Visiting TA Professor: First-Year & Technical Writing

Marquette University; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Marquette University invites applications for a visiting Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of English for the Fall 2026 semester. The position is for one semester with potential renewal in spring depending on enrollment and performance; responsibilities include teaching eight courses per year.

The role emphasizes Foundations in Rhetoric and upper-division courses in the instructor’s area, and requires a doctorate and five years of higher education teaching with a strong commitment

Qualifications

• Earned doctorate or terminal degree.
• Five years of teaching experience in higher education.
• Strong commitment to first-year writing.
• Knowledge of effective and inclusive teaching techniques and strategies.
• Demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching.
• Ability and willingness to contribute to fostering the diversity of the campus, curriculum, and/or discipline.
• Willingness to collaborate and engage with other departmental and university faculty.

Responsibilities

• Teach eight courses per year (four classes per semester), including sections of the Foundations in Rhetoric course and upper-division courses in the instructor’s area of specialization.

Skills

Commitment to first-year writing

Inclusive teaching techniques

Collaboration with faculty

Diversity and equity advocacy

Education

Doctorate or terminal degree

Job description

Marquette University invites applications for a visiting Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of English for the Fall 2026 semester. The position is for one semester with potential renewal in spring depending on enrollment and performance; responsibilities include teaching eight courses per year.

The role emphasizes Foundations in Rhetoric and upper-division courses in the instructor’s area, and requires a doctorate and five years of higher education teaching with a strong commitment