What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor of English position at Utah Tech University?
Position Announcement
The Department of English at Utah Tech University (UT), in the picturesque red-rock southwestern city of St. George, Utah, invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of English, with an emphasis in Rhetoric and Composition and specializing in interdisciplinary writing, to begin July 1, 2027. We are particularly interested in candidates who draw upon their doctoral emphases to collaborate with disciplines across the university (specifically STEM, Business, Education, Health Sciences, and the Arts) in both lower-division composition courses and our upper-division course offerings. Furthermore, candidates will have an interest and/or expertise in emerging technologies, including AI and emergent multimodal software with a focus on professional development.
The English department offers associate and bachelor’s degrees in English with emphases in Creative Writing, English Education, Literary Studies, and Professional and Technical Writing, as well as minors in Creative Writing, English Education, General Education, and Professional and Technical Writing. The English Department also offers a Masters of Arts in Technical Writing and Digital Rhetoric. Utah Tech is an open-enrollment institution, and the English department provides the university with traditional General Education composition courses as well as corequisite and developmental reading and writing courses designed to help at-risk students succeed. Additional information about the English department, its faculty, and programs is found online at https://english.utahtech.edu/.
Responsibilities
- Teach 24 semester hours in lower division, upper division, and graduate-level English courses—including traditional composition, corequisite composition, and developmental reading and writing—as needed by the department.
- Teach lower division and upper division courses in Rhetoric and Composition.
- Lead department efforts in fostering interdisciplinary relationships across campus and developing interdisciplinary curriculum for composition courses with a focus on emerging technologies.
- Engage in scholarship relevant to the position at a level appropriate to a teaching university (both scholarship of discovery and scholarship of pedagogy are valued at UT).
- Assist in curriculum creation in Rhetoric and Composition.
- Serve on departmental, college, and university committees as assigned and attend departmental, college, and university meetings as required.
- Work with the department chair, the dean, and other faculty to advance the university’s mission, including:
- Work constructively, collaboratively, and collegially with faculty and staff in the department and across campus.
- Conduct student assessment.
- Hold regular office hours.
- Mentor part-time instructors.
- Perform service for the college and university.
- Participate in university and departmental student recruitment and retention initiatives.
- Facilitate service learning and engagement with the community.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. or Ed.D. in English, Rhetoric and Composition (or related field) by August 2027 from a regionally accredited institution required.
- A demonstrated record of teaching, service, and scholarship in Rhetoric and Composition, interdisciplinary writing, and emerging technologies.
- Evidence of university-wide and professional networking
- Ability to analyze and employ various communication and teaching technologies.
- Ability to communicate clearly with students, staff and colleagues, both orally and in writing.
- An eagerness to engage with faculty, staff and administrators to develop ways to improve the educational experience of students.
Supplemental Information
POSITION DETAILS, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: Full-time (9-month) tenure-track faculty position. Faculty service with pay and benefits starting July 1, 2027. Annual salary of $60,000-$63,000,000 depending on qualifications and experience, with additional compensation available for optional summer/overload teaching. Excellent benefits package included that begins on start date; includes medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, employee assistance and wellness programs, retirement plan contributions, and undergraduate tuition waivers for employees and eligible dependents. See https://humanresources.utahtech.edu/employee-benefits/ under "Benefits Summary" for more details.
ELECTRONIC APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Application review begins October 26, 2026; position open until filled. Candidates must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, contact information for three professional references (including email addresses), transcripts, and a Student Success Statement (1-2 pages about the candidate’s teaching or other professional experience working with a wide range of student academic preparedness). Please upload all the requested documents when you submit your application. Employment is contingent upon successful completion and certification of required degrees and upon successfully passing a background check.
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: Utah Tech University is an open, comprehensive, polytechnic institution, committed to exceptional student learning and success that has adopted an instructional approach of "active learning. active life." and a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. We seek faculty and staff committed to creating an active, applied and career-oriented learning environment that is student-centered. Established in 1911 as a community college and in 2013 as a state university, our University is located in picturesque southwestern Utah, approximately 120 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The area is renowned for its red rocks, desert climate, over 300 days of sunshine annually, and featuring easy access to world-class outdoor recreational opportunities.
Utah Tech University is a fast-growing Utah public institution of higher education, with more than 13,000 students. We offer over 250 programs, including doctoral, masters, bachelors, associates, certificates, endorsements, minors, and/or emphases. We seek faculty and staff committed to creating an active, applied, and career-oriented learning environment that is student-centered, who bring new ideas, possess values and career aspirations aligned with the University’s mission and vision, and are inspired to build a premier open, comprehensive, polytechnic university.
Utah Tech employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must provide employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Utah Tech is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, please contact Human Resources at hr@utahtech.edu or 435-652-7500.
Utah Tech University does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex (including sex discrimination and sexual harassment), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability status, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, military status, veteran status, or other bases protected by applicable law in employment, treatment, admission, access to educational programs and activities, or other University benefits or services. For more information or contact information, please visit https://titleix.utahtech.edu/reporting-discrimination/.
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Salary : $60,000 - $63,000