Tenure Track Faculty Position: English/Writing

Covenant College Job Posting

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in English/Writing

Covenant College has a beautiful 400-acre campus that stretches atop Lookout Mountain, Georgia, on the Georgia/Tennessee border, just outside of Chattanooga. The community is a hub of vibrant cultural, educational, business, high-tech, and entertainment activity and is an affordable place to live or raise a family. The campus enjoys incredible vistas of the Smoky Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau with views that span across several states. The region is widely known as an outdoor recreational paradise for campers, boaters, cyclists, climbers, cavers, and hikers, all while being conveniently located within two hours of Atlanta, Nashville, and Knoxville.

The English Department at Covenant College, an agency of the Presbyterian Church in America and an academically rigorous Christian college emphasizing the liberal arts in the Reformed and Presbyterian tradition, invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position beginning July 1, 2027. Rank and compensation will be commensurate with experience.

The English Department at Covenant College is seeking someone with a degree in writing and the experience and expertise to teach a variety of courses in the department's writing concentration. In addition to teaching English Composition and Introduction to Creative Writing, the ideal candidate will also be able to direct a writing center and/or teach two or more of the following courses: Journalism, Introduction to Professional Writing, Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Teach 2-3 writing courses each semester

Teach 1-2 core courses each semester

Advise and mentor students

Meet with prospective students

Supervise the student newspaper and/or the student literary magazine

Participate in the life of the campus community and faculty governance

Qualifications:

A terminal degree (MFA or PhD) in writing from a regionally accredited institution

Demonstrated excellence in teaching

Interest in mentoring undergraduates

Commitment to the mission of Covenant College

Interested and qualified candidates should send the following documentation to Dr. Collin Messer, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Covenant College, at academicaffairs@Covenant.edu

• Letter of Interest indicating teaching and research interests
• Curriculum Vitae
• A Testimony of Christian Faith and Experience
• Philosophy of Christian Higher Education
• A Response to the Westminster Confession indicating agreement, and any scruples, with rationales, with the Confession

Dr. Collin Messer

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Covenant College

14049 Scenic Highway

Lookout Mountain, GA 30750

Email: academicaffairs@covenant.edu