Job Description

• Actively engage the Catholic Franciscan mission and identity of Marian University by modeling the Franciscan Sponsorship Values and honoring the legacy of the founding congregation through transformative education, unity in diversity, leadership through service, integrating faith and life, and institutional policies.
• Teaching load: 24 credits per academic year.
• Share in the ongoing development and implementation of department and college activities and projects.
• Actively participate in curriculum implementation and activities of the Department of English.
• Engage in scholarship and other professional development activities.
• Mentor students through advising, internships, and service learning opportunities in the community.
• Participate in the life of the campus and university service, including participation in faculty governance and co-curricular programs.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Provide support to the student commons (student tutoring and resource space) in providing guidance, development, programmatic design and implementation of writing resources.

Required Qualifications

• Knowledge of and commitment to the mission of Marian University.
• A Masters degree in English is required; however, an earned doctorate, is strongly preferred.
• Experience working with students at varying levels of abilities, is required.
• Evidence of capacity for effective teaching in higher education.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated, collaborative, and able to work independently with colleagues throughout the university and in the community.
• Demonstrated commitment to multicultural competence, best practices in teaching, high ethical standards, diversity, and community service/engagement.
• Experience with online education is strongly desired.

Preferred Qualifications