What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor of English position at Regent University?
The Humanities Department in Regent University’s College of Arts & Sciences is seeking a qualified candidate to join our faculty as an Assistant Professor of English. This is a tenure track position. The teaching focus will be on creative writing and composition courses. This position will be located at Regent University’s Virginia Beach, VA campus and will start in July of 2025.
Regent University is one of the nation’s leading academic centers for Christian thought and action, offering over 150 associate, bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees and enrolling more than 13,000 students worldwide. Regent offers high-quality, in-demand and affordable degree programs while remaining committed to its foundational mission to educate Christian leaders to change the world.
Qualifications: Candidates should have a PhD in English with a writing emphasis or qualifying experience as a writing teacher and/or an MFA in creative writing. The successful candidate will teach Introduction to Creative Writing, Poetry Writing, Fiction Writing, the Art of the Essay, and Creative Non-fiction. In addition, the successful candidate will teach freshman composition. There will be opportunities to teach literature courses as well. The successful candidate will be expected to teach a combination of online and on-campus courses and to develop, review, and update curriculum.
Expectations include 1) a dedication to Christ-centered teaching and learning; 2) a record of or potential for academic scholarship; 3) the ability to teach undergraduate-level courses; 4) facility with online instructional technology; and 5) a willingness to embrace the College and University Identity and Mission statements and subscribe to a statement of Christian faith.
Benefits
Regent offers a wide range of generous benefits including health, life and disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; tuition incentives; fully vested retirement plans; life and disability insurance options, time off, and more. All regular faculty and staff serving at Regent and working a minimum of 30 hours per week will receive an attractive benefits package.
Please submit CV, cover letter, and unofficial transcripts along with your application.
Regent University does not discriminate in employment in its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, age or veteran status. For full Non-Discrimination Policy click here.
Regent University is one of the nation’s leading academic centers for Christian thought and action, offering over 150 associate, bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees and enrolling more than 13,000 students worldwide. Regent offers high-quality, in-demand and affordable degree programs while remaining committed to its foundational mission to educate Christian leaders to change the world.
Qualifications: Candidates should have a PhD in English with a writing emphasis or qualifying experience as a writing teacher and/or an MFA in creative writing. The successful candidate will teach Introduction to Creative Writing, Poetry Writing, Fiction Writing, the Art of the Essay, and Creative Non-fiction. In addition, the successful candidate will teach freshman composition. There will be opportunities to teach literature courses as well. The successful candidate will be expected to teach a combination of online and on-campus courses and to develop, review, and update curriculum.
Expectations include 1) a dedication to Christ-centered teaching and learning; 2) a record of or potential for academic scholarship; 3) the ability to teach undergraduate-level courses; 4) facility with online instructional technology; and 5) a willingness to embrace the College and University Identity and Mission statements and subscribe to a statement of Christian faith.
Benefits
Regent offers a wide range of generous benefits including health, life and disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; tuition incentives; fully vested retirement plans; life and disability insurance options, time off, and more. All regular faculty and staff serving at Regent and working a minimum of 30 hours per week will receive an attractive benefits package.
Please submit CV, cover letter, and unofficial transcripts along with your application.
Regent University does not discriminate in employment in its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, age or veteran status. For full Non-Discrimination Policy click here.
