Teaching Assistant Professor, English

University of North Dakota • Grand Forks, ND

4d • $46,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of English at the University of North Dakota is seeking a full-time Teaching Assistant Professor to teach first-year writing for the 2026-2027 academic year. The position begins August 16, 2026, and is a 9-month non-tenure track position, contingent upon the availability of funding. The University of North Dakota, established in 1883, is the oldest research university in North Dakota and the state's flagship university. It offers degrees in over 225 fields of study with more than 16,000 students and is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as having very high research activity.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in English by August 15, 2026.
• Recent experience teaching College Composition.
• Successful completion of a Criminal History Background Check.
• Ability to work with and engage diverse students and colleagues.
• Excellent communication skills, including evidence of the ability to teach, inspire, and mentor students.
• Effective interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate effectively with faculty, staff, and students.

Nice To Haves

• Academic knowledge of the teaching of writing.
• Recent experience teaching composition at the undergraduate level.
• Experience using teaching technologies.
• Interest working closely with first-year students in a seminar setting.
• Evidence of effective teaching and thoughtful engagement with student learning.
• Evidence of effective teaching and commitment to active, individualized student learning, including an emphasis on writing as revision and student conferences.
• Familiarity with—and evidence of effective use of—digital technologies for teaching.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in responsible course management: meeting deadlines and program requirements; effective communication with students and program administrators; punctual evaluation of student work.
• Academic knowledge of Composition Studies, including an understanding of rhetorical approaches to the teaching of writing. Familiarity with Graff and Birkenstein’s They Say/I Say is desirable.
• Evidence of effective teaching of composition and close reading using complex, non-literary academic texts.
• Evidence of effective teaching of academic research writing, with emphasis on teaching information literacy and effective use of library resources.
• Experience teaching in seminar or first-year experience environments, and experience working with students one-on-one to develop their reading and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Teach four face-to-face sections each semester in the 2026-27 academic year for 8 total sections.
• Work closely with the directors of composition and the department’s office manager to meet programmatic goals and university requirements, including use of learning management technologies and digital tools.

What This Job Offers

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