Assistant Professor, Rhetoric and Composition

Assistant Professor, Rhetoric and Composition

Alamogordo Community College, New Mexico, United States

Full-Time, 9-Month Faculty

Target Hourly/Salary Rate:
Commensurate With Experience
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0
Standard

Work Schedule:

Other Shift. Weekdays, weekends, evenings, online, hybrid, off campus

• Deliver a full instructional load each semester in English Composition, including Professional and Technical Writing.
• Facilitate learning in multiple teaching environments—traditional classroom, online, hybrid, evening, weekend, and outreach locations.
• Guide and mentor students by offering clear instruction, regular communication, academic advising, and prompt evaluation of their work.
• Contribute to course and program development by refining curricula, updating materials, and integrating effective instructional technologies.
• Participate in service activities that support both the campus and the broader community.
• Stay current in the field through continued professional growth and engagement with scholarly or pedagogical advancements.
• Attend and contribute to institutional functions such as student recruitment events, orientation sessions, departmental planning meetings, and commencement ceremonies.
• Maintain a consistent on-campus presence as required by the college.
• Carry out additional assignments that support departmental and institutional needs.

• Master of Arts Degree in Rhetoric and Composition or closely related field.
• Record of excellence in teaching at the college level.
• Familiarity with latest technologies that impact the writing classroom.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team and with other faculty and administration.
• Demonstrated interest in working with the community.

• Community college teaching experience.
• Experience teaching professional and technical writing.
• Experience in online course design and delivery.
• Experience in professional capacity writing professional and / or technical texts.
• Experience and / or training in use of AI in the writing classroom.

Environment:
Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
Physical Effort:
No or very limited physical effort required.
Lifting Requirements:
Handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.
Risk:
No or very limited exposure to physical risk.

New Mexico State University does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, military service, or other non-merit factor.