Lecturer of English

Lecturer of English

Department of English and KSU Journey Honors College

Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a nine-month, non-tenure track Lecturer of English faculty position beginning August 2021. This faculty position will be a joint appointment between the KSU Journey Honors College and the Department of English in the Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Responsibilities include:

• Area of specialization (English, Rhetoric)
• Teaching expectations consist of up to 15 hours of undergraduate level instruction per semester. Courses will consist of a combination of HON prefix courses and Honors sections of English classes. (Instructional assignments may vary by semester and include equivalent effort/time completing administrative activities as requested, such as reviewing/approving Honors contracts, Teaching Assistant applications, and the like)
• Service-includes service on internal Honors committees, participation at Honors events, including recruitment, orientation, academic advising, graduation celebration, and community-building events. Supervision of the Honors Advisory Leadership Council student group and programs. Other duties as assigned.

Other responsibilities may include:

• Program development expectations
• Recruitment expectations
• Capstone supervision
• Student teaching/clinical supervision
• Advising
• Working with a diverse community
• Interactions with department/unit faculty outside the college 

An earned Doctorate in English, or the foreign equivalent is required. 

Other qualifications might include:

• Licenses, certifications, or professional memberships
• Specific experiences or skills-prior higher education teaching experience, experience with Honors programs or colleges)
• Evidence of scholarship/creative activities
• Evidence of teaching and working with a culturally and an ethnically diverse community
• Supervision of student workers or groups
• International experiences
• Experience teaching on-line or hybrid courses
• Record of past teaching at a particular level (e.g., graduate vs. undergraduate) or area (sub-discipline)

For more than 50 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. Offering campuses in Marietta and Kennesaw, the university is located just north of Atlanta and combines a suburban setting with access to one of the country’s most dynamic cities. As Georgia’s third-largest university, Kennesaw State offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a growing number of doctoral programs.

Designated by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia as a comprehensive university, Kennesaw State is committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional and national level.

For a full description of this position, application deadlines, and application procedures, visit https://facultyaffairs.kennesaw.edu/faculty_openings.php.

Kennesaw State University, a member of the University System of Georgia, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and/or veteran status. Georgia is an Open Records state.