Visiting Assistant Professor of English (composition) Position Available In Charleston, South Carolina
Tallo's Job Summary: The Visiting Assistant Professor of English (Composition) position at the College of Charleston requires a Ph.D. in Composition Studies or a related discipline with training in rhetoric and composition. Responsibilities include teaching 12 credit hours of first-year writing per semester. The position is for a two-year term starting on August 16, 2025, in historic downtown Charleston.
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Internal Title Visiting Assistant Professor of English (composition)
Position Type Visiting
School/Area School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department English
Position Description The Department of English at the College of Charleston welcomes applications for a two-year Visiting Assistant Professor position with a start date of August 16, 2025. A Ph.D. in Composition Studies or a Ph.D. or M.F.A. in a related discipline with training in rhetoric, composition, and first-year writing is required. The teaching assignment is 12 credit hours of first-year writing instruction per semester (three four-credit hour courses) and includes opportunities to teach composition in the College of Charleston’s Honors College and First-Year Experience Program. The College of Charleston is located in historic downtown Charleston in a coastal metropolitan area of 800,000. The College is a public liberal arts and sciences institution with a student body of approximately 1,100 graduate students, 10,000 undergraduate students, 20% of whom identify as minority, and 140 international students from 34 different countries. Additional information about the institution, the student body, and the surrounding area is available at https://charleston.edu/. Special Instructions to Applicants Please submit a cover letter, CV, statement of teaching philosophy, and current unofficial transcript tohttps://jobs.cofc.edu/postings/16547 by Thursday, May 15, 2025. Questions about applying can be directed to Department Chair Anton Vander Zee (vanderzeeal@cofc.edu). Posting Date 04/25/2025
Closing Date 05/15/2025
Open Until Filled? No
Posting Number
F2016448P
EEO Statement The College of Charleston is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of sex, gender (including gender identity and/or expression), pregnancy, race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, and other classifications protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information, please visit eop.cofc.edu.
