Lecturer/Teaching Assistant Professor - English

The Department of English invites applications for a 12-month non-tenure track position to support undergraduate education in the Department of English.

The primary responsibilities for this position includes teaching undergraduate level courses, conducting research, student advising, student mentoring and recruitment, curriculum development, conducting scholarly activities and all other activities required for tenure. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, engaging in accreditation procedures, program assessment and service to the department, College and University as needed.

Primary Function of Organizational Unit

NC A&T's Department of English offers an undergraduate major and minor and one graduate degree (M.A.). Students working towards a B.A.in English take core classes and choose an area of concentration in African-American Literature, Creative Writing, Professional English, or Technical Writing. The department teaches students how to think critically as well as how to understand and communicate in a diverse world.

The unit is one of six departments within the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, which also houses the Departments of Criminal Justice, History and Political Science, Journalism and Mass Communication, Liberal Studies, and Visual and Performing Arts. CAHSS enrolls more than 1,950 students and has more than 200 faculty members.

With an award-winning faculty, intensive research programs, and community-focused initiatives, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is the nation's largest historically black university with an enrollment of more than 13,500 students. NC A&T is an 1890 land-grant, doctoral higher research institution and one of 17 constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina System.

NC A&T has ranked third in the University of North Carolina System in sponsored research funding for more than a decade. The university is a leading producer of change agents and global leaders for the careers of today and tomorrow in disciplines of science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), business, and the arts and humanities. NC A&T offers degree programs at the baccalaureate, masters and doctoral levels.

Minimum Requirements

Candidates must have a master's degree or PhD in English, Creative Writing or Composition & Rhetoric at the time of application.

Preferred Years Experience, Skills, Training, Education

PhD in English, Creative Writing or Composition & Rhetoric at the time of application. The candidate should have an established reputation with the potential for future growth. Strong commitment to excellence in teaching is expected, as is a willingness to build and support the creative writing program at NC A&T.

• Experience with teaching students in classroom and writing workshop environments ·

• Experience teaching Composition, Creative Writing, African-American, American, British, and/or World Literatures

• Experience teaching in a college setting face to face and online using Blackboard and/or other learning management systems.

Required License or Certification Is this position eligible for a remote or hybrid work arrangement, consistent with university and state policies. On-site (Employees are primarily in the office and/or have a critical job requirement that requires dedicated office space on-site)