Assistant Professor of English

Posting Details Position Details

Title:

Assistant Professor of English

Appointment Status:
Tenure Track

Department: IU South Bend English

Location:

South Bend

Position Summary:

The English Department at Indiana University South Bend invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Composition and First Year Writing in the department’s expository writing program, to begin August 1, 2027. Applicants should have enthusiasm for teaching first-year students and First-Year Writing in a First Year Writing General Education program integrated within a collegial and lively English Department. The full-time load (100% FTE) is 12 credit hours (typically four courses) each fall and spring semester, with one course reassigned time for scholarly and creative activities following university & campus policies.

Successful applicants will be expected to demonstrate a commitment to quality instruction, maintain an active research agenda, and engage in service activities.

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Basic Qualifications:

• PhD in Composition or First Year Writing; ABD candidates nearing completion of degree will be considered.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching.
• Investment in a research agenda in the field.
• Active engagement in service activities.
• Commitment to supporting students from a wide range of educational backgrounds.

Preferred

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience or expertise in writing program leadership.
• Experience in curriculum development and program development.
• Strategies for student retention.
• Demonstrated scholarly activity in the field.
• Additional qualifications in Professional Writing or English as a Second Language a plus.

Elaine Roth
elaroth

11/02/2026

08/01/2027

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