What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor or Instructor, Core Writing (9 Mo NTT) position at Samford University?
Assistant Professor or Instructor (Core Writing)
9-month, Non-Tenure-Track Appointment )
January 31, 2025
Samford Universitys Howard College of Arts and Sciences invites individuals interested in serving in a Christian university environment to submit applications for one of several full-time non-tenure-track positions with a three-year renewable appointment. Successful candidates will teach in the Core Writing program which is an essential element of Samfords distinctive Core Curriculum required of all undergraduates. Consisting of an introductory writing course followed by a freshman writing seminar, the Core Writing sequence challenges students to develop as thinkers, writers, and communicators. The appointment will begin in August 2025.
These positions will carry a seven-course-per-year teaching load, either 4 / 3 or 3 / 4. Selected candidates will be appointed to an academic department based on disciplinary training. At the Assistant Professor level, qualified candidates will hold a Ph.D., or the relevant terminal degree, in English, Rhetoric and Composition, or a closely related field at the time of appointment from an institutionally accredited college or university. Qualified candidates at the Instructor level should hold a Masters degree in English or a closely related field with experience teaching first-year writing at the college level. Candidates holding a Masters degree outside the fields of English or Writing Studies, may also be considered provided a record of excellent teaching in first-year writing courses at the college level. Successful candidates must be committed to teaching excellence, student development and mentorship, and collegial collaboration.
Samford University (samford.edu) is a leading nationally ranked Christian University. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th oldest institution in the U.S. and the largest privately supported and fully accredited institution for higher learning in Alabama. Located in the Birmingham, Alabama, suburb of Homewood, with 425 full-time faculty and more than 6,100 students representing 45 states and 16 countries, Samford is ranked #2 in the nation for student character development and #8 in the nation for the quality of career preparation provided to students as listed in The Wall Street Journal (2025). The University is dedicated to the promotion of rigorous academic inquiry in a Christian setting. The University seeks and prefers employee applicants of the Christian faith and offers competitive salaries with a generous benefits package. Samford University and Howard College of Arts and Sciences embrace diversity in their faculty, students, and staff and encourage applications from those who would add to the diversity of our academic community.
Applications must be received by March 1, 2025, and review of applications will begin on that date. Please submit the following documents : 1) an application letter that includes statement of teaching philosophy, 2) a curriculum vitae with contact information for three references, 3) evidence of teaching effectiveness, 4) an application for faculty position, and 5) the faculty applicant Christian mission statement. (The application and the Christian mission statement are available at the links below.) The successful candidate must pass a background check. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States, as Samford will not sponsor any employment visa for this position.
Application for Faculty Position can be found at : https : / / www.samford.edu / departments / files / Human_Resources / application-for-faculty-employment.pdf
Faculty Applicant Christian Mission Statement can be found at : https : / / www.samford.edu / departments / files / academic-affairs / Faculty-Applicant-Christian-Mission-Statement.docx
Please submit all materials in PDF format to : Questions may be addressed to the search committee chair :
FacApp@Samford.edu Dr. Jennifer West, Assoc. Prof. and Dir., of Core Rhetoric & Seminar
Subject : Core Writing, Full-Time jwest11@samford.edu
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