The University of North Carolina Asheville Department of English
invites applications for a Lecturer in Rhetoric and Composition to
begin Fall 2025.
UNC Asheville's Department of English seeks candidates for a
two-year lecturer position beginning Fall 2025. This full-time
position involves teaching required courses in the department with
a minimum of 24 hours per academic year. Candidates should have an
advanced degree (PhD or MA) in Composition and Rhetoric in hand by
June 2025 and experience teaching composition at the college level.
Candidates with degrees in an English-related field and a strong
record of classroom experience teaching college writing will also
be considered. Primary responsibility will include the regular
teaching of our foundational writing course, LANG 120. This
position carries expectations for departmental and university
service. The candidate will be expected to engage in scholarship
that enables them to stay current with developments in the
field.
UNC Asheville is a leading public liberal arts and sciences
institution with a deep commitment to teaching. It is the
designated liberal arts and sciences university of the UNC system
and is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North
Carolina. The faculty at UNC Asheville teach across our required
interdisciplinary core curriculum, in courses that include
first-year seminars; courses that engage scientific perspectives,
and a capstone course that demonstrates the relevance of the
liberal arts on contemporary issues.
Furthermore, UNCA has been and continues to be a national leader in
undergraduate research. Over 67% of our students graduate each year
having been engaged in this important learning experience and the
University embraces the mentoring of undergraduate research as one
of the highest forms of teaching. This commitment makes it
essential for all faculty to be engaged in the current trends of
their disciplines and this is demonstrated in the outstanding
research and scholarship produced by the faculty.
