INSTRUCTOR, FIRST - YEAR COMPOSITION

Instructor, First-Year Composition

Announcement of Vacancy
Campus: Polytechnic Campus
Job #180409

Position Description

The School of Applied Sciences and Arts, with the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, invites applications for a First-Year Composition Instructor position for the 2026-2027 academic year. The Instructor position serves the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University. The successful candidate will teach a 5/5 course load of undergraduate courses in First-Year Composition for on-ground students in face-to-face classrooms; prepare class materials; evaluate student work; and hold office hours to assist students. The Instructor position is a full-time, benefits-eligible, non-tenure eligible position renewable on an academic year basis, contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of resources, and the needs of the university. Candidate must reside in Arizona or be willing to relocate.

The School of Applied Sciences and Arts in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts at Arizona State University delivers applied sciences and liberal arts courses to students from all majors at the Polytechnic and Downtown Phoenix campuses. It has more than 170 full-time faculty who serve nearly 4,500 students majoring in career-focused, applied-learning programs, including undergraduate applied biology majors in pre-veterinary medicine, pre-dental, and sustainable horticulture; applied physics; applied quantitative science; interdisciplinary studies; science, technology, and society; history of science, technology and innovation; communication; and more.

The School of Applied Sciences and Arts leads ASU's Writers' Studio, which provides first-year composition courses to all ASU Online students. It also offers the nation’s first degree in military and veterans studies led by ASU’s Office for Veteran and Military Academic Engagement (OVMAE). The OVMAE is committed to the robust support of veteran, military-affiliated and dependent students. The school is also home to the Latinx Oral History Lab, which offers undergraduate research and storytelling opportunities. The School of Applied Sciences and Arts is a partner in advancing knowledge and technology while championing a sustainable future for the cultures, communities, animals and environments of the East Valley and beyond.

To learn more about the School of Applied Sciences and Arts, please visit https://cisa.asu.edu/school-of-applied-sciences-and-arts.
ASU's College of Integrative Sciences and Arts is home to innovative faculty members who are guided by educational access, student success, applied learning, interdisciplinary inquiry, and research. CISA has over 8,200 students in all levels of degree programs and 235 full-time faculty members. We understand that there are many paths to achieving a university education, and we build undergraduate and graduate degree programs and pathways that are flexible and relevant for a rapidly changing world. CISA is committed to ASU’s Charter of inclusive excellence, where all faculty, staff, and students can thrive.

Arizona State University, ranked the No. 1 “Most Innovative School” in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for nine years in succession, has forged the model for a New American University. Year after year, ASU ranks at or near the top of the list in areas that matter. ASU is a comprehensive public research institution, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves. ASU operates on the principles that learning is a personal and original journey for each student; that they thrive on experience and that the process of discovery cannot be bound by traditional academic disciplines. Through innovation and a commitment to accessibility, ASU has drawn pioneering researchers to its faculty even as it expands opportunities for qualified students, attracting some of the highest- quality students from all 50 states and more than 130 nations.

To learn more about ASU and the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, visit http://about.asu.edu/ and http://cisa.asu.edu.

Essential Functions:

• Teach a 5/5 course load of undergraduate courses in First-Year Composition for on-ground students in face-to-face classrooms at the Polytechnic campus
• Prepare class materials and course content
• Evaluate student work and provide feedback
• Hold office hours to assist students
• Work collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, and communities

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in English or a related field at time of appointment
• Evidence of one year of full-time, post-secondary experience teaching English composition or related courses (or two years of part-time experience)
• Commitment to advancing the values expressed by the ASU Charter

Desired Qualifications:

• Doctoral or terminal degree in English or related field at time of appointment
• Experience incorporating Artificial Intelligence lessons in the classroom
• Two years of full-time teaching experience in English Composition courses in a post-secondary environment
• Experience teaching in digital environments such as Canvas (asynchronously and/or synchronously)

Application Instructions:

To apply, candidates must submit the following materials electronically to Interfolio: apply.interfolio.com/183767.

1. A letter of interest that addresses explicitly how you meet the required and desired qualifications and outlines your teaching philosophy and interest in teaching at the ASU Polytechnic campus (no more than two pages)
2. Current curriculum vitae
3. Information for three professional references (name, organization, position title, e-mail, phone number)

The initial application deadline is May 15, 2026. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled. If you have position-related questions, please contact David Burel at dburel@asu.edu and Catherine Hart (Catherine.Hart@asu.edu). For application process-related questions, please contact Eleni Sholes at Eleni.Sholes@asu.edu.

Official transcripts are required prior to employment.