Title: F0200- Director First-Year Composition Program- Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition

State Role Title: F0200- Director First-Year Composition Program- Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition

Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience and credentials

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Norfolk State University

Location: Norfolk State University

Agency Website: www.nsu.edu

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Norfolk State University’s Department of English and Foreign Languages seeks candidates with a specialization in first-year composition for a tenure-track or tenured appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor of English. 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. This position is a 9-month position that carries administrative and teaching responsibilities. Application review begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

The successful candidate’s duties will include the following:

Serve as Director of NSU’s First-Year Composition Program, collaboratively develop curricula, provide instructor support, assist with ongoing research assessment, maintain and update LMScourse templates, and teach general education core and elective undergraduate writing courses. Active engagement in research, scholarship, and/or grantsmanship is required.

Minimum Qualifications

• An earned Ph.D. degree in English with a specialization in rhetoric, composition, or writing studies.
• Demonstrated record of scholarly research and/or publications in relevant subfields.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to serving diverse and/or underrepresented student populations and the ability to communicate with a diverse student body, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience in writing program administration and demonstrated commitment to the teaching and administration of first-year composition.
• Experience and commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarly activity at the university level with knowledge in areas of specialization in a discipline as stated above.
• Considerable practice with face-to-face and online teaching and commitment to distance learning and online course delivery modalities.

Additional Considerations

Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include: criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to University employing officials. As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Special Instructions
A complete packet is required for employment consideration.

Qualified applicants should submit the following materials via the State of Virginia Jobs website at https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/home:

• 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.
• One-page statement of teaching & management 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

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.

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.

Norfolk State University

Norfolk State University is a comprehensive urban public, doctoral granting institution committed to transforming students’ lives through exemplary teaching, research and service. The University is a top ranked Historically black College and University (HBCU) with nationally recognized STEM programs and enrolls 6,000 students in over thirty undergraduate and nineteen on-line & in-person graduate programs. Norfolk State University garners over $20M in annual grant acquisitions, has as an NCAA Division I athletic program with fifteen sports, boasts eleven MEAC conference championships in last three years, and a coveted marching band invitation for participation in the 2023 Rose Parade.

About the City of Norfolk

Norfolk is one of seven cities that make up the Hampton Roads Region. With a population of about two million, Hampton Roads is the 33rd largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the nation, the 8th largest metro area in the Southeast, and the 2nd largest between Atlanta and Washington, DC. It is home to the world's largest naval base, the Port of Virginia, one of the world's leading maritime gateways, and NATO’s only North American headquarters (NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation). By virtue of its strategic location, it is a cosmopolitan area with many minority groups from every corner of the world. Norfolk has big-city amenities and attractions of arts and culture, as well as cuisines of the Eastern Seaboard. In addition, the region boasts accessible parks, riverfronts, beaches, and numerous festivals, all favorable for weekend getaways.

NSU Diversity Statement

Norfolk State University is particularly interested in candidates who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for all students regardless of background. Candidates must include a diversity statement that reflects their commitment to diversity and inclusion and details their experience working in diversity initiatives and/or with students from underrepresented groups.

EEO Statement

NSU is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons and applicants, without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, genetic information, race, religion, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy) or veteran status. NSU encourages and invites minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.





Contact Information

Name: Human

Phone: 7578238160

Email: Emailed material is not accepted.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note : Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer