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Assistant Professor of English
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Position Number: 1779934
Location: Henderson, NV
Position Type: Liberal Arts - English and Literature

Assistant Professor of English

Nevada State College (NSC) appreciates your interest in employment. To ensure your application process runs smoothly, we ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application:

The required documents are listed below on the posting. Your application may not be considered if you do not attach the required documents.
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Please note, recruitment will close without notice when a hiring decision has been made.

If you need assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact the Human Resources department at (702) 992-2320 or nhr@nsc.edu.

Job Description

Nevada State College invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor of English Rhetoric and Composition, to start Fall 2020.

About Nevada State College

Founded in 2002, Nevada State College (NSC) is a four-year public college located on a developing 512-acre campus in the foothills of Henderson, Nevada (adjacent to Las Vegas). Our faculty members enjoy the rare opportunity to mold the college as it continues to grow into a cornerstone of higher education in Southern Nevada. NSC faculty work in state-of-the-art facilities that feature smart classrooms and a Finance Lab that allows students to use real-world and timely information during class. The average class size across campus is 27 students. For more information about NSC, watch this video about student life at NSC .

NSC serves over 5,000 students who are highly diverse and largely underserved; a majority of our students are first generation, racial/ethnic minorities, parents, and/or returning students. As a teaching-oriented institution, our faculty focus on high-quality instruction, engaging learning experiences, and innovative techniques to improve student learning.

About English at NSC

As of Fall 2020, the English degree will include courses in rhetoric, writing studies, creative writing, literature, and theory. We offer a major in English and minors in English literature, in Writing and Rhetoric (formerly Professional Writing), and in Creative Writing.

Currently, we are growing our writing programs at Nevada State in both the English major and in our English Core Curriculum. Instructors often collaborate with our Writing Center (funded by the Rogers Foundation) on course assignments and workshops, as well as with colleagues in other disciplines on shared projects. First-year composition courses may also be enriched by programs that feature embedded peer support, including our writing intensive program (supporting writing across the curriculum) and our Course Assistant program (supporting historically challenging gateway courses).

Diversity and Inclusion Statement:

At Nevada State College, we celebrate the storied backgrounds of our campus community. We operate with a shared commitment to represent and serve the diverse population of Nevada and to encourage the exchange of ideas that respects and honors the lived experiences of our students, staff, and faculty. We foster a culture of inclusive excellence so our members can live authentically, fully engage, and flourish. In order to strengthen the college and progress its mission, the college dedicates itself to intentional and ongoing reflection to meeting the evolving needs of NSC, the surrounding communities, and the State of Nevada.

Throughout your application materials, we encourage you to highlight your background in fostering an inclusive campus culture and supporting the success of students who are historically underrepresented in higher education. For example, your efforts might include contributions in the areas of teaching, mentoring, advising, research, and/or institutional service.

Primary Responsibilities:

12-credit teaching load each semester including courses in Writing, Rhetoric, or Composition, based on area of expertise, and instruction in the English Core Curriculum (ENG 100, ENG 101, ENG 116 and/or ENG 102)
Maintain an active scholarly agenda
Serve on departmental and college-wide committees
Collaborate with colleagues to promote writing across the curriculum

Required Qualifications:

PhD in Composition and Rhetoric, Writing Studies, Literacy Education, or related field (candidates who are ABD may also apply; PhD must be completed by July 31, 2020); training in composition pedagogy if degree is in a related field
Demonstrated excellence in teaching rhetoric or composition
Experience with the social justice work of the field, such as antiracist pedagogy, disability studies, linguistic diversity, and other areas.

Please note: Applicants must meet the posted minimum qualifications at the time of application in order to be considered for the position.

Preferred Qualifications (experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable):

Working with underrepresented, first generation, or nontraditional college students
Demonstrated success in online instruction, especially in composition
Working with multilingual writers
Using writing about writing pedagogy, critical pedagogy, and/or other current pedagogies in composition
Teaching multimodal composition
Designing and/or leading faculty development
Guiding undergraduate research

Rank, Salary & Benefits:

Assistant Professor; Tenure track
Budgeted salary for this position is $55,000 per year (9-month appointment) with opportunities for additional overload pay in winter and summer sessions
Nevada State College offers excellent benefits, including 15.25% retirement match, beginning balance of 30 sick leave days, 11 paid holidays, educational benefits, and two health insurance plans that can be supplemented with flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts

This Posting is Open Until Filled

This posting will remain open until the position is filled. The anticipated review date for applications will begin on or around November 15, 2019. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately, as recruitment will close without notice when a hiring decision has been made.

Special Instructions for Internal NSHE Applicants

NSC employees or employees within the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE, UNLV, CSN, TMCC, WNC, UNR, GBC, and DRI) MUST use the Find Jobs process within Workday to find and apply for jobs at NSC and other NSHE Institutions. Once you log into Workday, type "Find Jobs" in the search box which will navigate to the internal job posting site.

If you complete an application outside of the internal application process, your application will be returned and you will have to reapply as an internal applicant which may delay your application.

Exempt
Yes

Full-Time Equivalent
100.0%

Required Attachment(s)

Please upload the following documents:

Detailed CV listing relevant qualifications and experience
Letter of interest indicating why you are a good fit for the position and Nevada State College
Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Names and contact information of three references, at least one of whom can speak to your teaching ability (you will be notified before references are contacted)
Up to two additional documents of your choice demonstrating excellence and effectiveness in teaching, such as sample assignments, feedback on student writing, qualitative student feedback on your teaching, or peer observations

The search committee may ask for more materials at later stages in the application process.

Throughout your application materials, we encourage you to highlight your background in fostering an inclusive campus culture and supporting the success of students who are historically underrepresented in higher education.

Applications that do not include the required uploaded documents may not be considered.

Posting Close Date

Note to Applicant

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications in their cover letter. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

This position may require a criminal background check to be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

Nevada State College does not currently sponsor Visas, all applicants must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.

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