Assistant Teaching Professor Position, First Year English

The Department of English & Communication in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth invites applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor in First-Year English starting in September 2025. The appointment level will be made commensurate with experience. This is a 9-month, non-tenure-track position with primary responsibilities for first-year writing instruction, undergraduate advising, and university service. Initial appointment is for two years, with possibility of renewal and, continuous appointment.

UMass Dartmouth is in the beautiful ocean side community of Dartmouth, about an hour south of Boston, half-hour east of Providence, and half-hour west of Cape Cod. It offers a world class education to undergraduate and graduate students each year in over 40 undergraduate and 23 graduate programs offered by the College of Engineering, College of Nursing, Charlton College of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Visual and Performing Arts, School of Law, and School for Marine Science and Technology.

The College of Arts and Sciences and the English & Communication Department value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. We seek a teaching faculty who values working in a collegial, collaborative environment, guided by a commitment to helping all students achieve their educational goals. The ideal candidate will embrace our values predicated on the primacy of student success and will support an inclusive, accessible, and equitable learning environment.

The FYE program is part of the English & Communication Department, a large and thriving community of teacher-scholars. The department and college are dedicated to student success and meeting the needs of a richly diverse group of learners. FYE faculty particularly contribute to this mission through the development and assessment of program pedagogies and curriculum. More information about the English & Communication Department can be found at https://www.umassd.edu/programs/english/.

UMass Dartmouth has transformed the lives of 40,000 alumni and distinguishes itself as a vibrant, public research university dedicated to engaged learning and innovative research. It is the only Massachusetts Tier 1 national research university south of Boston and serves as a catalyst for the development of marine science and technology industries along the south coast.

Duties:

It is expected the successful candidate will be an engaging and effective teacher with a strong commitment to student learning and success. Responsibilities include teaching first year English courses; implementing inclusive and evidence-based teaching and learning approaches to ensure the academic success of a diverse population of students; collaborating with faculty to enhance curriculum; providing academic advising; and participating in university service activities. The course load is a 4:4. Teaching Professors with appropriate training and disciplinary expertise may be asked to teach other courses in the department or interdisciplinary programs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD in Rhetoric/Composition, English, or closely related field at the time of the appointment
• A record of teaching excellence in first-year university-level writing courses
• Demonstrated effectiveness with diverse learners and a commitment to inclusive pedagogies
• Authorization to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis

Preferred Qualifications:

• Teaching experience or scholarship in one or more of these areas: Business Communication, Technical Communication, Science Communication, Public Speaking, or creative writing—poetry

We especially encourage applications from scholars historically underrepresented in the field, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. We seek candidates who have demonstrated experience in efforts to increase the recruitment and retention of diverse populations of students, including first-generation.

SALARY: $70,000 - $72,000

UMass Dartmouth offers exciting benefits such as:

• 75% Employer-Paid Health Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• State Pension Retirement Plan
• Optional Retirement Savings Plans
• Tuition Credit (Employee, Spouse, & Dependents)
• And More!

Benefits for Faculty Federation 

Qualified applicants are invited to submit electronically a letter of interest, detailed curriculum vitae, concise statement (no more than 500 words) on teaching interests and experience, and contact information for at least three professional references. Employment is contingent upon verification of background/credentials and work authorization. Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

The review of internal and external applications will be ongoing until the position is filled.