Job description
Gary, IN
Department: IU Northwest English
Location
Northwest
Position Summary
The Assistant Professor position in the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Northwest is a full-time, tenure-track, 10-month position. (Summer assignments and associated stipend are possible in accordance with programmatic need.) The Assistant Professor of English will be an experienced teacher of first-year writing and professional or technical communications writing who is committed to the success of a broad range of students and will have an active record of scholarship. A subfield in cultural or digital rhetorics is a plus. This position requires participation in a wide range of activities tied to our departmental writing program and the university’s Writing Center.
Core responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and M.A. students in face-to-face and online modalities in the Department of English as well as service activities. The Assistant Professor of English position is responsible for a 12-hour per semester teaching load with an expected productive program of research and scholarly publication supported by a reduction in teaching load. Active involvement in service to the department, campus, discipline, and the community is also expected.
ABOUT INDIANA UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST
One of seven campuses of Indiana University, IU Northwest is located in metropolitan Northwest Indiana, approximately 30 miles southeast of Chicago and 10 miles from the Indiana Dunes National Park. The campus has a diverse student population of approximately 3,500 degree-seeking students and 1,800 dual-credit students and has been recognized by the Department of Education as a minority and Hispanic serving institution. The campus offers Associate, Baccalaureate, and Master’s degrees from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and Human Services, the School of Business and Economics, the School of the Arts, and the School of Education. The campus is also host to IU School of Medicine-Northwest-Gary, the region’s only four-year medical doctorate program. As a student-centered campus, IU Northwest is committed to academic excellence characterized by a love of ideas and achievement in learning, discovery, creativity, research, and community engagement.
Basic Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- An earned PhD in Composition and Rhetoric by August 1, 2025
- Demonstrated ability to conduct research and/or creative activity
- Demonstrated experience teaching first-year composition courses at the university level
Preferred Qualifications:
- A subfield in cultural or digital rhetoric
- At least one published or forthcoming article or book chapter
- Experience with university writing centers and asynchronous online teaching
- Experience teaching professional/technical communications writing at the university level
- Experience teaching a broad range of students including first-generation college students
- Membership and engagement in academic and professional associations related to the discipline
Department Contact for Questions
Questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to Dr. Brian O’Camb, Chair of the Search and Screen Committee, Indiana University Northwest, 3400 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408, [email protected]
Salary and Rank
Salary is commensurate with experience and education.
How to apply
Interested candidates should review and complete the online application that requires uploading: 1) Curriculum vitae; 2) Letter of application; 3) Statement of Research and Teaching; 4) Sample syllabi; 5) Writing Sample (15-20 pages); and 6) List of references with contact information to include mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone numbers, at https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/29339
Review date begins May 8, 2025: (Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee).
Final date: May 22, 2025: Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Expected Start Date: 08/01/2025
Posting/OAA #
IU-101257-2025
Indiana University Northwest is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
