English Faculty

Tacoma News, Inc.; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 53,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

Rappahannock Community College (RCC) seeks applicants for English Teaching Faculty. This is a full-time, 9-month faculty ranked position located on the Glenns campus, beginning January 2, 2027, with an excellent benefits package and a salary range of $52,905 – $81,811, commensurate with education and experience.

The primary duties include developing and maintaining quality English curriculum and delivering high-quality courses that support a diverse student body.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in English or Master’s with 18 graduate hours in English and one year of post-secondary teaching experience.
• Experience using advanced instructional technology including video, audio, and interactive educational software.
• Knowledge of effective pedagogical practices and ability to assess student learning outcomes and develop courses.

Responsibilities

• Teach 15 credit hours per semester, with schedules including day, evening and weekend classes, on/off-campus, online and hybrid modes.
• Provide academic advising, mentor adjunct and dual enrollment faculty, and participate in college committees.
• Develop and maintain quality English curriculum and assess courses for effectiveness.

Skills

Post-secondary teaching

Diversity & equity

Student-centered teaching

Education

Master’s degree in English

18 graduate hours in English

Tools

Canvas

Job description

English Faculty

Rappahannock Community College (RCC), founded in 1970, provides high-quality educational and training opportunities throughout a 12-county service region an hour east of Richmond on the beautiful western shore of the Chesapeake Bay with access to fresh local seafood and water activities. RCC delivers accessible and affordable educational opportunities, including for-credit transfer and career technical programs, robust distance education coursework, quality dual enrollment courses, and award-winning workforce training and credentialing programs. RCC’s annualized enrollment of 3,900 credit students in 2025-2026 and almost 890 workforce and community development students are supported by almost 140 full-time employees and over 200 part-time/adjunct employees across two main campuses and five satellite sites.

Are you someone who wants to help students achieve their educational and professional dreams?

RCC seeks applicants for our English Teaching Faculty position. This is a full-time, 9-month faculty ranked position, with an excellent benefits package. The hiring salary range will be $52,905 – $81,811, commensurate with education and experience. This position is located on the Glenns campus. The position begins on January 2, 2027.

The primary duties of the English Faculty member will include developing and maintaining quality English curriculum and teaching high-quality courses that support a diverse body of student acquisition of knowledge and skills in the English field. This includes instructional design, delivery, effectiveness, subject-matter expertise and course assessment. Faculty are required to teach 15 credit hours per semester unless released for other duties. Teaching schedules may include day, evening, and weekend classes, including those that are on and off-campus, and online and hybrid modes of delivery. This position will include academic advising, a minimum of 10 office hours per week, completing special projects, mentoring adjunct and dual enrollment faculty, community outreach, and service on college committees. Teaching faculty are expected to maintain currency in their field through various professional development activities such as conferences, projects, publications, and group teaching. This role will be required to use state-of-the-art classroom teaching technologies. While this position will be primarily located on the Glenns Campus, its teaching schedules may include alternative sites and campuses. Finalists will be asked to perform a teaching demonstration.

The College desires candidates with a commitment to the community college mission and experience working in a varied student population, including adult learners and at-risk students. The successful candidate will be committed to academic excellence, continuous improvement through professional development, assessment, program and course development, and creating a collegial environment of civility, collaboration and open communication. The College strives for a faculty of content experts who are also knowledgeable about best practices, innovative strategies, and instructional technologies that support teaching and learning and who are well connected to the communities we serve.

KSA’s/Required Qualifications

This English teaching faculty position requires a Master’s degree in English or a Master’s degree with 18 graduate semester hours in English and one year of post-secondary teaching experience. In addition, experience using advanced instructional technology including video, audio, and interactive educational software is required.

This role also requires knowledge of effective pedagogical practices, and the ability to define and assess student learning outcomes and create courses with knowledge of instructional teaching platforms, preferably CANVAS.

Additional Considerations

18 graduate credits in a second field, one course in composition pedagogy, and one year of teaching experience with post-secondary or community college teaching are preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled