Assistant/Associate Professor of English, Writing Studies

Texas A&M University System • Corpus Christi, TX

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About The Position

The Department of English at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi invites applications for a 9-month, tenure-track faculty position in Rhetoric and Composition, beginning Fall 2027. The appointment may be made at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, depending on the candidate’s qualifications, expertise, and professional experience. The department seeks an experienced writing program administrator to support its First-Year Writing Program, with an excellent teaching record and an active, current scholarly agenda in writing program administration.

Teaching expectations include a 3/3 course load, not including course release time for program administration. Courses will include first-year writing and upper-division undergraduate writing studies. The successful candidate may also teach graduate courses and mentor students in the English MA program. Administrative responsibilities, when included in the appointment, involve developing and assessing writing curricula and outcomes and initiating faculty-development opportunities that support writing pedagogy.

The Department of English offers undergraduate emphases in Writing and Literary Studies, curricula for secondary English certification, certificates in Writing for Non-Profits, social media, and TESOL, and minors in Technical and Professional Writing, Creative Writing, and Literary Studies. Its interdisciplinary generalist MA in English requires advanced study in Writing Studies, Literary Studies, and Applied Linguistics.

The university’s first-year writing program draws on research about writing, learning, and students’ needs as writers. It connects writing instruction to students’ majors and the demands of other first-year courses, and helps students understand writing, language, and rhetoric as multifaceted and evolving so they can use them to pursue their goals.

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi is a Hispanic- and Minority-Serving R2 doctoral research institution and part of the Texas A&M System. The university is located on an island on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Rhetoric and Composition, Writing Studies, or a related discipline.
• Record of active scholarly production or research in, or related to, writing program administration.
• Record of quality teaching in Writing Studies, First-Year Writing, and/or Technical and Professional Writing.
• Demonstrated experience in writing program administration.
• For appointment at Associate Professor rank: five years of full-time university faculty experience, including at least four years at the rank of assistant professor; related professional experience may substitute in rare cases.

Nice To Haves

• Evidence of culturally responsive pedagogy, especially at a regional university designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution.
• Evidence of ability to teach in face-to-face and online modalities.
• Experience teaching and advising first-generation students and historically underserved communities.
• Experience establishing and assessing writing program outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Teach a 3/3 course load of first-year writing and upper-division undergraduate courses in writing studies, with course-release time excluded for program administration.
• Support the First-Year Writing Program through writing program administration.
• Develop and assess writing curricula and program outcomes when administrative duties are part of the appointment.
• Initiate faculty-development opportunities to support writing pedagogy in the program.
• Potentially teach graduate courses and mentor students in the English MA program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree