Welcome to JOB LISTINGS for the English Department at Westfield State College.

On this page you will find full descriptions of the positions beginning Fall 2006 for which we seek applications and a brief description of our department.
Send all applications to:
Dr. Glen Brewster, Chair
Department: Department of English
Address1: Westfield State College
Address2: 577 Western Ave.
City, State, Zip: Westfield, MA 01086-1630

With a 12-hour teaching load that normally includes two courses in literature and two in composition, faculty members generally teach one or two upper-level courses in their specialty each semester. The other literature courses may be either period surveys required for English majors or introductory literature courses for nonmajors.

English faculty also have an opportunity, however, to teach in the college's Honors Program, to teach interdisciplinary courses and to teach in the department's graduate program, which offers a Master of Arts degree in English. Click here for more information on the graduate program.

Although teaching is our primary responsibility, English faculty members at Westfield State also remain active in scholarship, in student activities, and in campus service. A special characteristic of WSC underlying all the college's programs is the belief that learning and scholarship are strengthened through outreach and community involvement. The English faculty, therefore, maintains strong ties with segments of the local community such as the school systems, literacy groups, theatre groups, and arts programs.

English majors have four areas from which they may choose: