University of Hawaii System is hiring: Instructor (English-Writing) in Honolulu

Title: Instructor (English–Writing)

Hiring Unit: College of Arts, Languages & Letters, Department of English

Location: Manoa Campus

Date Posted: September 2, 2025

Closing Date: September 16, 2025

Salary Information: Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience

Monthly Type: 9 Month

Tenure Track: Non-tenure-track, annually renewable

Full Time/Part Time: Full time

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Funding: General Funds

Number of Positions: 2

Other Conditions:

The Department of English in the College of Arts, Languages & Letters at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa invites applicants for a 9-month, non-tenure-track, full-time instructor (English – Writing), to begin Fall 2025, pending position clearance. This position is annually renewable, dependent on satisfactory performance and need.

The University of Hawaii at Manoa is a leading institution for scholarship and creative work focused on Hawaii, Asia, and Oceania and is committed to being a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning. The fundamental mission of the Department of English is to develop students’ critical reading, writing, and creative skills through the study of various literatures in the English language, composition and rhetoric, and creative writing, with a particular emphasis on the cultural diversity of our location in the Pacific. Our faculty members are committed to quality research and scholarship, generous public service, and exemplary teaching at the BA, MA, and PhD levels.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach undergraduate English writing courses;
• Workload credit hours include 24 credits per academic year;
• Assist in curriculum development;
• Maintain an appropriate program of professional development;
• Participate in departmental committees;
• Engage in departmental, university, and community service;
• Other duties as assigned by the Chair.

Minimum Qualifications:

• MA in English, or related field from a college or university of recognized standing;
• Teaching experience at the college level;
• Demonstrated evidence of teaching excellence through student evaluations, as indicated by consistently high ratings;
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collegially with students, faculty, staff, and administration.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to train new writing teachers;
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver faculty development workshops on the teaching of writing;
• Demonstrated ability to assess student learning for a writing program.

To Apply:

Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the required documents. Applicants must submit the following:

• Cover letter indicating interest in position and describing qualifications and pedagogy;
• CV;
• Sample teaching materials, including one first-year writing syllabus with detailed major assignments;
• Summary teaching evaluation scores (per course per semester) with 2-4 representative student comments (per course across semesters);
• Names and contact information for three professional references;
• Graduate transcripts (copies acceptable at the time of application; however, original transcripts are required upon hire).

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Inquiries: John Zuern; engchair@hawaii.edu

EEO, Clery Act, ADA

The University of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment, including on the basis of veteran and disability status. For more information, visit: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/policies/

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

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Accommodation Request: The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For further information, please refer to the following link: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/accommodation-request/