Assistant Professor of English Education

Appalachian State University
Boone, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 12/7/2023 CLOSED ON 3/27/2024

Job Posting for Assistant Professor of English Education at Appalachian State University

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Position Title Assistant Professor of English Education
Tenure Status Tenure Track
Provide Rank Assistant Professor
Position Number 009771
Department English - 250200
Working Location (City, State) Boone, NC
Position Summary Information

Minimum Qualifications
The Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University seeks applications for an Assistant Professor of English Education with qualifications to teach linguistics and/or applied linguistics.

We seek a dynamic teacher-scholar with strong interpersonal skills and an earned doctorate in English Education or closely related field by the employment start date.

Areas of Interest (No Minimum Level Required)
Our program includes courses in grammar and applied linguistics, secondary English methods, adolescent literature, and methods in teaching composition. The Department especially seeks candidates with teaching experience in these areas.

Scholarship areas may include but are not limited to English grammar, principles of language, sociolinguistics, English language pedagogy, and linguistic diversity in English language arts.

A successful applicant will demonstrate the potential to maintain active research in peer-reviewed publications that indicate a progression of scholarship.

An established commitment to teaching excellence and a minimum of 3 years of experience teaching secondary English language arts are essential.
License/Certification Required
The Department especially seeks a candidate with a North Carolina secondary English teaching license .
Description of the Department or Unit
The Department of English houses over 450 majors, employs 43 tenured and tenure-track faculty and approximately 50 non-tenure track faculty. The department offers a Bachelor of Science in Secondary English Education and a Bachelor of Arts with concentrations in Literary Studies, Film Studies, Creative Writing, as well as Technical and Professional Writing. The department also offers a Master of Arts in English with concentrations in Literary Studies, Rhetoric and Composition, and Teaching Literature and Writing. We are firmly committed to faculty governance, teaching excellence, active scholarship,and university and community service.

The department seeks candidates who bring attributes that complement the department, program, and college's existing strengths. We are interested in faculty members who have cultivated skills to communicate with, teach, and support others who do and do not share aspects of their own identity.

Appalachian State University, in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and to embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls about 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This position is a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track position. Teaching load is 3/3, which includes graduate courses, the supervision of student teachers, and occasional online teaching.
Type of Position Full Time Position
Appointment Type 1.0
Number Of Months Per Year 9
Physical Demands of Position
Typical physical demands of professional position at the university.
Description of University
Appalachian State University, in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls about 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.
Posting Details Information

Proposed Date of Hire 08/19/2024
Suggested Salary Range Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
ABD Consideration: No ABD consideration (see desc. below)
ABD Description
ABD with reduction in rank and salary: ABD will be considered for this position. Evidence of successful defense of the dissertation must be received by July 31 for a fall hire or November 30 for a spring hire. If confirmation of defense is not provided by the deadline, the candidate will receive a new one-year fixed-term contract and be hired at the rank of Instructor. The candidate's salary will also be reduced to a lower rate commensurate with other full-time instructors in the same department. However, if degree verification is provided before the end of the one-year fixed-term contract, the candidate will be returned to the rank of assistant professor with commensurate compensation beginning July 1 of the following academic year.

No ABD consideration: Only candidates with an earned doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited institution will be considered for the position. Since ABD will not meet the minimum requirements, ABD will not be considered.
Special Instructions to Applicants
For a complete application, please apply and submit all below-required documents electronically through Appalachian State University's Job Board:

  • A letter of application explaining your interest in the position, highlighting teaching and service in English Education and referencing your specific graduate coursework and research.
  • A curriculum vitae with three (3) references' names, email addresses, and phone numbers
  • A one-page statement of your teaching philosophy that discusses how you ensure success for all students
  • An unofficial transcript of graduate coursework
  • A syllabus with sample linguistic assignments for an English Education course

Review of applications will begin Nov. 27, 2023, and continue until the position is filled. Preliminary interviews will be conducted by video conference before arranging campus visits.

Please direct inquiries about the position to the Search Committee Co-Chairs, Dr. Leslie Cook, , and Dr. Clarice Moran, .
UNC System Code (Section 610(2)) Special Faculty Hires
The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.
Posting Date 10/12/2023
Closing Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Evaluation of Applications Begins 11/27/2023
Search Chair Name Clarice Moran and Leslie Cook
Search Chair Email
Quick Link
Posting Number FA00355P

Appalachian State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate in access to its educational programs and activities, or with respect to hiring or the terms and conditions of employment, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or sexual orientation.

 

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