Job Description: The University of Toledo Department of English invites applications for an instructional position in the Composition Program at the rank of Assistant Lecturer to begin in Fall 2026. The position is a full-time, unionized, continuing non-tenure-track appointment, renewable yearly, contingent upon satisfactory performance and instructional need. The Assistant Lecturer will cover 24-30 credit hours per year and will teach writing courses including Composition I and II, professional and business writing, and scientific and technical writing. We seek a candidate with experience mentoring first generation college students who will help provide students with the warm and welcoming academic experience they need to thrive.
Applications should include a cover letter, a C.V., 3 letters of recommendation, and a statement of teaching philosophy. Applications should be submitted online via jobs.utoledo.edu.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For questions about the position, please email the search committee chair, Anthony Edgington, Anthony.Edgington
Additional information about the University of Toledo is available at www.utoledo.edu, about the Department of English at www.utoledo.edu/jhc/english and about the Composition program at www.utoledo.edu/jhc/english/composition.
Minimum Qualifications: MA or PhD in English or Rhetoric and Composition required. Experience teaching college composition also required.
Preferred Qualifications: Significant course work in the theory and pedagogy of college composition preferred. Applicants who have experience with retention initiatives or cohort populations would be especially welcome.
For more information and to apply for this position, please visit https://careers.utoledo.edu/cw/en-us/job/499972/assistant-lecturer-composition
Anthony Edgington (he/him/his)
Director of the Composition Program
Vice President, College English Association of Ohio
University of Toledo