Assistant Professor ENGLISH FTTT

Job Posting:

JR101008 Assistant Professor ENGLISH FTTT (Open)

Department:

Humanities , PM

Position Type:

Regular

Open Date:

05-28-2025

Close Date:

06-25-2025

$72,000 Annually

Job Description:

Coppin State University, a fully accredited institution, and a member of the University System of Maryland, is accepting applications to fill a full-time tenure track faculty position of English in the department of Humanities within the College of Arts & Sciences and Education (CASE) at Coppin State University. Coppin is an urban residential Historically Black College and University (HBCU) serving nearly 3,000 students enrolled in day, evening, weekend, and online courses.

This tenure-track assistant professor will help to build the department’s updated English major track in Media Studies. In addition to teaching upper and lower-level courses in English Composition I and II, this hire will have the opportunity to teach and develop courses in Digital Media, Communication, Film, and/or Creative Non-fiction.

The faculty member will report to the chairperson of the Department of Humanities.

Responsibilities:

• Teach Upper and Lower-level courses in English, including Film and Media Studies, Media and Communication, Creative non-fiction, and other course assignments necessary to General Education and the English BA program.

• Maintain office hours, conference with students, and conduct advisement with assigned advisees.

• Participate in service activities conducted by the University, College, Department, and Community, which includes outreach to Community Colleges and High Schools.

• Other duties as assigned as related to faculty workload policy

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

• PhD in English or a closely related area OR an MFA in Creative Writing, Film Studies, or Media Production

Experience

• Three (3) years of teaching experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Be able to use different teaching modalities, face to face and online teaching.

• Promote the continued growth of the English program.

• Recruit, advise, and mentor students in their research work in English, Digital Media and Communication.

• Prior experience working with a diverse population of students in a diverse learning environment.

• Demonstrate ability to work collaboratively on department and university-wide committees.

Additional Job Information:

Coppin State University offers a competitive benefits package to include health insurance options (medical, dental, vision), life and disability insurance, retirement plan contributions, as well as paid leave and federal holidays for all regular employees. Please see the link below to view the benefits that Coppin State University has to offer.

https://www.coppin.edu/benefits

Coppin State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability status or veteran status. View the EEOC Know Your Rights poster for more information regarding your rights under the law.

If you experience difficulties utilizing the online application system or you require reasonable accommodations during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact Human Resources at AskHR@coppin.edu. Please note that only inquiries regarding a request for reasonable accommodation or system issues will be responded to when contacting this e-mail account. Reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.