Lecturer of English

Posting Number

F00580P

Classification Title

Lecturer

Position Title

Lecturer of English

GSU Information

Georgia State University is a national model for innovation and opening opportunities for all, among the top five most innovative by U.S. News & World Report, ranked 1st among public universities in undergraduate teaching, the number 1 nonprofit university to award bachelor’s degrees to African American students, 4th in the country for its first-year student experience,and highly ranked for enabling the social and economic mobility ofits students.

Among the most diverse universities in the nation,Georgia State opens global perspectives as the number 1 U.S. public university sending African American students to study abroad.

A regional gateway to higher education, the five suburban Perimeter College campuses provide more than 30 associate degree pathways.

The downtown Atlanta campus offers more than 250 degree programs in100 fields of study at the undergraduate, graduate andfirst-professional degree levels.

With five university-wide research centers and numerous centers and institutes at the college and school levels, Georgia State’sinterdisciplinary, dynamic and productive research enterprises address major health and societal challenges. It is one of only 146universities with an R1 designation from the Carnegie Foundation,an honor reserved for the nation’s most active research institutions. Outgoing research expenditures have doubled in thelast decade and topped $1.2 billion over the last six years, an indication of the University’s rapid research growth.

Georgia State is vital to the regional economy, with a more than $2.9 billion economic impact, and is also a vital part of Atlanta’svibrant arts and entertainment community, with highly regarded programs in music, art, creative writing and film, the Rialto Center for the Arts, and the Creative Media Industries Institute that contributes to innovation and the workforce for interactive media and media entrepreneurship.

General information on faculty roles and responsibilities can be obtained from the Faculty Handbookhttps://faculty.gsu.edu/faculty-handbook/ and the Office of Faculty Affairs website (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). All faculty at Georgia State are, as part of their essential job duties, expected to: (1) be physically present on-campus as needed to contribute to Georgia State’s in-person educational experience, and (2) be able to teachin each of the following instructional modalities – in-person,online, or blended/hybrid – as determined by their Department Chairor Dean.

English (Perimeter)

Perimeter College

College-wide

Full Time Faculty

External

The English Department at Perimeter College gives students far morethan skills, rules and basic elements of good writing. Incomposition and literature courses, students gain the ability tothink analytically and critically. At Perimeter College, Englishstudents learn how to communicate effectively, how to thinkcreatively, and how to clearly articulate a well-reasonedsolution.

Because all students are required to take at least two compositioncourses, the English Department is one of Perimeter College’slargest academic departments. English instructors are highlycredentialed, and their primary responsibility is teaching. Allfaculty teach first-year composition and are dedicated to providing exceptional quality instruction in core areas, so students may takeclasses with experienced, dedicated professors from the start. Inall English courses—from literature to creative writing, learning support to composition—the focus is student success.

Perimeter College invites applications for a lecturer in English.

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