Assistant Professor of English

Bethune-Cookman University

Assistant Professor of English (tenure-track)

Chairperson of the Department of English, World Languages, and Cultural Studies

College of Arts and Humanities

The Department of English, World Languages, and Cultural Studies at Bethune-Cookman University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of English position. The successful candidate will teach first‑year composition and upper‑division writing and literature courses based on their credentials and enrollment needs. Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.

• Excellence in teaching and a commitment to scholarship.
• The successful candidate will teach four courses each semester.
• Online teaching experience is a plus but is not required.
• The successful candidate will maintain 10 regularly scheduled office hours on a weekly basis.
• The successful candidate is expected to contribute to departmental service.

• Qualifications include Ph.D. or a terminal degree in English, rhetoric, creative writing, literature, or a related field, with at least 18 graduate hours in English, literature, or writing.

• Applicants should also have at least one year of experience teaching writing at a college or university and have experience using or integrating learning management tools such as Canvas. Experience in teaching historically disadvantaged populations and first‑generation students is desired.

Working environment is a normal business office setting.

• Demands normal manual dexterity and visual and auditory acuity.
• Typically, the incumbent may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, or carrying of light items.
• Must be mobile throughout the campus.
• Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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