The Department of English at Arizona State University invites applications for an in-person Instructor position at the Tempe campus. This is not a remote position. The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses primarily in the Writing Program and in other disciplinary areas within the department as needed. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible appointment made on an academic year basis (Aug 16 – May 15). A typical full-time course load is five classes per academic semester. Subsequent annual renewal is possible contingent upon satisfactory performance, the needs of the unit, availability of resources, and sufficient enrollment in assigned courses. Anticipated start date: August 16, 2027.

About the Department of English:

The Department of English's motto - "Start here, go anywhere" - captures the unique value of our undergraduate and graduate English degrees, ones that can serve students in any art form, any discipline, and any profession. In fact, our degrees can take students anywhere they wish to travel. The Department of English faculty is internationally renowned for innovative research and teaching and explores the pan-world expression of the English language and its literature, which span the global yet connect directly to the local. The skills of critical thinking, reading comprehension, and analytic expression cultivated in the degrees are transferable into any endeavor. In particular, such skills provide the foundation for creative problem-solving and cultivate individual and collective expression. The department takes as its purview not just historical positioned work, whether linguistic or textual, but includes all forms of expression and all modes of new media, whether analogical or digital. We emphasize writing- academic, creative, personal, public, and workplace- that explores difference reflectively and functionally. Our goal is to educate citizens who can think, read, write, and act in robust and significant ways to meet new challenges.

About The College:

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of Arizona State University, committed to improving communities on a local, national, and global scale. We support the professional development and growth of our faculty and staff in their cutting-edge research to advance these aims. Within The College, our faculty engage with a large, curious student body, guiding them as they grow into socially aware, critical thinkers and writers able to succeed in a wide range of careers and to address the challenges of the twenty-first century. Advancing the success of our students remains our top priority. To learn more about The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, please visit https://thecollege.asu.edu.

About Arizona State University:

ASU exemplifies a new prototype for the American public research university. As articulated in the ASU Charter, ASU is a comprehensive public research university, 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.

Essential Functions of the job:

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Teach undergraduate students in Writing Programs courses and other disciplinary areas as needed, including creating lesson plans, evaluation of student work, regular office hours, and other essential teaching functions
• Use Canvas for assessment of student work
• Participate in all unit and university assessment activities
• Engage in professional development as required
• Attend annual Convocation in-person at the Tempe campus at the end of each semester

Required Qualifications:

• MA in Rhetoric and Composition, English Education, Linguistics, Literature, or related discipline at time of appointment; or MFA in Creative Writing at time of appointment.
• Evidence of three years’ experience in higher education teaching composition courses, and evidence of effective teaching.

Desired qualifications:

• Ph.D. or evidence of graduate coursework beyond the master’s level in Rhetoric and Composition or Technical and Professional Writing.
• Experience teaching writing at all levels of the undergraduate curriculum.
• Evidence of experience in both theory and practice within a writing intensive field, such as: academic writing, rhetoric and composition, technical writing, creative writing, developmental writing, disciplinary writing, second language writing, and workplace writing.
• Evidence of participation in relevant professional development; evidence of experience teaching multi-media composing or online/hybrid courses.
• Demonstrated commitment to working with faculty, staff, students and communities to advance the principles of the ASU Charter.

Application Instructions:

Application deadline is October 2, 2026. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may than be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled. Candidates will be asked to create or use an existing Interfolio Dossier to submit the following application materials:

• A letter of application that outlines pedagogical philosophy,
• Current curriculum vita (CV),
• One-page statement of teaching philosophy,
• Contact information for three (3) references including email addresses,
• Unofficial graduate transcripts,
• Summary of recent teaching evaluations.

The applicant’s last name should appear in each uploaded file name. Questions about the position should be directed to the search committee chair: Professor Roger Thompson at rthomp79@asu.edu.