Limited Term Faculty - English

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking a Limited Term Faculty member in English at Georgia State University in Atlanta. The position entails teaching ENGL 1101/1102 courses with a 4/4 load and a 2-year term limit.

Required qualifications include a Ph.D in English or MFA in Creative Writing, and experience teaching composition in a classroom. A criminal background check is required. This is a non-remote, in-person teaching role with full benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching composition in a classroom.
• Pre-Employment background check required.
• Ph.D in English or MFA in Creative Writing is required.

Responsibilities

• The term limit is 2 years, the course load is 4/4, ENGL 1101/1102 courses.
• Full benefits.
• These are not remote positions. All LTFs must live close enough to Atlanta to teach in person, even if they may end up with some online classes.

Skills

Experience teaching composition

Education

Ph.D in English or MFA in Creative Writing

Job description

Position Details

Posting Number

PTI00187P

Classification Title

Limited-Term Instructors

Position Title

Limited Term Faculty - English

GSU Information

Georgia State University is a national model for innovation andopening opportunities for all, among the top five most innovativeby U.S. News & World Report, ranked 1st among publicuniversities in undergraduate teaching, the number 1 nonprofituniversity to award bachelor’s degrees to African Americanstudents, 4th in the country for its first-year student experience,and highly ranked for enabling the social and economic mobility ofits students. Among the most diverse universities in the nation,Georgia State opens global perspectives as the number 1 U.S. publicuniversity sending African American students to study abroad. A regional gateway to higher education, the five suburban PerimeterCollege campuses provide more than 30 associate degree pathways.The downtown Atlanta campus offers more than 250 degree programs in100 fields of study at the undergraduate, graduate andfirst-professional degree levels. With five university-wide research centers and numerous centers andinstitutes at the college and school levels, Georgia State’sinterdisciplinary, dynamic and productive research enterprisesaddress major health and societal challenges. It is one of only 146universities with an R1 designation from the Carnegie Foundation,an honor reserved for the nation’s most active researchinstitutions. Outgoing research expenditures have doubled in thelast decade and topped $1.2 billion over the last six years, anindication of the University’s rapid research growth. Georgia State is vital to the regional economy, with a more than$2.9 billion economic impact, and is also a vital part of Atlanta’s vibrant arts and entertainmentcommunity, with highly regarded programs in music, art, creativewriting and film, the Rialto Center for the Arts, and the CreativeMedia Industries Institute that contributes to innovation and theworkforce for interactive media and media entrepreneurship.

Department

English

College

College of Arts & Sciences

Campus

Atlanta

Position Type

Full Time Faculty

Posting Type

Internal/External

Position Description

The term limit is 2 years, the course load is 4/4, ENGL 1101/1102 courses. Full benefits. These are not remote positions. All LTFs must live close enough to Atlanta to teach in person, even if they may end up with some online classes.

Required Experience

Experience teaching composition in a classroom

Required Education

Ph.D in English or MFA in Creative Writing

Pre-Employment Requirements

A criminal background check is required.

Salary

45,000

Desired Start Date

08/24/2026

Open Until Filled

Yes

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Georgia State University is an equal opportunity employer with regard to veterans and individuals with disabilities and prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, geneticinformation, or protected veteran status.

USG Core Values Statement

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning, as well the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding the standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct. Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.