Assistant Professor of English

Delta State University • Cleveland, MS

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About The Position

DSU's School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences invites applications for Assistant Professor of English to start in August 2025. Teaching responsibilities (4-4 load) will include undergraduate and graduate English courses, with particular focus on undergraduate composition courses, including Composition I and II, developmental writing courses, literacy pedagogy, and intensive, early-intervention courses. The successful applicant will teach additional General Education courses as well as those that support the Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Social Sciences and the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies programs. Position responsibilities also include advising and mentoring students; developing new curriculum strategies; working with interdisciplinary faculty to support writing across the curriculum; and working with all areas of writing instruction to uphold best practices in teaching, assessment, and supplemental writing support services. The successful applicant will also fulfill scholarship obligations including publication and conference presentation; provide service to the school, college, university, and profession; actively engage with committee work at the school, college, and university levels; and exhibit collegiality across all facets of participation in university culture.

Requirements

• Doctorate in English or Composition/Rhetoric in hand at the start of employment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience teaching writing courses at the undergraduate level.
• Experience teaching literacy pedagogy.

Nice To Haves

• Significant (at least three years) teaching experience in higher education.
• Experience developing and implementing student success initiatives.
• Familiarity with working with students at an open-enrollment institution.
• A record of scholarly publications and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate English courses with a focus on undergraduate composition courses.
• Teach additional General Education courses.
• Support the Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies programs.
• Advise and mentor students.
• Develop new curriculum strategies.
• Work with interdisciplinary faculty to support writing across the curriculum.
• Uphold best practices in teaching, assessment, and supplemental writing support services.
• Fulfill scholarship obligations including publication and conference presentation.
• Provide service to the school, college, university, and profession.
• Engage with committee work at the school, college, and university levels.
• Exhibit collegiality in university culture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree