Professor of Practice - Composition

About the role

The Department of English at the University of Houston invites applications for several 9 month, full-time, non-tenure track, Professors of Practice to teach Freshman Composition I and Freshman Composition II beginning Fall 2026.

Responsibilities

• Teach a 4-4 load of ENGL 1301 and/or 1302 sections, primarily through in-person or hybrid instructional modes, and sometimes asynchronously online
• Supervise the teaching of 7-9 Graduate Teaching Fellows (GTFs), most of whom also teach ENGL 1301 and/or 1302
• Review syllabi of the GTFs, meet periodically with the GTFs, observe the GTFs' teaching, give feedback on the GTFs' own feedback to undergraduate students, and field teaching questions from the GTFs
• Rotate into serving on the English Department’s FYW Committee

Qualifications

• PhD or MFA in English or a closely related field
• Evidence of innovation in teaching first-year writing
• Graduate coursework, research, or other exposure to scholarship in Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
• 2+ years of experience teaching first-year writing
• Experience mentoring or otherwise assisting instructors of first-year writing classes
• Ongoing activity in relevant professional organizations and/or relevant university service
• Experience with online and hybrid teaching at the college level