Adjunct Instructor – Department of English and Foreign Languages

Company: DHRM
Location: Norfolk
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Title: Adjunct Instructor – Department of English and Foreign Languages State Role Title: Adjunct Instructor Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience and credentials Pay Band: UG Agency: Norfolk State University Location: Norfolk State University Agency Website: www.nsu.edu Recruitment Type: General Public - G Job Duties The Department of English and Foreign Languages at Norfolk State University is seeking adjunct professors to teach the following courses: ENG 101 Responsibilities: Teach Composition I, the introductory writing course in the General Education core. This course is designed to be a hands-on workshop that will provide students with an introduction to college writing, including development, argumentation, and the rhetorical situations for producing written communication for a college audience. ENG 102 Responsibilities: Teach Composition II, the second writing course in the General Education core sequence. This course is designed to provide students with further experience in college writing, including development with sources, persuasion, logic and analytical thinking, and the transfer of written communication skills to other discipline-specific needs. ENG 285 Responsibilities : Teach Public Speaking and oral communication in the General Education core. In this course, students learn to give informal and formal speeches/oral presentations based on a variety of communication principles. Minimum Qualifications: Candidates for ENG 101 and ENG 102 MA in English, English Studies, Rhetoric, or Writing. MFAs in Creative Writing with experience or training in the teaching of composition are also invited to apply. Candidates for ENG 285 Must have a completed MA in English or Rhetoric, or an MA in Communication. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with course and assignment design preferred. Interest in Assessment preferred Additional Considerations EEO STATEMENT NSU is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons and applicants, without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, genetic information, race, religion, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy) or veteran status. NSU encourages and invites minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply. Special Instructions You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position. Norfolk State University is particularly interested in candidates who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for all students regardless of background. Candidates must include a diversity statement that reflects their commitment to diversity and inclusion and details their experience working in diversity initiatives and/or with students from underrepresented groups. Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or résumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position. Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include: criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to University employing officials. As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship Contact Information Name: Human Resources Phone: 7578238160 Email: Emailed material is not accepted. In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019. Note : Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

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