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

Job Details

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.

Career Track Scholarly Faculty have significant responsibilities in at least two of the following areas: (a) teaching, (b) student advising, (c) research or scholarship, (d) creative activity, (e) outreach, (f) practice, (g) educational leadership, (h) administration, or (i) academic service. Most faculty in this sub-track will have a significant teaching or student advising responsibility. However, carrying a large teaching or advising load and receiving good student ratings is not sufficient for promotion in this sub-track. All career track appointments should align with current Washington Administrative Code Regulations (WAC 250-61-100). Suitable Qualifications are an appropriate earned degree and experience related to the position.

Additional Job Description

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).

About Washington State University:

Washington State University is a land grant, multiple-campus Research 1 institution. This position will serve on the Pullman campus, which has an enrollment of around 20,000 students and is located in Southeastern Washington on the homelands of the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) Tribe and Palus people. Located 80 miles south of metropolitan Spokane, Pullman is also a quick drive away from the scenic Idaho panhandle and Moscow Mountain. The rolling hills of the Palouse offer a wide range of activities and a true four-season climate. The area provides ample opportunity to enjoy the cultural and academic hub of both Washington State University and the University of Idaho, in the neighboring town of Moscow, Idaho. For more information about the region, please see https://pullmanchamber.com.

About College of Arts and Sciences:

Encompassing more than 19 departments, schools, and programs, and 19 centers, institutes, museums, and research stations across five campuses statewide, the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) is the heart of WSU. Together over 700 CAS faculty and staff deliver more than 50% of WSU’s total undergraduate and graduate instruction, including the vast majority of WSU’s core curriculum. We drive disciplinary and transdisciplinary research, scholarship, and creative activities across the arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences and mathematics. The College of Arts & Sciences seeks to lead a reimagining of WSU’s land-grant mission for the 21^st century, expanding the boundaries of creativity and discovery while simultaneously recognizing more completely our obligations to the State and the communities we serve. For more about the College of Arts & Sciences at WSU, please see https://cas.wsu.edu.

About English Department:

The successful candidate will join the Department of English, which has roughly 200 undergraduate majors in English, including about 40 in English Education or Academic Interest. Combined with about 20 M.A. and Ph.D. students, they help to make English the third-largest teaching unit in the College of Arts and Sciences. More than 8000 undergraduates take classes in English each year, with courses ranging from first-year writing to advanced seminars. Our students also pursue a wide range of internships. Interested candidates can learn more at:https://english.wsu.edu

The Department of English is also the administrative home of WSU’s interdisciplinary program in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, which offers a major in WGSS and minors in Queer Studies and Women’s Studies. For more information, see https://wgss.wsu.edu/.

About Pullman:

WSU acknowledges that its locations statewide are on the homelands of Native American peoples, who have lived in this region and have been caretakers of the land from time immemorial. The Morrill Act of 1862 established our land-grant institution by providing public and federal lands that are traced back to the disposition of Indigenous lands, often taken by coercive and violent acts, and the disregard of treaties. For that, we extend our deepest apologies. We owe our deepest gratitude to the Native peoples of this region and maintain our commitment towards reconciliation. And as a land-grant institution, WSU is deeply committed to the land-grant mission, its Memorandums of Understanding with Native tribes in the region, and a tradition of service to society. To read the full WSU land acknowledgement, please see https://wsu.edu/about/wsu-land-acknowledgement/.

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.

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.