"Department of English Teaching Associate (TA) Pool"

Department of English Teaching Associate (TA) Pool

California State University, San Bernardino

Job no: 549046
Work type: Teaching Associate
Location: Southern California | San Bernardino - San Bernardino Campus
Categories: Bargaining Unit | Unit 11 - UAW - California Alliance of Academic Student Workers, Appointment Type | Temporary, Time Basis | Part Time

The M.A. in English & Writing Studies Teaching Associate Program offers graduate students the opportunity to teach English 1070A (First-Year Composition) or English 1210 (Diversity Literature and Social Justice) during the fall semester. Students in any concentration in the program who meet the minimum qualifications below may apply. The number of Teaching Associateships available is limited, and they are awarded by competitive application.

California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. Opened in 1965 and set at the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino mountains, the university serves approximately 19,000 students. CSUSB is a federally recognized minority-serving and Hispanic-serving institution that reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has the most diverse student population of any university in the Inland Empire: 74 percent of its students are members of underrepresented groups, 80 percent are first-generation, and 56 percent are Pell eligible. For more information on the campus, please visit the CSUSB website.

JOB SUMMARY

Teaching Associate will teach one 3-unit section of English 1070A or English 1210.

TYPICAL ACTIVITIES

Position involves preparing a syllabus and assignments, creating lessons and class activities, attending class weekly for the duration of the semester, grading assignments, holding weekly office hours, and responding to student communication in a timely manner. Teaching Associates will also attend a pre-teaching orientation held before classes begin.

Qualified candidates must demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring a diverse student population and to working effectively with faculty, staff and students across a wide range of disciplines.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must be a student in the MA in English & Writing Studies program at CSUSB.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants must:

1. Be enrolled in good standing as a classified graduate student in the M.A. in English & Writing Studies program.
2. To teach Eng 1070A: First-Year Composition, have completed the following prerequisite courses with a grade of B or better:
   • Eng 6120: Contemporary Discourse and Composition Theory
   • One praxis course chosen from: ENG 6600, 6300, 6570, 6580, or 6260
   • Eng 6620: An internship in a FYC course or writing-intensive course
3. To teach Eng 1210: Diversity Literature and Social Justice, have completed the following prerequisite courses with a grade of B or better:
   • At least one graduate literature seminar.
   • A praxis course, preferably ENG 6590 Approaches to Teaching College-Level Literature. (Other praxis courses include ENG 6300, ENG 6570, ENG 6580, ENG 6600.)
   • Eng 6120: Contemporary Discourse and Composition Theory (because 1210 is a designated Writing Intensive course)
   • An internship (ENG 6620) in either a literature or a composition course
4. Not have previously held a Teaching Associateship in the program.
5. Maintain academic eligibility throughout the employment period (enrolled, with 3.5 GPA or higher).
6. Be available to teach courses at time assigned (MW or TR mornings or afternoons).
7. Attend pre-teaching course planning sessions during the day the week before classes begin in Fall. Specific dates and times TBA.
8. Accept responsibility and have the ability to relate well to others.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit:

1. Letter of Application: A letter (1-1.5 typed pages) in which you discuss: your reasons for applying; your qualifications for this position; your areas of interest in the fields of composition & rhetoric or literary studies, as you see them informing your writing pedagogy.
2. CV or Resume
3. Teaching Philosophy Statement (2 typed pages) in which you discuss: what you believe the purpose of a first-year writing course is; the kinds of conceptual knowledges you think are important to include in your writing curriculum and why; the core pedagogical values that will inform what you teach and how; the kind of classroom community you'd like to cultivate (and how); how you see your own role in the classroom; anything else that helps explain your pedagogical orientations in the writing classroom.
4. Course Syllabus and Rationale
   • a) An overview and rationale of your plan for Eng 1070A or Eng 1210 (3 pages), including key approaches, goals, sequences, and scaffolding for the one-semester course. Your course rationale should explain your approach to the course, discussing the types of assignments you would create, your approaches to developing your students' writing (e.g., invention activities, processes, approaches to feedback and revision); and the ways you would integrate readings into your course and support students' critical reading development.
   • b) A skeleton syllabus of Eng 1070A or Eng 1210 including: Course welcome and overview, Course objectives, Readings, Assignments and Schedule
5. Recommendations: two recommendations commenting on your academic strengths, your ability to work with colleagues, and potential as a writing teacher. If you have completed or are currently completing your internship, one recommendation should be from your supervising faculty mentor. Recommenders should use the recommendation form on the TA website. Please send your references this link to the recommendation form when you send them your request for a recommendation.

Interview: In addition to these application materials, TA applicants will meet with the TA Selection Committee via Zoom for 30-minute interviews to discuss their materials in more depth.

Formal review of applications will be as needed.

If you are interested in this opportunity, we invite you to apply by using this CSU Recruit Hyperlink at: Apply Now

Salary is commensurate with experience. (Actual Salary will be in accordance with percentage of time appointed)

Teaching Associate - Academic Year (2354) Range 1 $3,245 - $7,598 Per Month
Teaching Associate - Academic Year (2354) Range 2 $3,826 - $9,576 Per Month

CSU Salary Schedule

For more information regarding the position, please contact:

the Department Chair
Dr. Jessica Luck
(909)537-5824
jluck@csusb.edu

Administrative Support
Reyes Ortega Gonzalez
(909)537-3825
reyes.OrtegaGonzalez@csusb.edu

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

To find out more about the Department English visit our website: https://www.csusb.edu/english
To find out more about the MA in English & Writing Studies, go to: https://www.csusb.edu/english-writing-studies