Dear colleagues,
We are hiring visiting instructors to join our English department at Georgia Southern University. Below you will find a copy of the job ad, which is also available on our website. Please feel free to email me directly with any questions.
Best,
Annie
Visiting Instructors of English: 12166
College of Arts & Humanities, the Department of English
The Department of English at Georgia Southern University invites applications for multiple visiting instructor positions to teach first-year writing.
Founded in 1906, Georgia Southern University is a Carnegie Doctoral/R2 institution with a focus on public-impact research, serving over 25,500 students on three beautiful campuses in Statesboro, Savannah, and Hinesville, and via a growing online program. Through our degree offerings at the associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels, Georgia Southern offers a distinctive combination of community collaboration, world-class scholarship, innovative teaching, and hands-on learning opportunities.
To equitably serve a fast growing and highly diverse student body and to fulfill the University’s commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, we actively seek candidates with a demonstrated commitment to Inclusive Excellence. Candidates whose work furthers the institution’s goals and who bring to campus varied life experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply.
Within this setting, the department offers a two-semester sequence of first-year writing courses. Visiting instructor positions require at least a master’s degree. These positions will be housed on the Statesboro campus of Georgia Southern University. Applicants may also be asked to teach at the Armstrong or Liberty Center campuses or online. Hiring is contingent upon funding and enrollment.
Position Description: Reporting to the department chair, the visiting instructor is a non-tenure track, one-year academic appointment (10 months, August through May), teaching five courses each semester in first-year writing. These positions require excellent teaching, and ongoing professional development in the teaching of writing, and a demonstrated commitment to inclusive excellence in pedagogy.
Required Qualifications:
● Earned master’s degree suited to the teaching of first-year writing in the Department of English
● Willingness to engage with institutional student success initiatives.
● Commitment to engaging with best practice initiatives in instruction and pedagogy, mentoring, and curriculum design and development.
Preferred but not Required Qualifications:
● Two semesters of full-time college teaching in first-year writing
● Graduate courses in composition, rhetoric, linguistics, writing center theory, or literacy theory
● Participation in professional development activities relevant to a first-year writing program
● Evidence of inclusive pedagogy and commitment to supporting all student groups
● Experience using educational technology, including learning management systems
● Experience teaching dual enrollment students
Conditions of Employment:
· Must be authorized to work in the United States for the duration of employment without assistance from the institution.
· All work (with limited exceptions such as research and study abroad and outside activities such as grading and email correspondence) for Georgia Southern University must be completed while the employee is physically present in the state of Georgia, unless specifically authorized by the university for a specific purpose and limited period of time within current policy
· Faculty are expected to contribute to the vibrant university community by engaging students, participating in events, and performing other responsibilities on-campus
· Faculty may be required to teach, conduct research, or perform service duties on any of the three campuses. Georgia Southern provides accessible transportation options between campuses.
Review of applications begins June 30, 2023. The preferred starting date is August 1, 2023. The first day of classes is August 14, 2023. A complete application has the following elements:
● a letter addressing the qualifications cited above
● a curriculum vitae
● evidence of pedagogical effectiveness (e.g. syllabi, sample assignments)
● names, telephone numbers, and email addresses of at least three professional references
Only complete applications will be considered. Finalists will be required to submit to a background investigation. Send applications to english with “VI application” and applicant first and last name in the subject heading. Contact Annie Mendenhall, director of first-year writing, with application questions atamendenhall.
More information about the institution is available through http://www.georgiasouthern.edu. The names of applicants and nominees, vitae, and other non-evaluative information may be subject to public inspection under the Georgia Open Records Act. Georgia Southern University provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, religion, age, veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. Individuals who need reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in the search process should notify Human Resources at 912-478-6947.
Annie S. Mendenhall, PhD (she/her)
Associate Professor of English
Director of First-Year Writing
Georgia Southern University – Armstrong Campus
amendenhall