English Faculty

English Faculty

Rappahannock Community College (RCC), founded in 1970, provides high-quality educational and training opportunities throughout a 12-county service region an hour east of Richmond on the beautiful western shore of the Chesapeake Bay with access to fresh local seafood and water activities. RCC delivers accessible and affordable educational opportunities, including for-credit transfer and career technical programs, robust distance education coursework, quality dual enrollment courses, and award-winning workforce training and credentialing programs. RCCs annualized enrollment of 3,900 credit students in 2025-2026 and almost 890 workforce and community development students are supported by almost 140 full-time employees and over 200 part-time/adjunct employees across two main campuses and five satellite sites.

Are you someone who wants to help students achieve their educational and professional dreams?

RCC seeks applicants for our English Teaching Faculty position. This is a full-time, 9-month faculty ranked position, with an excellent benefits package. The hiring salary range will be $52,905 $81,811, commensurate with education and experience. This position is located on the Glenns campus. The position begins on January 2, 2027.

The primary duties of the English Faculty member will include developing and maintaining quality English curriculum and teaching high-quality courses that support a diverse body of student acquisition of knowledge and skills in the English field. This includes instructional design, delivery, effectiveness, subject-matter expertise and course assessment. Faculty are required to teach 15 credit hours per semester unless released for other duties. Teaching schedules may include day, evening, and weekend classes, including those that are on and off-campus, and online and hybrid modes of delivery. This position will include academic advising, a minimum of 10 office hours per week, completing special projects, mentoring adjunct and dual enrollment faculty, community outreach, and service on college committees. Teaching faculty are expected to maintain currency in their field through various professional development activities such as conferences, projects, publications, and group teaching. This role will be required to use state-of-the-art classroom teaching technologies. While this position will be primarily located on the Glenns Campus, its teaching schedules may include alternative sites and campuses. Finalists will be asked to perform a teaching demonstration.

The College desires candidates with a commitment to the community college mission and experience working in a varied student population, including adult learners and at-risk students. The successful candidate will be committed to academic excellence, continuous improvement through professional development, assessment, program and course development, and creating a collegial environment of civility, collaboration and open communication. The College strives for a faculty of content experts who are also knowledgeable about best practices, innovative strategies, and instructional technologies that support teaching and learning and who are well connected to the communities we serve.

KSAs/Required Qualifications: 
This English teaching faculty position requires a Masters degree in English or a Masters degree with 18 graduate semester hours in English and one year of post-secondary teaching experience. In addition, experience using advanced instructional technology including video, audio, and interactive educational software is required.

This role also requires knowledge of effective pedagogical practices, and the ability to define and assess student learning outcomes and create courses with knowledge of instructional teaching platforms, preferably CANVAS.

Additional Considerations: 
18 graduate credits in a second field, one course in composition pedagogy, and one year of teaching experience with post-secondary or community college teaching are preferred.

Special Instructions to Applicants
A FULLY completed VCCS employment application, resume, cover letter describing qualifications, and a complete, legible and updated set of unofficial transcripts are required to be considered for this position. Resumes will not substitute for a completed state application. Copies of any licenses and certifications required by this position must also be included. Official transcripts of all college coursework completed are required of the selected candidate. Applications will only be accepted online through the VCCS application system and must be received on or before October 14, 2026.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Salary/Compensation: $52,905 - $81,811 per year