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University of Missouri-Kansas City · 2 weeks ago

Pennington Post Doctoral Fellowship in English (American Literature),UMKC School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Kansas City, MO

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

The University of Missouri-Kansas City is a public urban research university, and they are seeking an early-career scholar for the Pennington Postdoctoral Fellowship. The fellow will engage in research and publication while contributing to the teaching and service missions of the English department, with a focus on American literature.

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Responsibilities

Pursue an active program of research and publication

Contribute to the teaching and service missions of the department

Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in English

Teach courses in General Education and the Honors Program, depending on expertise and departmental needs

Qualification

Specialization in American literaturePhD in EnglishExcellence in teachingResearch agendaInterdisciplinary scholarshipWorking with non-traditional students

Required

PhD in English or a related field awarded by August 2026

Specialization in American literature

Demonstrated excellence in teaching

Evidence of a strong and developing research agenda

Preferred

Experience in interdisciplinary or public-facing scholarship

Experience working effectively with non-/traditional students from varied backgrounds

Benefits

Generous leave

Health plans

Retirement contributions

Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses

Company

University of Missouri-Kansas City

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UMKC, Kansas City’s only R1 public research university, is part of the University of Missouri System.

Founded in 1929

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.umkc.edu/

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (32)

2024 (29)

2023 (25)

2022 (23)

2021 (11)

2020 (9)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$3.4M

Key Investors

US Department of Commerce, Economic Development AdministationMissouri Department of Economic DevelopmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology

2023-11-09Grant· $2M

2023-04-20Grant· $0.15M

2022-09-20Grant· $0.5M