"Assistant Professor of English I- FALL 2026 START"

Position Summary

Proudly standing as the nation’s oldest HBCU, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania has been a stalwart and highly respected institution of higher education since our founding in 1837.For over 185 years our alumni have emerged as leaders and left their mark on the social, economic, and political history of Philadelphia, the surrounding region, the nation, and the world. Building on this legacy, the vision for Cheyney University is to become the premier model for academic excellence, character development, and social responsibility. 

Here at Cheyney, we value scholarship, diversity, integrity, respect, and service.We are committed to maintaining a vibrant educational community that is dedicated to promoting scholarship and lifelong learning for its students, offering wide student access to resources to ensure an opportunity for all to acquire an education, encouraging freedom of thought and freedom from discrimination by ensuring a respectful environment, and provide outreach and service to external and constituent communities, demonstrating their understanding of the importance and value of service. 

We’re looking for exceptional individuals who share our values, embrace our mission, recognize our potential, and covet the opportunity to continue to move our historic University forward.CU proudly offers a positive and purposeful work environment; comprehensive employee benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance along with many wellness programs; generous retirement plans; a commitment to work-life balance including generous paid vacation, paid sick time, military leave and paid time off for most major holidays; and a University mission to support employee personal and professional growth including a tuition waiver for self and family members, training and development, and advancement opportunities.

Cheyney University invites applications for Tenure-track Assistant Professor of English to teach composition courses with a focus on developmental composition courses to develop and teach courses that are informed by racio-linguistics and by socio-linguistics; and to engage in effective teaching, scholarly, and professional development, university service, and community service as outlined by the University tenure and by the University promotion policies and procedures 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Teach composition courses with a focus on developmental composition, and other areas as assigned and qualified. An application of the pedagogy of racio-linguistics and of sociolinguistics defined by accepting and empowering students through their various Englishes.
• Complete course and program assessments.
• Maintain a typical faculty workload, including up to twelve (12)credit hours of instruction per semester (excluding Summer). Cheyney University's courses are typically three (3) credit hours each.
• Develop and deliver face-to-face, hybrid, synchronous and asynchronous online instruction.
• Collaborate with colleagues in curriculum design, instruction, and assessment and help create innovative strategies for student recruitment, retention, and completion.
• Effectively advise students. Mentor, guide, and support students consistent with student needs and university policies, keeping regular office hours, supporting student organizations, and attending campus events.
• Continue scholarly growth and professional development through various means, such as conducting scientific research, delivering papers at national and regional meetings of professional societies, participating in panels at regional and national meetings of professional organizations, editing professional journals, and acquiring grants.
• Serve the department, college, university, and community through various means, especially contributing to shared governance, participation in university-wide colloquia, and serving in professional and or community organizations. Participation in extra­ curricular activities such as open houses, student organizations, and internship programs is encouraged.
• All other relevant duties as assigned.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in English with a specialization in RhetoricandCompositionwithsignificantexperienceinAppliedLinguistics. OR
A Ph.D. in English with a specialization in Applied Linguistics with significant experience in Rhetoric and Composition 

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience teaching developmental composition courses
• Employment of best practices in the pertinent field(s)
• Skilled delivery of outcomes-based learning
• Effective use of technology in the classroom
• Student-centered practice
• Experience engaging in assessment with a focus on use of results to improve outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing and teaching distance education courses
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations

Instructions for Applying

A complete online application will include the following attachments. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed by the search committee.

• Cover Letter
• Resume/Curriculum Vitae
• Three letters of references
• Transcripts for all completed degree completed

Mailed, emailed or faxed application materials will not be considered. **All offers of employment are subject to and contingent upon satisfactory completion of all pre-employment criminal background checks.

Diversity Statement

Cheyney University an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.