Assistant Professor - Literature, Media, and Writing

Spelman College Faculty Affairs; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Spelman College invites applications for a tenure-track professorship in Writing and/or Rhetorical Studies to begin in Fall 2027. The area of specialization is open, with preference for African American rhetorics, digital storytelling, multimedia journalism, content creation, marketing/PR, and writing/AI.

A PhD in Rhetoric and Composition, Communications, English, African American Studies, or related field must be completed by July 2027.

Qualifications

• PhD in Rhetoric and Composition, Communications, English, African American Studies, or related field completed by July 2027.
• Active research and publishing agenda in Writing and/or Rhetorical Studies.
• Teach rhetoric and writing courses for the department (3-3 load), including first-year writing.
• Support initiatives of the Comprehensive Writing Program as part of institutional service.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an active research and publishing agenda in Writing and/or Rhetorical Studies.
• Teach a range of rhetoric and writing courses for the department (3-3 load), including first-year writing.
• Contribute to the college’s Comprehensive Writing Program and service activities.

Skills

Rhetoric and writing

Scholarly publishing

Teaching rhetoric and writing

Education

PhD in Rhetoric and Composition

PhD in Communications

PhD in English / African American Studies

Job description

The Spelman College Department of Literature, Media, and Writing (formerly Department of English) embraces an expansive vision of language and visual culture. Our curriculum promotes evidence-based argumentation; the pleasures of reading literary, theoretical, and visual texts; critical interpretation as a social necessity; and an awareness of how literary and visual cultures are integral to a free and just society. With deep roots in the genealogies of Black feminism, our curriculum emphasizes critical thinking, aesthetic appreciation, and ethical commitments to provide our students with a foundation in humanistic knowledge that is important to all fields.

The Departmentinvites applications for a tenure-track professorship in Writing and/or Rhetorical Studies to begin in Fall 2027. The area of specialization is open, but preference will be given to candidates with a research and/or teaching focus in African American rhetorics; digital storytelling, multimedia journalism, and content creation; marketing and public relations; and/or writing and AI. A PhD in Rhetoric and Composition, Communications, English, African American Studies, or related field is required and must be completed by July 2027. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an active research and publishing agenda in Writing and/or Rhetorical Studies; to teach a range of rhetoric and writing courses for the department (3-3 load), including first-year writing; and to support as part of their institutional service the initiatives of the college’s Comprehensive Writing Program.