Visiting Assistant Professor of English

Position: Visiting Assistant Professor 10 Month of English
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Description:

SUNY Maritime College located on a 55-acre scenic waterfront property on the outskirts of New York City on the Throggs Neck peninsula where the East River meets Long Island Sound. The campus blends the best of two worlds: a comfortable college-town feel with the greatest city in the world. An impressive view of the sound extends toward the North Atlantic, yet only a few miles away are Yankee Stadium and midtown Manhattan.

SUNY Maritime offers an array of employment opportunities stemming from entry level to professional positions which encourage growth and development among its employees.

Job Description:

The Humanities Department at SUNY Maritime College invites applications for a one year Visiting Assistant Professor of English beginning August, 2026. The successful candidate must possess a Ph.D. in Composition and/or Literature, have substantial experience teaching in-person, online, and hybrid and demonstrated experience teaching and researching in writing and literary fields. The selected incumbent will teach lower division general education courses and potentially upper division electives in Composition and US, Global, and Maritime Literature, with an emphasis on diverse cultures and perspectives.

This position carries a 4/4 course load, with an emphasis on teaching. The successful candidate will enhance the national appeal of our growing undergraduate program (MRST) and will further enhance the international draw of our graduate program (MNST). We strongly encourage candidates with teaching and research interests in any of the following fields to apply: maritime literature, blue humanities, and/or cultural studies.

Secondary specialties in digital humanities and multimedia studies are welcome. Compensation details:  Yearly Salary PI33bf5ce-