Assistant Professor of English
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Assistant Professor of EnglishAgency
Texas A&M University TexarkanaDepartment
CASE Humanities (English MC History)Proposed Minimum Salary
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Texarkana TexasJob Type
FacultyJob Description
The Division of Humanities at Texas A&M UniversityTexarkana invites applications for a fulltime tenuretrack Assistant Professor of English to join our faculty beginning in theacademic year.
Texas A&M University Texarkana a member of the Texas A&M University System is a dynamic and growing regional comprehensive university serving over 2000 students. Since its founding in 1971 as East Texas State University A&MTexarkana has been known for its emphasis on studentcentered experiential education. Expanding in 2010 from upperdivision undergraduate and masters programs to lowerdivision undergraduate and doctoral offerings the campus has maintained its friendly atmosphere small class sizes and commitment to traditional and nontraditional students. A comprehensive student life program ensures a full collegiate experience for residential students and an annual thematic community engagement program offers educational enrichment for the campus and wider community.
Our undergraduate English curriculum includes two degreegranting programs (a B.A. in English and a B.S. in English) as well as two teacher preparation degrees (English Language Arts and Reading grades 48 and grades 712. Our M.A. in English includes a literature concentration and rhetoric/composition concentration.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a willingness and ability to teach across a range of courses in composition and writing particularly our courses in the firstyear writing sequence contribute to course and program design; provide service to the program department and University; and engage in scholarship that complements existing faculty. The fulltime course load is 4/4.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Possess a terminal degree in English; Writing Studies; Rhetoric & Composition; Technical Writing or English Education (Ph.D. must be inhand by time of appointment).
- Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in English degree programs and core curriculum.
- Advise English majors in the department.
- Work collaboratively with faculty in program development and across disciplines.
- Experience using Canvas or similar LMS.
- Contribute to curriculum and course development.
- Ability to play an integral role in the Humanities Division at Texas A&M UniversityTexarkana.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Minimum Qualifications
- Earned doctorate in English; Writing Studies; Rhetoric & Composition; Technical Writing or English Education (Ph.D. must be inhand by time of appointment)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience teaching courses in developmental writing firstyear composition English education and/or technical writing
- At least two years of teaching writing in a higher education setting (graduate teaching as sole instructorofrecord and adjunct teaching experience are acceptable)
- Demonstrated evidence of ability to teach across a range of modalities (face to face asynchronous online hybrid synchronous online)
- Experience teaching and advising firstgeneration students
SUPERVISION OF PERSONNEL:
- This position does not supervise employees.
OPEN UNTIL FILLED.
To apply: Upload your cover letter resume and 3 professional references contact information with one reference being a supervisor/manager in the questionnaire section of your application.
Please remember once you submit your application you will not be able to revise or upload any documents. If you have any questions about uploading or a revision to your application you may contact .
All positions are securitysensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and employment is contingent upon the institutions verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutions procedures including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.
Employment Type
Full-Time
