Non-Tenure Track Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Writing Arts

Rowan University • Glassboro, NJ

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About The Position

The Department of Writing Arts at Rowan University is seeking to hire a Teaching
Professor with an appointment to begin September 1, 2026. Candidates will be
considered as the Assistant and Associate Teaching Professor levels.

Teaching assignments will primarily be in the areas of technical writing,
scientific writing, and Engineering-cohorted sections of first-year writing.
Additional course assignments are possible, determined by departmental need and
based on the faculty member's experience and expertise.

In service to the department, faculty in this position are expected to attend
departmental, college, and university events and to serve on committees such as
curriculum development, assessment, and outreach. Faculty may also pursue other
service responsibilities as sought or assigned. In addition, faculty are
expected to engage in professional development.

The successful candidate will join a vibrant, community-centered department of
colleagues that takes equal pride in teaching, scholarship, service, and
advocacy. The ideal candidate will be ready to serve a diverse student body and
practice engaging and culturally responsive pedagogies, and also be eager to
teach a variety of courses and cohorts of students across our offerings in the
First-Year Writing Program, the undergraduate major in Writing Arts, the
interdisciplinary Health and Science Communication Program, and potentially our
graduate MA in Writing Program. We especially value inclusive pedagogies that
provide access for all students, with thoughtful attention to those who may need
additional support. Located in the Ric Edelman College of Communication,
Humanities, and Social Sciences, we are one of the few standalone writing
departments in the nation. More information can be found on the Department of
Writing Arts’ website
[https://www.rowan.edu/ric-edelman-college/departments/writing-arts/].

Teaching Professors are expected to hold a terminal degree (or its professional
equivalent) in Rhetoric and Composition, English, or a closely related field.
The teaching positions are 10-month, full-time, non-tenure track appointments.
Successful candidates will teach 24 credits over two semesters, with an option
to teach overload and summer classes for additional compensation. Teaching
Professor positions are renewable based on performance reviews and programmatic
needs.

Requirements

• Teaching Professors are expected to hold a terminal degree (or its professional equivalent)
• Evidence of excellence in the teaching of technical and scientific writing

Responsibilities

• Attend departmental, college, and university events
• Serve on committees such as curriculum development, assessment, and outreach
• Pursue other service responsibilities as sought or assigned
• Engage in professional development
• Teach 24 credits over two semesters

Benefits

• comprehensive NJ State health, dental and retirement benefits
• extensive accrued time off/paid holidays
• tuition reimbursement for employee, spouse, and dependents to attend Rowan University, Glassboro

What This Job Offers

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