F0327 - Tenure Track Faculty- Assistant Professor of Professional and Technical Writing

Title: F0327 - Tenure Track Faculty- Assistant Professor of Professional and Technical Writing

State Role Title: Assistant Professor

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Credentials and Experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Norfolk State University

Location: Norfolk State University

Agency Website: www.nsu.edu

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Norfolk States University Department of English and Foreign Languages seeks candidates for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in Professional and Technical Writing. The Department of English and Foreign Languages at Norfolk State University offers programs leading to a Bachelor of Arts in English, a Bachelor of Arts in English with a Secondary Education Endorsement, and a Bachelor of Arts in English with a Creative Writing Concentration. English faculty also maintain a local chapter of Sigma Tau Delta and host a creative writing festival once a year, the William Carroll Writers’ Festival. The Department also offers courses in Arabic, French, Spanish, and Public Speaking as part of the general education requirements. Application review begins immediately and continues until filled.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree in English with a specialization in African American literature, postcolonial literature, or a closely related subfield at the time of employment.
• Evidence of teaching abilities at the higher education level.
• Evidence of scholarly research interests

 

Additional Considerations

• Considerable practice with face-to-face and online teaching and commitment to distance learning and online course delivery modalities.

• Experience and commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarly activity at the university level with knowledge in areas of specialization in the discipline.
• Demonstrated commitment to serving diverse and/or underrepresented student populations and communicating verbally and in writing with strong interpersonal skills.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Application Process: A complete packet is required for employment consideration. Qualified applicants should submit the following materials via the State of Virginia Jobs website, http://jobs.virginia.gov/cw/en-us/job/5001460?lApplicationSubSourceID=

• Cover letter explaining the candidate’s qualifications for the position
• Curriculum vitae
• One-page diversity statement: Applicants are required to submit a narrative statement describing their commitment to working effectively with faculty, staff, and students in a multicultural/multiethnic campus environment with a substantial population of students who are among the first generation of their family to attend a college or university.
• A one-page statement of teaching philosophy.
• Completed state application.

Candidates who are selected to be interviewed will be asked to provide the following additional materials:

• Copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts
• Three letters of recommendation

Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand-delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or résumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position. Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of back