Instructors - First-Year Composition AY 2025-26 (#163538)

Description

The School of Applied Sciences and Arts, with the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, invites applications for two (2) First-Year Composition Instructor positions for the 2025-2026 academic year. The Instructor positions will be assigned to the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University. The successful candidates 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 positions are full-time, benefits-eligible, non-tenure eligible positions renewable on an academic year basis, contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of resources, and the needs of the university. Candidates must reside in Arizona or be willing to relocate.

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

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in English or a related field at time of appointment
• Ability to teach in person at the Polytechnic campus
• Experience teaching in Learning Management Software such as Canvas
• One year of teaching experience in English Composition in a post-secondary environment
• Demonstrated commitment to values expressed by the ASU Charter

Desired Qualifications:

• Doctoral or terminal degree in English or related field at time of appointment
• Evidence of participation in relevant professional development
• Two years of teaching experience in a English Composition 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:

1. A letter of interest that addresses how you meet the required and desired qualifications and outlines your