Posting Details
Posting Summary
Classification Code
UG88
Pay Grade
0
Subject to Drug/Alcohol Testing Guidelines
No
Subject to Credit Check
No
Internal Title
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Department
English
Position Type
PFAC - Slotted Faculty
Full or Part Time
Full-Time
Basis
9 mo.
Job Details
The Department of English at Coastal Carolina University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of English specializing in World Literature and/or Comparative Literature and Media teaching a 3/3 load to begin August 2026. Candidates must hold a PhD in English, World Literature, or Comparative Literature and/or Cultural Studies by August 2026 and have college-level teaching experience. We are particularly interested in scholars who can provide evidence of successful teaching experience with focus on one or more of the following: Digital Humanities; Human-centered storytelling in an age of AI; early literature (particularly world mythologies); folklore and place-based storytelling; medical humanities and narratives.
We seek candidates who show demonstrated potential as a teacher-scholar whose research and teaching engage world literary and cultural studies in diverse historical, cultural, and/or digital, filmic, and media contexts. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate literature courses, introductory literature and composition courses. We welcome candidates able to contribute related programs and minors in Digital Culture and Design, English Secondary Education, Film and New Media, the Joyner Institute for Gullah and African Diaspora Studies, and The Athenaeum Press.
The department offers three majors: BA in English, BA in Digital Culture and Design, and the newly added BA in English Education. We also offer five minors and house the MA in Writing program, which prepares students for careers in writing, editing, and publishing or for further graduate study in MFA or PhD programs.
Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University enrolls over 12,000 students from 48 states and 53 nations. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services, a specialist degree in instructional technology, and PhD degrees in marine science: coastal and marine systems science and education sciences.
The University provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, or because an employee or applicant for employment is an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, an Armed Forces service medal veteran, a recently separated veteran, or an active-duty wartime or campaign badge veteran, or other “protected veteran,” as defined by law.
Interested candidates should submit electronically to: https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/122218 (1) a letter of application that addresses the qualifications specified in this advertisement, (2) a curriculum vitae, and (3) the names and contact information for three professional references. Acceptance of application materials will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer.
Required Qualifications
Must hold the appropriate terminal degree or meet the established alternative qualifications, and exhibit strong potential for excellence in teaching.
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
F00498P
Number of Vacancies
1
Desired Start Date
08/16/2026
Position End Date (if temporary)
Job Open Date
07/15/2026
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Quicklink for Posting
https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/122218
Job Duties
Job Duty
Teaches students in the classroom, laboratory, and/or studio.
Job Duty
Prepares content, syllabi, and University Moodle/curricular site for each course and/or lab assigned each semester. Communicates to students after reviewing assignments. Calculates and assigns grades (e.g., mid-term and final). through established procedures listed in the Faculty Manual and University catalog. Tracks and reports absences as directed by the Office of the Registrar.
Job Duty
Conducts research to create and add to knowledge in a field or produces creative work. Trains students in related research techniques and in creative production.
Job Duty
Posts and holds regular office hours each week per College and University guidelines. Engages in University-related activities including committee assignments, meetings, ceremonies, events and scholarly pursuits as prescribed in the Faculty Manual.
Job Duty
Performs other duties as assigned.
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Cover Letter / Letter of Application
- Transcripts
- Curriculum Vitae
- Reference List
Optional Documents
- Other Document 1
- Other Document 2
- Other Document 3
