"Adjunct, Rhetoric and Composition"

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

Job Description:

The Department of English’s award-winning Core Writing Program invites applications for part-time adjunct instructors in Rhetoric and Composition starting in January 2026. The selected candidates may teach up to two 3-credit sections of ENGL 1001 (Introduction to Rhetoric and Composition). There is also a possibility of renewal of the position depending on needs and funding.

Requirements: Master’s degree or higher in Rhetoric and Composition, Writing Studies, or English. Demonstrated excellence in teaching first-year writing.

Knowledge of Writing about Writing and Writing Across the Curriculum pedagogies is highly desirable.

To apply, please submit a cover letter of interest describing teaching experience, a current Curriculum Vitae, a sample syllabus for a first-year writing course, unofficial graduate transcripts, and names and contact information of three references.

Please submit your application through this posting. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. For questions, feel free to reach out to Dr. Kim Gunter (kgunter@fairfield.edu), Director of Core Writing.

Category: Academic - Adjunct Faculty

Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.

Disclaimer: The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, activities, and/or qualifications required or expected of employees assigned to this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice.

All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

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