Assistant Professor, English

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All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.

We invite individuals to apply for Salt Lake Community College’s (SLCC) tenure-track assistant professor position(s) in the English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies (ELWS) department for an August 1st, 2027, appointment. Our search has two foci. One: developmental reading and writing, including integrated reading and writing, and studio classes. Two:
Technical and Professional Writing, which includes work on a new emphasis within SLCC’s humanities degree. All English faculty teach first-year writing and may teach classes such as literature and creative writing, depending on enrollment. Our department seeks future colleagues who value and understand open-access students and teaching. Moreover, we need applicants who have demonstrated experience in teaching in multiple modalities, including in-person, online, and hybrid.

SLCC’s 30 full‑time ELWS faculty have expertise in a range of subjects and disciplinary areas, including writing studies, integrated reading and writing, creative writing, literature, technical and professional writing, linguistics, and cultural studies. The department offers an associate degree program in Humanities with emphases in writing studies, creative writing, literature, and technical and professional writing. The department serves students from various backgrounds who bring a wealth of knowledge, languages, and life experiences to the classroom.

Salt Lake Community College, situated in the Salt Lake Valley along the Wasatch Front, is Utah’s largest college with the most diverse student body in the state. It serves more than 50,000 students on ten campuses, including an eLearning virtual campus. The college supports students from all cultures, abilities, and ages, including English language learners from around the world, first‑generation, and refugee students.

Supported by the college’s mission, the SLCC Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies (ELWS) is committed to building an inclusive educational environment based on equity for all students and faculty.

The Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies is a college‑recognized Engaged Department, which means that a significant number of our faculty practice collaborative, community‑centered approaches to teaching and learning. ELWS seeks to attract candidates who are collegial, active in professional development and service, and who are dedicated to research‑based best practices in teaching. The successful applicant(s) will contribute to the department in several areas in addition to teaching, including serving on department, school, and college‑wide committees, and will participate in professional development activities.

Importantly, the successful applicant will be committed to open‑access education and the community college mission.

ELWS initiatives include the Student Writing and Reading (SWRC) center, founded in 1990;
Folio, an award‑winning student literary magazine; a publication center; a robust partnership with the University of Utah to offer graduate student apprenticeships in community college teaching; MLA Institutes for Reading and Writing at Access‑Oriented Institutes; and a partnership with the Central Utah Writing Project—a National Writing Project site. Faculty and programs within SLCC’s ELWS programs have been honored with awards such as the CCCC Exemplary Teaching Award, the CCCC Writing Program Certificate of Excellence, the Mark Reynolds TETYC Best Article Award, the Diana Hacker Outstanding Programs in English Award, the Nell Ann Pickett Service Award, the CWPA Scholarship Award, the CCCC Outstanding Book Award, the Mina Shaughnessey Book Prize, among others.

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