"Assistant Professor of English, Career Track (Scholarly Sub-track)"

The Opportunity:

The English Department at Washington State University invites applications for an Assistant Professor, Career track (Scholarly Sub-track) faculty position in Pullman, WA, with a specialty in English Education. This position is a fixed-term, nine-month, three-year appointment with possibility of renewal. We seek applicants who will oversee and teach a range of courses in the English Education track.

It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin the appointment on August 16, 2026.

Job duties:

• Teach English Education courses in literature, rhetoric and composition, grammar, and pedagogy.
• Oversee the English Education curriculum, ensuring that it is in alignment with state standards.
• Mentor undergraduate English Education students.
• Liaise with the College of Education, including serving on committees in the College of Education.
• Initiate outreach to local public secondary schools.
• The workload of this position is 60% teaching, 20% oversight of English Education track, and 20% service.

Additional Information:

Annual Salary: $45,000-$55,000 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate's current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty please review the summary of benefits for WSU Faculty and Total Compensation

Required Qualifications:

• Completed Ph.D., Ed.D., M.Ed., or M.A. in Education, English, or closely related field prior to start of the appointment.
• 2 or more years of full-time junior high or high school teaching experience.
• Demonstrated record of supporting, or potential to support access and opportunity in teaching and service in alignment with WSU's land grant mission.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Secondary specialization in and ability to teach rhetoric classes in our current offerings.
• Demonstrated ability to train teachers in appropriate pedagogies for supporting students from all language backgrounds.

Please consider applying even if the preferred qualifications are not met.

Only work visa sponsorship can be considered for non-U.S. workers for this position.

Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Nancy Bell (nbell@wsu.edu).

Application Instructions:

Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.

• A cover letter addressing qualifications for this position as well as a response to the following prompt: As a land-grant university, we have a commitment to ensure access and opportunity in all aspects of our work. The successful candidate for this faculty position will have the experiences, knowledge, and skills to build their research/scholarship/creative practice, pedagogy, curriculum, and service in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment. Using the job announcement for this position, please list and explain up to three areas of responsibility you see as related to fulfilling this mission.
• Curriculum vitae
• Teaching statement that describes your teaching experience and philosophy, which may incorporate experience from formal or informal teaching and mentoring opportunities.

External candidates, upload all documents in the 'Application Document' section of your application.
Current WSU Employees (internal candidates), before starting your Workday application, please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday. Internal candidates, upload all documents in the 'Resume/Cover Letter' section of your application.

Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF, if possible.

Please do not send documents beyond those that have been requested at this time. Additional materials may be requested once the initial review is complete.

Within the Workday online application, you will need to provide professional reference contact information for individuals who can address your history of and potential for excellence in research, teaching, and service. Letters will be requested at a later time, further in the recruitment processes.