Department Contact: Elizabeth Schirmer, 575-646-2319, eschirme@nmsu.edu

Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants

Advertising Summary: The English Department at New Mexico State University invites applications for two full-time college track Assistant Professors in English, with specialization in teaching general education composition and technical and professional communication courses, to begin in the Fall 2026 semester. This is a regular, 9-month, non-tenure-stream faculty position.

Position Details

Position Title: College Assistant Professor

College/Division: Arts and Sciences College

Department: 330700-ENGLISH

Location: Las Cruces

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate: Commensurate with qualifications

Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0

FLSA Status: Exempt

Bargaining Unit Announcement:

Contingent Upon Funding: Not Applicable

Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)

If Not a Standard Work Schedule: 

Job Duties and Responsibilities: The successful candidates will teach 12 credits (~4 courses) per semester in the general education Writing Program, primarily Composition 1 (ENGL 1110G) and Introduction to Technical and Professional Communication (ENGL 2210G) with assignments in primarily face-to-face courses. Some service/ committee work will be required.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience: 
Required:
-Master’s degree or higher in English, with
a) an emphasis in Writing Studies or Professional and Technical Communication and three or more years of experience teaching writing, preferably in business and professional communication and/or technical and scientific communication; or
b) an emphasis in other subfields of English or Writing Studies with five to ten years of teaching experience in college composition courses, including technical and/or business writing courses

-Ability to teach ENGL 1110G, Composition I, and ENGL 2210G, Technical and Professional Communication.

Equivalent Qualifications: 

Preferred Qualifications: 
Preferred:
● experience teaching full-time,
● experience teaching writing courses to multilingual students
● experience teaching writing in the NMSU System or geographic/cultural region

NOTE:
Please list 3 references who may be asked to provide a letter of reference.

Special Certification/Licensure: 

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Environment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

Physical Effort: No or very limited physical effort required.

Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.

Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.