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Job description
Job ID: 257579
About Us
For more than 50 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta, and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia’s largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a growing number of doctoral programs. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional and national level. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
Location
Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.
Department Information
The Department of English at Kennesaw State University is committed to excellent teaching, scholarship, and service to the university and the community. With a diverse faculty engaged in a variety of research approaches, the department models and promotes scholarship that honors humanistic traditions while making a range of contributions to university and civic life.
With more than 400 full-time faculty and 7000 degree-seeking students, the Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the largest college at the university, prepares the next generation of leaders in a wide array of fields to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century and become contributing citizens in a global society. The home of three Schools and eight Departments, the College offers more than 80 graduate and undergraduate programs of study in both traditional and interdisciplinary fields. RCHSS provides students experiential learning opportunities to enable them to develop leadership, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills, as well as a strong sense of social responsibility through community and global engagement.
Job Summary
Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for one semester (fall or spring) or nine-month, full-time, non-tenure track, Limited Term Instructor or Limited Term Assistant Professor of English faculty positions in the Department of English that begins August 2023.
Responsibilities
- Teach general education English First-Year Composition courses.
- Faculty teach courses in a variety of modalities, including face-to-face, hybrid, and asynchronous online.
Teaching assignments will be based on earned degrees and SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Guidelines.
Required Qualifications
Applicants must have, at minimum, a Master of Arts degree, or its foreign equivalent, in English (or a closely related field with at least 18 hours of graduate coursework in English). Applicants without a terminal degree will be hired at the Instructor rank, whereas those with a terminal degree will be hired at the Assistant Professor rank. Required degree must be earned by start date.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience teaching college composition and/or tutoring in college writing centers
- Coursework in rhetoric and composition
- Experience teaching diverse populations
- Experience teaching in online and/or hybrid modalities
KSU’s student population is as diverse as the population of the Atlanta metro area and includes a high proportion of traditionally underrepresented groups and first-generation college students. We prefer candidates who share the Department of English’s explicit commitment to teaching diverse communities and our belief that our diversity is our strength. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups are particularly encouraged to apply.
How to apply
- CV
- Cover Letter
- Unofficial Transcripts (Official Transcripts and Official International Course-by-Course Evaluations Due Upon Hire)
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Apply Before Date
For full consideration, please apply by June 1, 2023. This position is open until filled.
Contact Information
For questions about this faculty opening, please contact Jeanne Law-Bohannon, [email protected], 470-578-7380.
For more information or questions about a faculty job posting, please contact Academic Affairs at [email protected]. For technical support, please call OneUSG Connect Support at 877-251-2644, or by email at [email protected].
Equal Employment Opportunity
Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Kennesaw State University to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, national origin race religion, sexual orientation, or status as a protected Veteran. Kennesaw State University is a participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify) effective October 15, 2007. Participant ID: 61415
