Teaching Instructor, Senior Teaching Instructor, Master Teaching Instructor, Teaching Assistant Professor, Teaching Associate Professor, Teaching Professor

Position Overview

Position Number: 935518
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Anticipated Recruitment Range: Commensurate with Qualifications
Position Type: Faculty (Teaching)
Job Category: Faculty (Teaching)

Organizational Unit Overview

The Department of English (english.ecu.edu) is a vibrant and energetic community of teachers, scholars, researchers, and writers. The department's interdisciplinary nature is one of its strengths, and our students benefit from a breadth of faculty expertise across many areas of study. Our faculty and students pursue interests and scholarship in literature, creative writing, technical and professional communication, rhetoric and composition, multicultural and transnational literature, folklore, film studies, linguistics, and teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). Our department offers four degrees: a B.A. in English; a B.S. in Professional Writing and Information Design (PWID); an MA in English; and a Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication. The department also offers undergraduate minors in English, creative writing, film studies, linguistics, and PWID. The department also supports general education for all majors across the university through Writing Foundations courses and courses that contribute to writing intensive, humanities, and social science general education requirements. The Department of English works closely with other departments whose degree programs include our courses. Our faculty and students are important partners in advancing the university's strategic plan area of distinction as a cultural champion in our region and beyond.

The Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences (thcas.ecu.edu) is home to fifteen academic departments and several interdisciplinary research centers.

East Carolina University (www.ecu.edu), a member of the 17-campus University of North Carolina System, is classified as a Research-1 University and enrolls around 27,000 students, with over 5,500 pursuing graduate and professional degrees. ECU enhances the quality of life for our students, campus, and region through cultural enrichment and community engagement.

ECU, located in Greenville, NC (est. pop. 90,000), which lies 90 miles east of Raleigh and 80 miles west of the Atlantic coast. A thriving small city and regional center for education, health, and the arts, Greenville is a good place to live, work, play, and visit. It has a cost of living more than 10 percent below the national average and boasts a vibrant downtown district with restaurants, breweries, and shopping. Greenville hosts a variety of festivals throughout the year and offers numerous recreational opportunities, including access to the Tar River, over nine miles of greenways, nearly 30 parks and recreational facilities, and a growing arts scene.

Job Duties

The Department of English at East Carolina University (http://english.ecu.edu) is seeking to fill two positions with the title of Teaching Instructor, Senior Teaching Instructor, Master Teaching Instructor, Teaching Assistant Professor, Teaching Associate Professor, Teaching Professor (depending upon qualifications) specializing in composition to begin in August 2026. This full-time non-tenure-track position is for fall and spring semesters of the 2026-2027 academic year only, with the possibility of subsequent appointments. The full-time teaching load is typically four courses per semester. Teaching will consist of face-to-face courses, with the possibility that some online courses may be assigned, depending on department and university need. Depending upon a candidate's credentials, as well as the needs in the department, the Chair may assign other courses besides composition. Service to the university, community, and profession is expected. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications, and full-time positions include benefits.

Contingent upon the availability of funds.

Minimum Education/Experience

For an appointment as Teaching Instructor, Senior Teaching Instructor, or Master Teaching Instructor - MA in English or a related field, including but not limited to Rhetoric/Composition, Writing Studies, Technical Communication.

For an appointment as Teaching Assistant Professor, Teaching Associate Professor, or Teaching Professor - PhD or MFA in English or a related field, including but not limited to Rhetoric/Composition, Writing Studies, Technical Communication.

Degrees must be from appropriately accredited institutions. Candidates should demonstrate knowledge of and experience in teaching courses in first-year writing and writing about the disciplines.

License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation

None

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education

Candidates should demonstrate knowledge of and experience in teaching courses in technical and professional communication such as business writing and scientific writing, and knowledge of and experience with online teaching and online pedagogies and technologies.

Special Instructions to Applicant

Candidates for these positions must complete a candidate profile and submit the following materials online at www.jobs.ecu.edu:

1. a cover letter,
2. curriculum vitae,
3. one-page teaching philosophy,
4. a sample syllabus for a first- or second-year composition course
5. optional: a sample syllabus for a technical and professional communication course.

In addition, when completing the candidate profile, applicants must submit the names and email addresses of 2-3 current references.

Please be aware that if the candidate is selected for an interview, an automatic e-mail will be sent to the individuals entered by the applicant in the References section of the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system inviting them to submit letters of reference. Letters of reference submitted via the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system will be verified.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.