"Assistant Professor - English"

Job Details

The Department of English in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences seeks applicants for an assistant professor, tenure-track faculty position beginning August 1, 2026. The selected candidate will be responsible for teaching courses in the candidate's area of expertise, maintaining scholarly productivity, and participating in service at the department, college, and university levels.

With twenty full-time faculty members, the Department of English offers a B.A. with emphases in Literature and Creative Writing or in Writing, Editing, and Journalism. The department also offers a dual degree that leads to both a B.A. in English and a B.S.Ed. in Secondary Education. The department also supports an on-campus M.A. (with literature and rhetoric/composition tracks) and an online M.A. designed for in-service language arts teachers. The department houses a myriad of impressive student publications including the Spectator (student newspaper), Omnino (undergraduate research journal), and Odradek (literary magazine). For more information on the department visit https://www.valdosta.edu/english/.

An online application is required. For full consideration completed applications should be submitted by January 15, 2026. For more information contact Dr. Mark Smith, Interim Department Head, via email marksmit@valdosta.edu or phone 229-333-5946.

Application materials should include:

• CV
• Cover Letter
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Statement of current and future research
• Transcripts (unofficial)
• List of three professional references (to include phone number and email address).

Responsibilities

Teaching a standard load of 4/4 per academic year, maintaining scholarly productivity, and participating in service at the department, university, and college levels. Classes may include varieties of professional writing at the undergraduate level and varied rhetoric and composition classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The successful candidate will have a background or interest in developing and growing experiential learning opportunities in the department.

Required Qualifications

• PhD in English at the time of appointment with a specialization in Rhetoric and Composition, Professional Writing, Technical Writing or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching and learning, as well as scholarship and university service.
• Demonstrated commitment to student success.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise or experience in areas such as digital rhetoric, professional writing, digital publishing and editing; or writing in the disciplines.
• Experience working in or leading a first-year writing program.
• Experience with online teaching.
• Experience with or demonstrated interest in artificial intelligence in higher education settings.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative setting.

Valdosta State University, founded in 1906, is a comprehensive university with a student enrollment of approximately 10,200. The city of Valdosta is located just north of the Florida state line on Interstate 75, is served by a regional airport, and is within a two-hour drive of Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida. For more information, visit https://www.valdosta.edu, and for more information about the community, and https://www.valdostachamber.com.