Assistant Professor, English Professional Writing
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Job Location:
Fairfield, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
20-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description:
The Department of English at Fairfield Universitys Meditz College of Arts and Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of English in Professional Writing starting Fall 2026 pending final budgetary approval.
We are seeking a faculty member to develop courses in teach in and eventually lead the Professional Writing program within the English Department as well as teach in the Universitys nationally-recognized Core Writing program.
The standard course load for a tenure-track faculty member assigned to undergraduate teaching is 3-3 on a semester schedule. We welcome candidates with subspecializations in all areas of Rhetoric and Writing Studies and we encourage candidates whose research teaching and/or service has prepared them to contribute to social justice equity and inclusion efforts that align with the Jesuits centuries old mission at Fairfield University in communities and in their disciplines that align with our Universitys embrace of the Jesuits centuries old mission in these areas.
Fairfield University offers engagement opportunities in all high-impact areas of practice including interdisciplinary collaborations community and workplace engagement undergraduate research international partnerships and writing-intensive teaching. Possible collaborations exist with the Charles S. Dolan School of Business the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies and the School of Engineering School of Education and Human Development as well as with programs within the Meditz College of Arts and Sciences. Salary and benefits are competitive.
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. with an emphasis in professional writing technical writing rhetoric or closely-related area. Ph.D. in hand required by position start date
- Evidence of successful teaching at the college level
- Evidence of an active research program in the candidates area of specialization
Preferred Qualifications:
- Evidence of program and/or curriculum development at the college level
- Evidence of engagement with communities beyond campus
- Evidence of engagement with UX (User Experience) and/or design thinking and analytics
About Fairfield University:
Fairfield University is a comprehensive co-educational Jesuit Catholic university with a 200-acre campus located in the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield CT one hour from New York academic year 2022-2023 Fairfield University moved into the U.S. News and World Reports National Universities category. Consistently ranked as a top comprehensive university in New England Fairfield enrolls approximately 5400 undergraduate and 1300 graduate students pursuing degrees within five schools: the John Charles Meditz College of Arts and Sciences the Charles F. Dolan School of Business the School of Engineering the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies and the School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit identity Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education encouraging critical thinking cultivating free and open inquiry and fostering ethical values.
Fairfield University provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Application Instructions:
Review of applications will begin November 1 and continue until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be reviewed by the search committee. For full consideration please click Apply Now and submit the following materials through the online portal:
- a curriculum vitae
- a letter of application
- contact information for three references
- additional materials may be requested at a later date.
For questions please contact the search committee chair Dr. Elizabeth Boquet at .
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Classroom Experience
- Medical Management
- Library Services
- Pharmacy Residency
- Research Experience
- Teaching
- Higher Education Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Grant Writing
- Mentoring
- Research Laboratory Experience
About Company
Fairfield University is a Jesuit, Catholic university in mission and spirit with over 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students from across the globe.
