English Professor for Professional Writing

Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Salem, MA

7h • Onsite

About The Position

The English department seeks a colleague with a vision to expand the potential of our professional writing concentration through an emphasis on the importance of multimodal storytelling and the development of a social justice component beginning in September 2027. The successful candidate will coordinate the English department’s professional writing concentration and teach within the program. Coordination of the professional writing concentration includes overseeing Red Skies Magazine, our campus ezine that covers university events and issues and whose student staff comes from all departments in the university. The successful candidate will also coordinate internships in partnership with our Center for Civic Engagement.

Teaching assignments will vary based upon the expertise of the candidate and programmatic needs, but may include Introduction to Professional Writing, Editing for Publication, Writing in the Workplace, Literary Journalism, Seminar in Modern Publishing, Digital Writing, and/or a portfolio capstone course.

Salem State University is committed to excellence in teaching. We pride ourselves in providing first-rate classroom experiences and supervising intensive learning opportunities such as research and internships. Many of our students are first-generation, racial/ethnic minorities, veterans, and adult learners. Salem State University is located in the Greater Boston area in the historic city of Salem, Massachusetts. The Greater Boston region is famous for its world-class education, healthcare, and business enterprises and the area offers numerous opportunities for professional and personal enrichment.

Requirements

• MFA in Creative Writing or PhD English, Composition, Rhetoric, Technical Communication, and/or Writing Studies with expertise in Professional Writing, Technical Writing, Public Writing, and/or Writing for Digital Media.
• At least two years of experience teaching full time at a Massachusetts State University or comparable institution
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching
• Scholarship, master’s thesis, or dissertation related professional writing, business writing, technical writing, digital writing, and/or multimedia storytelling

Nice To Haves

• PhD in English, Composition, Rhetoric, Technical Communication, and/or Writing Studies with expertise in Professional Writing, Technical Writing, Public Writing, and/or Writing for Digital Media.
• Commitment to anti-racist, culturally responsive teaching
• Experience with coordinating a student publication
• Experience with teaching multimodal writing and writing for new media
• Experience with mentoring student interns
• Scholarly work addresses issues regarding the welfare and representation of historically under-served communities in our region.
• Documented activities in appropriately aligned teaching, scholarship/research, and service, including community-based endeavors.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the English department’s professional writing concentration.
• Teach within the professional writing program.
• Oversee Red Skies Magazine, our campus ezine.
• Coordinate internships in partnership with our Center for Civic Engagement.
• Teaching assignments may include Introduction to Professional Writing, Editing for Publication, Writing in the Workplace, Literary Journalism, Seminar in Modern Publishing, Digital Writing, and/or a portfolio capstone course.
• Teaching, advising, scholarship and contributions to continuously improve the department and university.
• The standard teaching load is 12 credit hours per semester.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level