FT Assistant Professor - English

Job Summary:

Teach courses in English, consistent with current developments in the discipline and teaching methods. Participate in program/department meetings and divisional/college-wide committees with a focus on continual improvement of programs and learning outcomes. Participate in curriculum and course development, course and program coordination, tutoring and advising students, mentoring and reviewing peers, and College initiatives. Must demonstrate a commitment to the diversity of a multi-cultural population, as well as work effectively in a team-based environment, seeking continuous improvement and adherence to the community college philosophy. This position requires face-face teaching on LCC campuses as needed; regular on-campus presence is expected.

Regular on campus presence is expected for all LCC employment. Any flexible work schedules and/or hybrid work schedules approved by the College are subject to change based on the needs of the LCC community.

Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background check as part of the employment process.

Required Qualifications:

Master’s Degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university in Rhetoric, Composition, Creative Writing, English, Literature, or Linguistics, or an interdisciplinary master’s degree or higher (from a regionally accredited college or university) that combines a focus in any of the listed fields.

Significant experience teaching community college writing or significant experience teaching First Year Composition at a 4-year college or university.

Experience with learning management systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

Doctoral degree from a regionally accredited college or university in Rhetoric, Composition, Writing, English, Literature, or an MFA in Creative Writing.

Experience with online course design.

Coursework in rhetoric and composition theory and pedagogy. Coursework or teaching experience in gender/ race theory or critical discourse analysis.

Experience teaching co-requisite/developmental composition courses.

Experience teaching Children’s Literature, African American Literature, Business Writing, Technical Writing, and/or Media Studies.

Experience in course and program-wide assessment. Experience in curriculum development.

IMPORTANT: If an educational degree is required for this position, unofficial copies of transcripts from each institution of higher learning where either a degree has been conferred or coursework completed are required documents that must be submitted as part of the online application process.

Applicants with foreign education credentials (i.e. earned degree and related to this position) must contact a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) credential evaluation services and request an academic transcript evaluation. Three of NACES member credential evaluation services are: Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (https://www.ece.org/) ; World Education Services, Inc.(https://www.wes.org/) ; International Education Research Foundation, Inc. (https://ierf.org/). The credential evaluation must be submitted with the application materials.

REMEMBER: If an educational degree is required for this position, applications lacking these required documents will not be considered.

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