Visiting Assistant Professor of English (first-year writing)

The Department of English at the College of Charleston welcomes applications for a two-year visiting assistant professor position with a start date of August 16, 2026. Required qualifications include A Ph.D. in composition studies, or a Ph.D. or M.F.A. in a related discipline with training in rhetoric, composition, and first-year writing. The teaching load is 12 credit hours per semester, with a focus on our four-credit-hour first-year writing course. There may also be occasional opportunities to teach in areas beyond first-year writing that align with the candidate’s academic and teaching interests.

Founded in 1770 and located in the heart of historic Charleston, South Carolina, the College of Charleston is a public liberal arts institution with around 10,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students. The English department offers a B.A. in English with three concentrations — creative writing, literature and film, and writing, rhetoric, and publication. We also offer a BA in secondary English education and an MFA in creative writing.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, a teaching philosophy, and unofficial graduate school transcripts by April 26 at https://jobs.cofc.edu/postings/17797

Contact Department Chair Dr. Anton Vander Zee (vanderzeeal@cofc.edu) with questions about applying. Additional materials may be requested after the initial review.

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