Assistant Professor, Literacy and English, UC Blue Ash College

About UC Blue Ash

The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College (UCBA) is one of the largest regional colleges in Ohio. At UC Blue Ash, we value the wide-ranging experiences and perspectives of those in our community, as well as the individual talents of our students, faculty and staff. The college is in Blue Ash, Ohio fifteen miles north of the uptown campus, on 135 acres in a park-like setting. We offer primarily associate degrees in career and transition programs, as well as general education courses and technical baccalaureate degrees to approximately 5,100 students. We value excellent teaching and personalized student support to help students achieve their goals, whether the goal is to enter a career or to continue education. The college is a recipient of the Cincinnati Business Courier 2021 Best Places to Work award, and, in 2025, earned national recognition for student opportunity and success, being named Opportunity Colleges and Universities, a distinction awarded to institutions that serve as national models for advancing student success.

Job Overview

The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Literacy and English to teach reading, study skills and developmental writing in our growing department. This position will be focused on teaching developmental reading instruction, strategies for academic success, and developmental writing.  The Department of English and Communication is a collegial, supportive faculty that centers the student at the heart of our instruction. The pedagogical approaches of both the reading and writing programs are rooted in process-based reading and composition that is reflective and inquiry-driven. 

Essential Functions

• Teaching 12 credit hours per semester in a 4/4 load. The distribution of courses may vary depending on department needs but it is anticipated that this position will teach courses focused on developmental reading instruction, strategies for academic success, and developmental writing. This will include teaching four sections of a reading and study skills focused course in Fall Semesters, and four sections of the reading and study skills focused course and developmental writing in Spring Semesters.
• Participating in program assessment and curriculum development. 
• Participating in department, college, and university service such as serving on the composition steering committee or the college technology committee. 
• Engaging in professional and scholarly activities, such as presentations at scholarly venues, publication in relevant professional publications, publication of creative works, or other scholarly methods of disseminating knowledge. 

Minimum Requirements

Prior to the effective date of the appointment, all of the following are required: 

• A doctorate degree in Reading and Literacy, or a closely related field with at least 18 credit hours of graduate-level coursework in English Composition (master's level or higher), or
• A doctorate degree in English Composition with at least 18 credit hours of graduate-level coursework in Reading or Literacy (master's level or higher)

AND

• Three (3) academic years of experience teaching at the college level in Reading or Literacy, writing composition or a closely related field.  

Application Process

Interested and qualified applicants must apply online at jobs.uc.edu. In addition to completing the online application, applicants must include the following: 

• A cover letter that directly addresses your experience
  
  • Teaching at the college level, drawing special attention to the following areas, as relevant: reading and literacy development; strategies for postsecondary academic success; and composition and/or basic writing.
  • Working in an open admissions college environment, if applicable.
• A curriculum vitae, and
• A list of at least three (3) professional references with contact information. 

Please use the additional documents feature as needed for these items. Preliminary interviews will be conducted via Zoom. Initial review of applications will begin November 17, 2025; however, the position will remain open until it is filled. 

For questions related to this job posting, please contact Dr. Drew Shade, Head of English & Communication: shadedw@ucmail.uc.edu.