Assistant Professor of English Journalism and Nonfiction Writing
About The Position
The Department of English at Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-eligible position in English Journalism and Nonfiction Writing at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2027. The successful candidate will be qualified to teach journalism and writing courses at all levels of undergraduate work. The candidate would also teach our first-year composition courses, which share common elements but leave room to be designed around each teacher’s interests. The position includes a teaching load of five courses per year, as well as serving as advisor for The Concordian, the college newspaper. The position also requires institutional service including mentoring journalism students, academic advising of undergraduate students after the first year, assisting the department and interdisciplinary programs in curriculum development, revision, and evaluation, and contributing to the Multimedia Journalism major. We seek candidates who are also pursuing an active scholarly agenda. Successful candidates will aspire to be part of a diverse community that affirms an abundance of identities, experiences, and perspectives in order to imagine, examine, and implement possibilities for individual and communal thriving both inside and outside of the Department of English.
Requirements
- ABD status for a Ph.D. or MFA equivalent in journalism or creative writing
- Strong professional experience in the field of journalism, particularly print journalism
- Demonstrated experience teaching journalism classes
- Demonstrated experience teaching creative writing, particularly creative nonfiction
- Demonstrated experience teaching composition
- Demonstrated potential for research, scholarly, and creative activities
- Demonstrated potential to advise and mentor journalism students and advise a college newspaper
- Demonstrated commitment to scholarly excellence and willingness to serve on appropriate program, college, and university committees
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Terminal degree (Ph.D. or MFA) in journalism or creative writing, completed by the start of appointment
- Active publishing program
- Demonstrated potential to provide leadership for the program and form interdisciplinary partnerships
- Experience reporting in rural communities and/or a focus on creative nonfiction that centers the upper Midwest
Responsibilities
- Teach journalism and writing courses at all levels of undergraduate work.
- Teach first-year composition courses.
- Serve as advisor for The Concordian, the college newspaper.
- Mentor journalism students.
- Provide academic advising for undergraduate students after the first year.
- Assist the department and interdisciplinary programs in curriculum development, revision, and evaluation.
- Contribute to the Multimedia Journalism major.
- Pursue an active scholarly agenda.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Preventative Chiropractic Program
- Retirement Plan
- Long-Term Disability Insurance (full-time only)
- Life Insurance (full-time only)
- 13 Paid holidays including the time off between Christmas and New Year's
- MN Paid Family and Medical Leave
- Up to 100% tuition with discounts and scholarships for yourself and dependents at Concordia College and Concordia Language Villages
- Up to 50% tuition discount for dependents with Oak Grove Lutheran Schools
- Up to 100% tuition discounts for dependents with participating partners: CIC-TEP, ELCA schools, and Tuition Exchange Inc.
- Access to athletic facilities, library, fitness classes, athletic events, theatre events, purchase dining on campus, free MATbus rides
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
