"Adjunct Faculty, English"

Job Details

Description

The Department of English at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Arts and Sciences invites applications for the position of Adjunct Faculty.

UTC English Department’s Composition Program serves undergraduate students across all university degree programs. We help students develop the critical thinking, analysis, and writing skills necessary for academic success.

Composition students learn to synthesize information from multiple texts and perspectives, respond to the needs of diverse audiences, and adapt their writing for different contexts, purposes, and technologies.

Adjunct instructors are responsible for teaching beginning students how to use rhetorical concepts and writing processes, to conduct appropriate research, and to give and to receive feedback to beginning students. Faculty are responsible for:

• Preparing syllabi, assignment sheets, and course activities
• Fostering student engagement using current rhetoric and writing pedagogical practices
• Working with students to develop skills to engage their own process
• Offering feedback on multiple iterations of student projects
• Assessing student projects and recording grades

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Instructor with a Master’s degree with 18 graduate hours in English or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

Rhetoric and/or writing teaching experience preferred.

Application Instructions

Please submit a PDF of your cover letter, resume, and, if available, sample teaching materials.

If you have questions about the position, please contact the Director of Composition, listed on English Faculty and Staff | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (utc.edu)

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