Kennesaw State University-posted 3 months ago
Full-time • Senior
Kennesaw, GA
Educational Services

Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a full-time, tenure track faculty position as Associate Professor or Professor of English and Director of First-Year Composition with a preferred start date of August 2026. This is a nine-month contracted position with summer stipend for administrative work available, contingent on funding. This position is for work to be performed in the state of Georgia.

  • Leadership and service as Director of First-Year Composition; responsibilities may include working collaboratively with a program leadership team including an Assistant Director and Graduate Professional Assistant to lead and advocate the success of the First-Year Composition Program.
  • Serving as point of contact and resource for faculty teaching first-year composition courses.
  • Leading discussions, professional development, etc., regarding best practices with faculty of various ranks teaching first-year composition.
  • Collaborating with faculty in identifying and implementing freshman student success initiatives.
  • Collaborating with scheduling team to schedule first-year composition courses.
  • Collaborating with department leadership to evaluate faculty teaching first-year composition.
  • Collaborating with department leadership to recruit faculty teaching first-year composition.
  • Leading programmatic assessment for First-Year Composition Program.
  • Other duties as needed and assigned by Department Chair.
  • Active scholarly agenda in areas of Writing Program Administration, Composition Studies, Rhetoric and Composition, and/or related areas.
  • The Director will have a reduced teaching load (typically 1-0 contingent on KSU's variable workload model) in order to support their leadership and research responsibilities and will have opportunities to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in their areas of expertise; regular teaching of first-year composition classes (ENGL 1101 and 1102) is expected.
  • PhD, or the foreign equivalent, in English, or a related discipline, is required at the time of hire.
  • Teaching, Research, and Service record commensurate with tenure at rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor is required.
  • Experience in Writing Program Administration.
  • National recognition that demonstrates innovative leadership in the areas of Writing Program Administration and/or First-Year Composition.
  • Demonstrated commitment to supporting faculty in adoption of high-impact practices such as work-based learning, community-engaged learning, and undergraduate research to enhance First-Year Composition teaching.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting faculty teaching effectiveness in face-to-face, hybrid, and online modalities.
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