Office of Human Resource Management

The Department of English and Communications at South Carolina State University is seeking a tenure-track faculty member for an Assistant Professor in English position.  Candidates must be qualified to the teach freshman-year composition courses, sophomore-level literature general education courses, upper-level literature and writing courses, and some speech arts courses, with a 4/4 teaching load. The successful candidate will show evidence of ability to work with a diverse population of students, experience using technology to enhance instruction, and a willingness to assist with the expanding programs and activities in the English Program and the department.  Additionally, the position entails undergraduate student advising and active participation in program, department, college, and University activities.

Minimum qualifications: Ph.D. in English, evidence of strong potential for scholarly activity, demonstrated ability and commitment to culturally responsive teaching and mentoring a diverse student population, evidence of technologically-enhanced instruction, evidence of creative and effective teaching

Preferred Requirements: experience teaching speech arts courses, experience with online instruction, demonstration of some scholarly activity (including conference presentations), experience teaching freshman composition courses

Required Documents:

CV

Cover Letter

Degree Transcripts (BA to PhD)

3 reference letters