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Assistant or Associate Professor of English

Employer
Livingstone College
Location
Salisbury, NC, US

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Faculty Jobs
Arts & Humanities, English Literature & Composition
Position Type
Assistant Professor
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

 Position

Assistant Professor of English

Division:

Liberal Arts & Humanities

Department:

English and  Foreign Language

Reports to:

Chair of the Department of English and Foreign Language

Position Summary

 

Livingstone College English Department seeks applicants for an Assistant

Professor of English to begin teaching in the Fall 2021.  The applicant will

teach various courses at the undergraduate level in English Composition,

Speech, and Literature. Candidates must be committed to utilizing innovative

teaching techniques in the instructional setting and using technology to

enhance student learning. He/she must possess strong communication skills

and be dedicated to providing quality instruction for a diverse body of

students. Teaching experience at the college or university level is required.

The college is committed to diversity in the recruitment of students, faculty,

and staff.  

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

 

The results you will deliver each day that matter most!

  • Teach 27 hours per academic year (5 courses in the Fall and 4 courses in the Spring); 
  • Hold a minimum 8 office hours per week.
  • Use Blackboard as an instructional aide to teach, assess student performance, and post student grades.
  • Advise and register students; track student progress and performance.
  • Use innovative teaching techniques.
  • Assist students with enrollment related challenges or issues.
  • Assess course outcomes; student satisfaction, student retention and use results to improve program quality.
  • Collaborate with the campus community and serve on campus-wide committees.
  • Participate in professional organizations and provide community service.
  • Perform other duties as assigned as they pertain to the Assistant Professor duties.

Education/ Experience

 

What you will need to be successful!

  • 3-5 years of teaching experience at the college or university level is preferred;
  • Ph.D. in English required;
  • Excellent communication skills;
  • Native or near-native fluency in spoken and written English;
  • Knowledge of best practices for the use of technologies in the classroom;
  • Experience with hybrid and online instruction is a definite plus.
  • Expertise in an additional area of interest, e.g., Digital Literacies, Digital Media, Social Media, Digital Humanities, Web and Interaction Design, Media Production, and/or Multimodal Composition and Rhetoric is also a definite plus.

Life at Livingstone College

 

Why we believe you will love working at Livingstone College!!

Livingstone College is a private, four year liberal arts institution founded in 1879 by the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Secured by a strong commitment to quality instruction, the College offers excellent liberal arts and religious education programs for students designed to develop their potential for leadership and service to a global community.


 About Livingstone College: http://Livingstone.edu

 

Livingstone College is an equal opportunity employer that employs qualified individuals based upon job related qualifications regardless of race, religion, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition, political affiliation or any other classification proscribed under applicable federal, state or local law.  Livingstone College complies with all laws regarding reasonable accommodation for disabled candidates and employees.  Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the interview process are requested to contact Human Resources in order to arrange such accommodation.  We offer competitive compensation and an attractive benefits package. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract.

 

Organization

Our Mission:

Livingstone College is a private, historically black institution that is secured by a strong commitment to quality instruction. Through a Christian-based environment suitable for learning, it provides excellent liberal arts and religious education programs for students from all ethnic backgrounds designed to develop their potential for leadership and service to a global community.

 

Our History

Livingstone College was originally founded in 1879 as Zion Wesley Institute by a group of African Methodist Episcopal Zion ministers for the purpose of training ministers in Concord, in Cabarrus County, N.C. After three brief sessions, directed by Principals Bishop C. R. Harris and Professor A.S. Richardson, Zion Wesley Institute was closed. In 1881, Dr. Joseph Charles Price and Bishop J. W. Hood changed their roles from delegates to the Ecumenical Conference to fund-raisers, with a sole purpose of re-establishing Zion Wesley Institute.

 

Eventually, the Rowan County Town of Salisbury, just 20 miles northeast of Concord, offered Zion Wesley Institute Board of Trustees a generous $1,000 donation and an invitation to relocate the institution to Salisbury. The trustees accepted both gifts, and the College re-opened in Salisbury in 1882 on J. M. Gray’s farm, called Delta Grove, which consisted of one building and 40 acres. Besides moving from Concord to Salisbury, the College also changed its name, becoming Livingstone College, in honor of David Livingstone, a British Christian missionary, philanthropist and African Explorer. Dr. Price, the founder of Livingstone College, became its first president and served from 1882 to 1893.

 

Holistic Learning:

Livingstone College offers a Holistic Learning Environment that is designed to address the needs of a diverse student population. As a church-affiliated institution, Livingstone College seeks to attract professionals who are committed to supporting and fostering such principles. Such commitment and support paved the way for the launching of a very unique initiative. The initiative is entitled "The Total Learning Environment." "The Total Learning Environment" is a new holistic approach to academic preparation, whereby we will create a learning environment designed to change attitudes and modify student behavior. Students who matriculate on the campus of Livingstone College, in addition to their academic preparation, will participate in a number of activities and programs, designed to address the cultural scars of their past, enabling them to leave our institution with the academic preparation to compete in our global economy, and where they will have immediate positive impact on our society. Additionally, our students will be prepared to positively address the challenges, which plague the African-American community - particularly those challenges that exacerbate their dilemma. The College implemented a curriculum, which helped to develop "The Center for Holistic Learning." One of the first programs of its kind, "The Center for Holistic Learning" promotes both the awareness and mastery of the following modules/concepts:

  •  Health, Wellness & Fitness
  •  Emergency Response & First Aid
  •  Political Action & Social Responsibility
  •  Volunteerism, Public Service
  •  Cultural and Social Awareness
  •  Debt Management, Personal Responsibility, & Philanthropy
  •  Individual & Organizational Leadership
  •  Spanish as a 2nd Language
  •  Technology & The 21St Century
  •  Faith-Based Strategies for the Enhancement of the Quality of Life

 

Our Home:

Livingstone College is located in the heart of Rowan County’s historic Salisbury, North Carolina. Known by many as “The Jewel of The South”, Livingstone College sits quaintly against a picturesque backdrop of lush green grass and majestic maple and oak trees, making it the ideal learning environment. With an enrollment of 1200 students, the College is strategically located 45 miles from Charlotte and the Piedmont Triad of Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point, North Carolina.

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