Job Description

Allen University’ English Department is seeking applicants to fill a full-time position at the rank of assistant professor beginning August 2025. This is a tenure track position. Candidates with a
background in professional writing, Journalism and/or Communications are particularly encouraged to apply. In addition, candidates with a background in Composition and Rhetoric are
encouraged to apply. Responsibilities include teaching first-year composition and upper division courses relevant to the applicant’s field of research. The position also requires advising students
and service on university committees.

Minimum Qualifications: Applicants should have completed a PhD in related fields as previously noted by August 1, 2025. The normal teaching load can be a 5/4 load, although upper-level
courses have a very small student enrollment. Applicants must have a strong commitment to teaching at the undergraduate level. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the
experience of the applicant.

Institutional Profile: Allen University, founded in 1870, is a private, Christian, liberal arts, Historically Black College and University (HBCU), located in Columbia, South Carolina. Allen
University is an academic community which provides students an opportunity to obtain associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees in liberal arts and professional programs in
traditional and distance education formats. The University has a strong unalterable commitment to teaching in delivery of its associate, baccalaureate, and graduate programs.

To apply, please send a cover letter, CV, official transcripts, and three letters of reference to Dr.
Kevin Trumpeter, Dean of Arts and Humanities, at ktrumpeter@allenuniversity.edu.

Position will remain open until filled.

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