The Department of Africana Studies at Wellesley College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Comparative English Literature with a focus on African American Literature, to begin in Fall 2027. We seek applicants trained and qualified to teach in one or more of the following areas: African American literary traditions, Black Women Writers, Harlem Renaissance, Urban Realism, Black Arts Movement, Afro-Futurism, Contemporary Fiction, Memoir, or African American Gothic. We also deeply value the ability to teach courses that include authors and works from the larger African diaspora such as African literature and Caribbean Literature. As a deeply interdisciplinary department, we welcome a variety of disciplinary and methodological engagements appropriate to Comparative Literature and Africana Studies broadly conceived. The successful candidate will offer four courses per year, conduct rigorous research with a trajectory toward a strong publication record, demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching, as well as a commitment to liberal arts education.