Assistant Teaching Professor, First- Writing

Department of Writing Studies/School for Interdisciplinary Studies/College of Humanities and Social Sciences

The Department of Writing Studies at Montclair State University invites applications for a full-time, 10-month, teaching track, Assistant Teaching Professor position, beginning in August 2027. Primary teaching responsibilities will be in an evolving WAC/WID first-year writing program that includes interdisciplinary partnerships with the sciences, business, and the arts; and in the Public and Professional Writing major, minor, or certificate programs, as appropriate.

The teaching load is 4/4. First-Year Writing and one or more of the following areas:
Technical and Professional Communication;
Multilingualism; or Community-Engaged Writing Pedagogies.

Writing Studies faculty are a diverse group of writers, educators, professionals, and artists who are committed to the teaching of writing and critical thinking to students of Montclair State University. The Writing Studies Department fosters the diversity of students’ interests across disciplines as well as the interdisciplinary nature of the field itself. The University is committed to the success of teaching faculty through opportunities for promotion and professional development to support long-term success and flourishing at the University.

Position is a two-year, ten-month, non-tenure track appointment, with eligibility for reappointment based on established NTTP procedures.

Teaching Faculty members are expected to contribute to the University's mission through excellence in teaching and service.

The standard annual teaching load for 10-month teaching faculty is 12 teaching credit hours (TCH) a semester, with an additional 6 TCH in the summer for 12-month faculty. Additional TCH reassigned time (course release) is available for faculty with additional responsibilities such as administering programs. Teaching Faculty are expected to center student success and measurable learning outcomes through clear course design, inclusive pedagogies, and the integration of emerging disciplinary and pedagogical developments.

Responsibilities include classroom instruction, student mentoring and advising, and developing and updating courses and curricula aligned with student demands and institutional strategic priorities.

Teaching Faculty members are expected to perform valuable service to the department, college/school, university. This includes participating in shared governance, academic program vitality, and sharing professional expertise within and beyond the University. Service activities are separate and distinct from the specific assignments for which teaching faculty members receive course release.

The Writing Studies Department is a growing department with an undergraduate major and minor in Public and Professional Writing, a certificate in science writing and design, and a large general education writing program, serving nearly 4,000 students per semester. The department offers a range of courses that include emphases on technical, digital, visual, medical/health, social justice, and community-based rhetoric and professional writing.

Writing Studies courses are taught by over 30 full-time faculty as well as a dedicated part-time cohort with expertise areas that span science, technical, business, and health-related professional writing; rhetoric studies; community-engaged teaching, learning, and advocacy; creative writing; literary study and the arts. Our faculty are active writers, scholars, teachers, and artists who present their work at conferences and in monographs, professional journals, arts magazines, and other media;

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