Job: Tenure-track Instructor in First-Year Composition, SUNY Cortland English Department

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Hello all,

We're hiring! We are searching for a tenure-track Instructor for our first-year writing program at SUNY Cortland. The job ad is at the end of this post. Review of applications begins December 1, 2025.

The first-year writing program is part of the English Department at SUNY Cortland. Our department is also home to three undergraduate majors (Adolescence English Education; Professional Writing; and English) and two graduate programs (M.A.T. in Adolescence English Education and M.A. in English.) SUNY Cortland is located right in the middle of New York State in the lovely central New York region, about 45 minutes from Syracuse, Ithaca, and Binghamton. 

Please circulate the ad to colleagues and graduate students who you think may be interested in the position. Reach out to me (laura....@cortland.edu) if you have any questions!

Laura 

Laura J. Panning Davies

Professor and Chair, English Department

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY 13045

laura....@cortland.edu

Instructor – English
English Department
SUNY Cortland
Salary Range: $53,500 – $58,500

 

The State University of New York at Cortland seeks a candidate for the tenure-track position of Instructor in the First-Year Composition Program. The successful candidate will also have opportunities to teach occasional undergraduate courses in the English Department’s Professional Writing and English major programs.

Major responsibilities:

 

·       Teaching: 4/3 teaching load, with primary teaching responsibility in SUNY Cortland’s Composition Program.

·       Scholarship/Research: Engagement in the field of writing studies with conference attendance and presentations is expected.

·       Service: Participate in department and college-wide committees and other forms of service.

Required qualifications: Master’s degree in Rhetoric and Composition, English, or related field, and at least three years teaching experience in first-year writing.

Preferred qualifications: Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition, English, or related field; background in writing pedagogy; and demonstrated engagement within scholarly field of study.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Commitment to participating in an active teaching community.

SUNY Cortland is an engaged learning community that is committed to promoting a diversity of thought and experience. We believe that an equitable, inclusive and diverse campus and curriculum are critical to our educational mission. Tenure track faculty contribute to the College’s values of inclusive excellence through outstanding teaching, research and/or scholarship, service to the department and college, and by providing academic advisement and mentoring to/for all students. Faculty are expected to maintain a routine presence on campus to support our Campus Values of Focusing on the Students, Integrity, and Intellectual Life and serve our Campus Priorities of Academic Excellence, Transformational Education, Well-being, and the Maximization of Resources.

Why SUNY Cortland?

To learn more about careers at SUNY Cortland, watch this video: https://vimeo.com/1038936994

Application Procedures: For more information, application instructions, and to apply online, go to: https://jobs.cortland.edu/postings/10431 and be prepared to attach a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three professional references. Application review will begin December 1, 2025, and application materials will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.

Required application materials include:

·       Letter of Application. Please address your philosophy of teaching writing in your letter of application. Share concrete examples that demonstrate your pedagogical strategies and values, inclusive teaching practices, and/or experimental or applied learning.

·       Curriculum Vitae.

·       List of 3 professional references who can address your teaching effectiveness.

 

The State University of New York College at Cortland is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity/Americans with Disabilities Act (AA/EEO/ADA) employer. The university actively seeks applications from women, veterans, individuals with a disability, members of underrepresented groups or anyone that would enrich the diversity of the university.

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