"Assistant Professor of Writing and First-Year Studies, Tenure Track, Starting Sept 1, 2026"

Position Title:

Assistant Professor of Writing and First-Year Studies, Tenure Track, Starting Sept 1, 2026

City:

Galloway

State:

New Jersey

Employment Type:

Faculty Full-time

Description

Campus Location: Main Campus (Galloway)

Department: School of General Studies

Salary Range: $72,842.91 - $79,781.83

Salary Information: Salary commensurate with experience and is accompanied by an extremely competitive University benefits package

Work Hours: Varies

Brief Job Overview/Summary

Stockton University is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor to teach developmental first-year writing courses as part of an innovative, University-wide First-Year Studies program, housed in the School of General Studies. Experience with and commitment to first-year students, including especially our course for students who may benefit from extra support, is essential. As Writing Program faculty, new hires also will have opportunities to teach upper-level writing courses in our Writing Minor. The program is also in the process of re-imagining the University’s Writing-Across-the-Curriculum (WAC) program which will likely include Writing-in-the-Discipline (WID) requirements across majors, interdisciplinary collaborations and mentorship of campus faculty teaching WAC/WID, and assessment of discipline-specific writing objectives. The program hopes successful candidates can contribute to the re-imagined WAC/WID program. Successful candidates are expected to demonstrate ongoing scholarship/creative work, engage in University service, and teach in the interdisciplinary General Studies curriculum. See information and a short video regarding General Studies at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvFJO1ySW5U#action=share

Descriptions of Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Teach developmental first-year writing courses and upper-level writing courses as part of a 3/3 schedule of 4-credit courses, opportunities to teach in the General Studies curriculum, including teaching first-year seminars and courses in interdisciplinary minors, such as Africana Studies, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Caribbean and Latin American Studies, and Digital Literacy and Multimedia Design
• Demonstrate ongoing scholarship/creative work
• Engage in service to the University, community and profession
• Serve as a preceptor (advisor) to students
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Dean of General Studies and/or the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
• Support Stockton University’s diversity commitment and strong student-centered vision and mission

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Writing, Rhetoric, Literacy, Composition Studies, English, and/or Technical Communication or a closely related field is required for appointment as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in FRST Writing. ABD candidates will be considered, but doctoral degree must be conferred on or before September 1, 2026.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Evidence of excellence in teaching and experience working with first-year students, especially in developmental writing courses
• Demonstrates a pedagogical approach that is informed by current and best practices in writing, composition, and rhetoric
• Record of or potential for research in writing, rhetoric, writing pedagogy or related fields
• Experience or interest in teaching underserved populations with an emphasis on anti-racist, social justice, or trauma-informed pedagogies
• Experience and knowledge of Writing-Across-the-Curriculum (WAC) or Writing-in-the-Disciplines (WID) approaches to composition whether through administrating a WAC/WID program, offering interdisciplinary faculty mentorship in writing, or teaching WAC/WID courses

Screening Information:

Screening of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by January 2, 2026 will receive full consideration.

Only electronic applications will be accepted. Please complete the online application and include the name, phone number and email of three professional references within the application in addition to the following required documents listed below. All required documents (Microsoft Word of PDF) must be submitted in order for your application to move forward.

• A letter of interest describing qualifications and accomplishments
• Current resume or curriculum vitae
• Unofficial Graduate Transcript
• Teaching philosophy statement (1 page)