Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor OR Visiting Lecturer, English Composition
Location: English
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Job ID: 608367
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Workplace Culture
NAU aims to be the nation's preeminent engine of opportunity, vehicle of economic mobility, and driver of social impact by delivering equitable postsecondary value in Arizona and beyond.
https://nau.edu/president/strategic-plan/
About NAU
Northern Arizona University serves almost 30,000 students. We are a vibrant community, with 21,000 students in Flagstaff—the home of our largest campus—and the remainder online or at our 20+ statewide locations. Our institution has carefully integrated on-campus education with distance learning, forming seamless avenues for students to earn degrees.
Committed to an inclusive university environment, NAU has all the benefits of a large institution with a personal touch. We carefully balance teaching, scholarship, and service for faculty members. Supporting our core value of student-centrism, NAU's faculty members promote learning and help students reach academic milestones.
Flagstaff is an outdoorsy mountain town with four seasons and a thriving cultural scene. Located at 7,000 feet, Flagstaff houses 70,000 people and sits at the base of the sacred San Francisco Peaks.
For more about inclusive excellence at NAU, visit the https://in.nau.edu/center-for-university-access-and-inclusion/.
About the Department/College
The NAU Writing Program empowers student writers to examine how writing, language, and power intersect in order to prepare them for the writing demands of their academic, civic, professional, and personal lives. By aligning curricula objectives with ongoing research in writing studies, our courses empower students to understand the ways in which writing participates in knowledge production in the academy as well as how writing can catalyze meaningful personal, professional, and social change. We believe that fostering Critical Language Awareness (CLA)—awareness of how attitudes about language both enable and constrain writing at different levels of society—is key for developing agentive, rhetorically effective student writers.
About the Position
This posting is a 2025-2026 academic year one-year appointment for a full-time, in-person, benefit-eligible, non-tenure-eligible Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor OR Visiting Lecturer in English Composition. Contract begins August 2025 (9.5 month contract).
The University Writing Program is looking for a dedicated educator to teach in our composition program. Duties include teaching twelve credits of first year writing in person (English 105 and/or 205 as enrollment dictates) each semester and supporting the University Writing Program through other assigned responsibilities.
Responsibilities Include:
• Teaching 12 credits of first-year writing per semester.
• Mentoring graduate teaching assistants as a teaching team leader.
• Providing regular input on policy and curriculum changes.
• Helping plan, organize, and present at the multi-week pre-fall semester orientation.
• Assisting with planning and executing direct and other forms of programmatic assessment.
• Preparing professional development workshops.
• Serving on department committees.
• Pursuing pedagogical professional development.
• Other duties as assigned by the department chair or UWP Director.
This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility with or without accommodation. Opportunities for remote work are rare.
Minimum Qualifications
Visiting Lecturer
• MA in Rhetoric and Composition, Writing Studies, English, or closely related field.
• One year of full-time teaching experience or part-time equivalent.
• College Composition teaching experience.
Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor
• Terminal degree (PhD or EdD) degree in English, Rhetoric and Composition, Writing Studies, or closely related field.
• Two years of full-time college teaching experience or part-time equivalent.
• College Composition teaching experience.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in developing and adapting materials and assignments for particular pedagogical purposes.
• Two years of full-time college composition teaching experience OR part-time equivalent.
• Successful mentoring experience.
• Ability to successfully collaborate with colleagues.
• Varied presentation and teaching experience.
• Experience with curricular assessment and/or program development.
• Ability to conceive of and lead professional development seminars.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Knowledge
• Thorough understanding of writing theories, rhetorical strategies, and techniques for first-year writing.
• Knowledge of effective teaching strategies for writing and composition.
• Understanding of methods for evaluating student writing and providing constructive feedback.
• Awareness of tools and platforms that support writing instruction and student engagement as well as our Learning Management System (Canvas).
Skills
• Ability to deliver engaging and effective lessons.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to articulate complex ideas clearly.
• Proficiency in designing and/or adapting curriculum.
• Skill in guiding and supporting graduate students in their pedagogy.
Abilities
• Ability to interact effectively with students, faculty, and staff from various backgrounds.
• Skill in analyzing and interpreting texts and student writing.
• Flexibility to adjust teaching methods and course content as needed.
• Ability to identify issues in the classroom (and/or in student writing) and implement solutions.
• Capacity to work with colleagues on departmental initiatives and intradisciplinary projects.
Compensation & Benefits
Anticipated salary is $60,000.
This is a Faculty (FAC) position. NAU offers an excellent benefit package including generous health, dental and vision insurance; participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) or the Optional Retirement Program (ORP); sick leave accruals and 10 holidays per year; and tuition reduction for employees and qualified family members. More information on benefits at NAU is available at the NAU https://in.nau.edu/human-resources/benefits/. Faculty are hired on a contract basis, renewable according to terms of the https://nau.edu/university-policy-library/conditions-of-faculty-service/. Employees offered a position will be eligible for state health plans (including NAU's BCBS Plan). Employees will have 31 days from date of hire to enroll in benefits, and their benefits will then be effective the first day of the pay period following their completed enrollment. If a new employee chooses the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) retirement option, participation in the ASRS Plan (and the long-term disability coverage that accompanies it) will begin on the first of the pay period following 183 days of employment. New employees who choose to participate in the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP; an alternative to the ASRS plan) will begin to participate on the first day of the pay period following election. The long-term disability plan that accompanies the ORP will begin on the first day of the pay period following election. More information about NAU benefits is available at the NAU https://in.nau.edu/human-resources/benefits/.
Pre-Employment Check
Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the following: a criminal background investigation, an employment history verification and a degree verification (in some cases) prior to employment. You may also be required to complete a fingerprint background check. Additionally, as an employer in the state of Arizona, NAU is required to participate in the federal E-Verify program that assists employers with verifying new employees' right to work in the United States. Finally, each year Northern Arizona University releases an https://in.nau.edu/police-department/annual-security-and-fire-safety-reports/. The report is a result of a federal law known as the Clery Act. The report includes Clery reportable crime statistics for the three most recent completed calendar years and discloses procedures, practices and programs NAU uses to keep students and employees safe including how to report crimes or other emergencies occurring on campus. In addition, the https://in.nau.edu/police-department/annual-security-and-fire-safety-reports/ is combined with the Annual Security Report for the NAU Flagstaff Mountain Campus as this campus has on-campus student housing. This report discloses fire safety policies and procedures related to on-campus student housing and statistics for fires that occurred in those facilities. If you would like a free paper copy of the report, please contact the NAUPD Records Department at (928) 523-8884 or by visiting the department at 525 E. Pine Knoll Drive in Flagstaff.
Immigration Suppt/Sponsorship
NAU will not provide any U.S. immigration support or sponsorship for this position.
FLSA Status
This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and therefore will not earn overtime or compensatory time for additional time worked.
Submit Your Application
May 12, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply" button at the end of the job description (if viewing this position through the NAU HR website). Otherwise, to view the original post and to apply, proceed to http://nau.jobs, follow the 'Current Openings' link, locate vacancy 608367, and then "Apply" at the bottom of the page.
Application must include (saved as PDF and/or Word documents):
• a cover letter highlighting your particular qualifications for this position;
• a curriculum vitae; and
• names and contact information for three references.
Please do not include any other documents.
If you need assistance completing your application there are instructions available on the https://in.nau.edu/human-resources/employment-application-instructions/ or in person in the Human Resources Department located in Building 91 on the NAU Campus - on the corner of Beaver and DuPont Streets.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process, please contact the Disability Resources Office at 928-523-8773, http://DR@nau.edu, or PO Box 5633, Flagstaff AZ 86011.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disabled/Protected Veterans. NAU is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.
https://in.nau.edu/Human-Resources/Posters-Required-by-Law/
NAU is an Employer of National Service. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service alumni are encouraged to apply.
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