Instructor of English (9-months)

North Carolina Community College System; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 49,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Wilkes Community College in North Carolina is seeking a full-time English instructor for a 9-month academic year. The position is based at the Wilkes (main) Campus with teaching duties at the Ashe Campus and Alleghany Center as needed.

You will deliver high-quality instruction in English, mentor students toward degree or program completion, and participate in committee service and ongoing professional development.

Salary ranges from $48,629 to $60,000 commensurate with education and experience.

Qualifications

• Must hold a master’s degree with at least 18 graduate credit hours in English.
• Experience teaching at the post-secondary level preferred.
• Experience teaching online preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality instruction within the English discipline.
• Mentor and support students toward degree or program completion.
• Participate in committee service and ongoing professional development.
• Fulfill a workload including administrative responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Post-secondary teaching experience

Online teaching experience

Curriculum development

Education

Master’s degree with 18 graduate credit hours in English

Job description

Wilkes (main) Campus will be the primary teaching location,but instructors will be assigned teaching duties at the Ashe Campus and/or the Alleghany Center as needed.

Salary Grade

Salary Hiring Range $48,629 to $60,000 Commensurate with education and experience in accordance with the college salary plan.

Job Reports To

Chair of Communication, Language, and Transfer Education

Job Category

Instructional (Faculty)

Application Period

Opens:

Closes: 10/30/2026

Target Start Date

01/04/2027

Expected Work Hours

Full-time

Employment Type

Full-time

Minimum Qualifications

• Qualified applicants must have a completed master’s degree with atleast 18 graduate credit hoursin the teaching discipline(English).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching at the post-secondary level
• Experience teaching online
• Graduate coursework in rhetoric and composition and/or composition pedagogy

Position Description

An instructor’s primary responsibility is to deliver high-quality instruction within their discipline, with a clear focus on achieving established student learning outcomes. In addition to teaching, instructors are expected to mentor and support students in progressing toward degree or program completion.

Full-time instructors are responsible for a range of classroom and administrative duties that support the mission, goals, and objectives of Wilkes Community College, including participation in committee service and ongoing professional development.

A reasonable and equitable teaching load will be determined collaboratively between the instructor and the departmental chair, in consultation with the division dean. This workload may include a combination of traditional classroom instruction, distance education, academic advising, professional development, curriculum development, and other related administrative responsibilities.

Wilkes (main) Campus will be the primary teaching location,but instructors will be assigned teaching duties at the Ashe Campus and/or the Alleghany Center as needed.

The full-time instructor reports directly to the department chairperson or dean of the division and works in concert with the lead instructor of the discipline. This is a full-time, 9‑month position.