Title: Instructor/Assistant Professor, Academic Literacies

Department: Academic Literacies

Campus Location: Arnold/Main Campus

Salary Range: $58,055-$72,915

Work Mode: This position requires regular in-person presence on campus and at alternative locations, depending on class schedule and other assigned duties.

Hours Per Week: 40

Work Schedule: 

Position Type: Full-Time Faculty,  Exempt

Position Summary

Are you an educator who believes education serves the greater good by providing all students with access to a better life? Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) may be the place for you.

With learning as its central mission, AACC – located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland near historic Annapolis – has responded to the needs of a diverse community for more than 60 years by offering high-quality, affordable and accessible learning opportunities. Established in 1961, AACC is a fully accredited, public, two-year institution that offers national and regional studies leading to a degree or certificate, industry credential or transfer to a four-year institution. AACC also offers opportunities for career enhancement, personal enrichment and lifelong learning.

The successful applicant embraces the idea of helping students achieve their goals and approaches academic and inclusive excellence as moral imperatives, as evidenced by a strong commitment to anti-racism, diversity, equity and inclusion. We also welcome those who are energized by supporting a diverse set of learners and those who embrace the notion of lifelong learning and continuous improvement.

AACC is a tenure-granting institution. Any candidate hired as a full-time faculty member may be eligible to apply for tenure in the future based on institutional eligibility requirements. AACC offers daytime, evening, weekend, hybrid and online classes. Full-time faculty contracts begin Aug. 16 and end June 15

Pay dates occur on the 7th and 22nd of each month. If those dates fall on a weekend, the pay date occurs on the Friday prior to the 7th and 22nd. As an employee of the college, you are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. .

Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) is committed to enriching the educational experience it offers through the diversity of its faculty, administrators, and staff members. The college seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse team who will contribute to the college's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, embrace concepts of equity and inclusiveness, and support the equal rights of all people by advancing the understanding and appreciation of differences including age, race, gender, ability, religious convictions, socio-economic status, ethnic heritage, or sexual orientation.

While we appreciate your interest in employment with Anne Arundel Community College, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for any position.

In the best interest of the College, only individuals who are residents of Maryland or one of the following states will be eligible for employment at the college: Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or the District of Columbia. The college will annually review this restriction and, if appropriate, expand the list of states of employment eligibility.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

A strong applicant for this faculty position in the Academic Literacies department will demonstrate a proven ability to teach a diverse array of developmental learners in reading comprehension and academic writing. Candidates should have experience and passion for engaging students from underrepresented and underserved populations. This position requires an educator who meets students where they are academically and connects them to campus and community resources to prepare them for success in college-level courses. Faculty members are required to teach our foundational course ACL 040: Academic Literacies but also serve on department and college committees, advise students, engage in professional development activities, and maintain currency in pedagogical knowledge of teaching developmental reading and writing.

Candidates should embody Anne Arundel Community College’s mission and values of Community and Relationships, Opportunity, Positivity, Innovation and Creativity, and Equity and Inclusion. These values are embedded throughout the institution in multiple areas including, but not limited to: learning, teaching, student success, workplace effectiveness, and engagement in partnerships with the campus and surrounding communities.

We invite faculty applications now for renewable, term-contract faculty appointments for fall 2025 beginning August 16, 2025 potentially leading to tenure-track positions. A willingness to teach in person at all AACC locations and online is required.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree or higher in Literacy Education, Reading, English Education, or closely related discipline.
• Minimum of two years of full-time or the equivalent thereof (60 credit hours taught) of teaching college students in developmental reading, developmental writing, and/or integrated reading and writing.
• Evidence of a commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Anti-Racism, and Accessibility
• Experience using technology to mediate instruction
• Familiarity with multiple learning modalities- in person and online

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing or directing a literacy, reading, and/or writing lab
• Experience in teaching English Language Learners
• Expertise in Learning Outcomes Assessment
• Online teaching experience
• Experience teaching at a Community College