"Ast Professor, Fixed Term, English Education"

Working/Functional Title

Ast Professor, Fixed Term, English Education

Position Summary

The Department of English at Michigan State University invites applications for a fixed-term Assistant Professor position in English education with an expected start date of August 16, 2025. The English education program develops teachers who will value the assets youth bring with them, teach toward educational justice, and design meaningful learning experiences for young readers and writers. Across courses in the College of Arts and Letters and College of Education, the program centers critical and anti-racist language and literacy pedagogies, community-engaged arts and writing, and youth participatory approaches. The successful candidate's primary teaching responsibilities will be in the English education program, with one course assignment in the Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities. Applicants must be prepared to teach undergraduate courses in critical language pedagogies, writing pedagogies, community-engaged and critical literacies, and English language arts curriculum design. The successful candidate will be appointed on an academic year basis with a 3/3 teaching load.

Required Degree

Doctorate -English Education, Language and Literacy, Teacher Education, or an equivalent

Minimum Requirements

Doctoral degree in English Education, Language and Literacy, Teacher Education, or an equivalent field by the start date. Minimum of two years teaching English language arts in a secondary school context or equivalent community-based setting.

Desired Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a critical disposition toward language, literacies, writing, and the teaching of English. This disposition may generate from a variety of intellectual traditions (e.g., raciolinguistics, decolonial theory, ethnic studies, BlackCrit) and/or expressive inquiry through poetics, creative writing, etc. This disposition will be evident in the candidate's design of English education courses and desired outcomes for the aspiring English teachers who take their courses. We especially welcome applicants with direct experience in and/or a commitment to supporting the language, literacy, and writing practices and pedagogies of historically overlooked communities through humanizing, asset-based approaches to English education that center equity and justice. Particular teaching and programmatic needs exist around areas including: indigenous, multilingual, digital, and global contexts of language/languaging and literacy; however, applicants with areas of specialization beyond these interests will also be considered.

Required Application Materials

• a letter of application
• a curriculum vitae
• a writing sample
• a 1-2 page teaching statement that outlines your pedagogical commitments/orientations in English education and how these manifest in the learning experiences you design for students
• a 1-page summary of your philosophy of diversity, equity, and inclusion as it pertains to intellectual leadership in the areas of teaching/curriculum development, research/creative activities, service, outreach, advising, and/or administration. The statement should also include an explanation of related past or planned activities/endeavors as well as how the candidate will advance our goals of inclusive excellence. For more about MSU’s DEI efforts, see https://inclusion.msu.edu/. For more information about writing diversity statements, see https://cal.msu.edu/documents/cal-guidelines-for-the-writing-of-diversity-statements/
• a sample syllabus from a course you taught, preferably within the context of English Education
• names and email addresses of three references, at least one of whom can speak to your teaching experience

Special Instructions

Review of applications will begin March 10th, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. Applications must be submitted electronically to the Michigan State University Human Resources website (https://jobs.msu.edu/). Posting #1020874. Inquiries may be directed to the chair of the search, Dr. Danielle Filipiak, at filipia2@msu.edu.

Review of Applications Begins On

03/10/2025

Website

english.msu.edu