 2024. We plan to hold interviews and selection activities in person during mid-May, subject to change.

Prospective candidates are welcome to seek more information beyond the Further Particulars by contacting Professor Nicholas Hammond at ngh20@cam.ac.uk. On questions of procedure, please contact the School HR team on MMLLPersonnel@admin.cam.ac.uk.

The French section of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Mount Allison University invites applications for a full-time three-year term position in French Caribbean or Francophone Africa/African Diasporic literatures at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor beginning July 1, 2024, subject to budgetary approval.

Candidates must have a PhD in French completed or near completion by the date of appointment. The successful candidate will teach the equivalent of five three-credit courses in the French Studies Program, likely three language instruction courses and two literature courses. Native or near-native fluency in French is essential for this position, as is the ability to teach French language at all levels.  

The deadline for receiving applications is March 25, 2024.  

To apply, please send to the Search Committee Chair:

• A Curriculum Vitae
• Evidence of successful university teaching (e.g. teaching dossier, student and peer evaluations, etc.)
• Three letters of reference (under separate cover)

Search Committee Chair:

Dr. James Devine, Acting Head
Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
49A York Street, Crabtree Building
Mount Allison University
Sackville, New Brunswick, CANADA  E4L 1C7
E-mail jtdevine@mta.ca  Fax: 506-364-2422

At Mount Allison, we are committed to ensuring your interview experience is as comfortable and accessible as possible. If you require any accommodations or adjustments during the interview process, please do not hesitate to inform us. Your needs are important to us, and our dedicated team is here to support you.

Mount Allison University is committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We encourage applications from members of racialized communities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual and gender identities. We seek candidates with qualifications and knowledge to contribute to the further diversification of our campus community.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Canadian and permanent residents should indicate their citizenship status in their application.

Mount Allison University acknowledges, honours, and respects that the land named Sackville, NB is part of the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People who are the historic inhabitants, custodians, and dwellers on the land where our University is built and confirms its commitment to strengthening relationships with all Indigenous people.

East Carolina University – Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Position No. 936029 – Assistant Professor tenure-track
Direct Link for Application: http://ecu.peopleadmin.com/hr/postings/66460

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures invites applications for a 9-month tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin August 2024. We seek candidates in French and Francophone Studies with an active scholarly agenda in the literatures and cultures of the French-speaking African diaspora in one or more of the following areas: Caribbean, Mediterranean, or Indian Ocean, including the diaspora in France and Europe or in transnational and transcultural studies. Candidates will conduct research rooted in the 20th and/or 21st centuries and in one or more transdisciplinary field(s), including, but not limited to, visual studies, environmental studies, ethnic studies, gender and sexuality studies, or performance studies. The successful candidate will be expected to generate high quality (in content and style) publications which reveal consistent research efforts.

We also seek candidates with potential for or demonstrated excellence in teaching. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate language, literature, and culture courses in the French program, general-education courses in English in the Global Studies program, and core and concentration courses for the African and African American Studies program. New courses may be developed and all courses may be taught in face-to-face, hybrid, and/or online formats.

The successful candidate also will play an active role in student recruitment to programs of study within the department and to the African and African American Studies program. Further service to the university, community, and profession is expected.

Please apply through https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/66460.

The Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics at the University of Cambridge is seeking to appoint a full-time University Assistant Professor in Francophone Postcolonial Studies from 1 September 2024.

The Assistant Professor will contribute to the teaching and examining of Francophone Postcolonial Studies, and to the teaching and examining of the French language.

Candidates will have a record of, or clear potential for, outstanding research in Postcolonial Studies, along with a broad-based knowledge of Francophone literary and cultural studies. Expertise will be required in one or more of the following areas: literature, film and visual culture, and history; and in relation to research fields such as Francophone histories of colonialism and enslavement and their global legacies, Postcolonial/Decolonial Theory, Critical Race Theory, and Migration Studies.

Full details: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/41896/

Further particulars: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/41896/file/Further+Particulars+%28AP+Francophone+MT24%29.pdf

The closing date for applications is midnight (BST) on 15 October 2023. We plan to hold interviews and selection activities in person during late November 2023, subject to change.

Prospective candidates are welcome to seek more information beyond the Further Particulars by contacting Professor Emma Gilby, Director of French, at eg207@cam.ac.uk. On questions of procedure, please contact the School HR team on MMLLPersonnel@admin.cam.ac.uk.

Details in link below:

https://www.unfjobs.org/postings/18288

Details in link below:

https://jobs.etsu.edu/postings/20083

The Department of French and Italian at the University of Pittsburgh is currently accepting applications for its MA/PhD and PhD programs in French. Our teaching and research strengths are global and transhistorical, and they are organized into four networks: gender and sexuality, film and media, nation/transnation, and environment. Students have the opportunity to take departmental seminars that focus on a historical period or geographic context and seminars that explore our networks from a diachronic perspective. These research networks extend out into the many departments and programs around campus with which we collaborate, and students are encouraged to take seminars, work with faculty, and pursue graduate certificates in African Studies; Cultural Studies; Digital Studies and Methods; European Union Studies; Film and Media Studies; Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies; Global Studies; Medieval and Renaissance Studies; and West European Studies. Pittsburgh is a vibrant, diverse, and thriving urban community, consistently ranked among the most livable cities in the United States.

 

The University of Pittsburgh supports students for five years by providing full tuition scholarships, teaching and research fellowships, and individual health insurance coverage at no cost. Applicants from underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged to apply as there are additional fellowships available at the University level. The application deadline is January 15^th, 2022.

 

Our department offers a welcoming and supportive community in which students can develop their interests within and beyond the academy. Students are closely mentored by faculty from the day they arrive to the day they graduate through informal mechanisms and organized preprofessional workshops and coursework. Students receive pedagogical training at all levels of the curriculum, and advanced students have the opportunity to teach at the third-year level in courses such as Reading French: Literature, Media, Culture; France in the 21^st Century; and Speaking French: Atelier d’expression orale. Advanced PhD students also gain experience teaching courses in English on gender and sexuality and French cinema. Students also have the opportunity to learn how to teach for study abroad through our summer program in Nantes. Full-year research and teaching abroad experiences are available through our partnerships with the University of Nanterre. Summer funding for research and travel are available at the departmental, college, and university levels.

Details below:

GeorgiaState_LecturerinFrench_2021.pdf

Details in link below:

https://jobs.rhodes.edu/postings/3646