Assistant Professor of English

Chicago State University ( CSU ), is the oldest public university in the Chicago metropolitan area. Chicago State University is Illinois’ only four-year U.S. Department of Education-designated Predominantly Black Institution ( PBI ). CSU serves over 1,500 undergraduate students and nearly 900 graduate students. The university is a nationally accredited university with five colleges in Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Health Sciences and Pharmacy and proudly supports a diverse and non-traditional student population that hails from 28 countries and 36 states.

The Department of English invites applications for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor specializing in Secondary Education to teach undergraduate and graduate teaching education, literature courses, and general education courses. This is a full-time, 9-month appointment with an August 2026 start.

• Teach undergraduate and graduate English/literature classes.
• Advise/supervise secondary education English majors.
• Develop and teach advanced online classes.
• Participate in ongoing revision and development of the English curriculum at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
• Provide service to the program, department, college, and university as well as to the profession.

PhD or EdD in English Education, Education or closely related discipline.

• Minimum of three years of teaching experience in Secondary English Education (grades 9-12).
• Teaching experience at the undergraduate level as instructor of record.
• Commitment to working with ethnically and culturally diverse student population.
• Secondary Education teaching license.

• Five or more years of secondary school teaching experience will be given priority
• Teaching experience at the graduate level as instructor of record in a course in literature/english/education.
• Experience in mentoring students in the completion of scholarly projects.
• Demonstrated record of pedagogical innovation.
• Demonstrated record of academic service.
• Demonstrated academic expertise in one other discipline (digital rhetoric or writing studies).

• 1. Cover Letter
• 2. Curriculum Vitae
  3. Teaching Philosophy Upload a 1–2 page statement describing your approach to teaching creative writing. The statement should address your:
  • Pedagogical philosophy and classroom practices
  • Experience working with diverse student populations
  • Strategies for teaching craft, workshop, and revision
  • Commitment to inclusive, student-centered learning environment
• 4.Sample Research Publication Upload a 10–25 page sample of original published research.
• 5. List of 3 References Upload a list of three professional references that includes:
  Name, Title and institutional affiliation, Email address, and Phone number

* Letters of recommendation will be requested at a later stage of the search process. Please do not upload letters at this time.

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