Temporary Lecturer-English

Job Details

• Posting Number: TF00061P
• Advertising Pay Range: $48,016.00 per year
• Location: Moscow
• FTE: 1.0
• Contract Basis: Academic Year
• Anticipated Contract Start Date: 08/17/2026
• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Position Control Number: 9086

Position Summary

The Department of English at the University of Idaho seeks to hire one full-time temporary lecturer, starting August 2026, to teach first-year writing, professional writing, and other areas as needed. This is a non-renewable, nine-month (academic year) position with a 4/4 teaching load at lower-and upper-division undergraduate levels.

Unit/Department Summary

Department of English

Responsibilities

• Teaching & Advising: 96%
• Scholarship & Creative Activity: 0%
• Outreach & Extension: 0%
• University Service & Leadership: 4%

Minimum Education/Degree Required

• M.A. in English or M.F.A. in Creative Writing.

Required Qualifications

• At least one year’s experience as a teacher of first-year writing and/or creative writing while enrolled in the University of Idaho Department of English Master’s program.

Preferred Qualifications

• A record of exemplary teaching at UI, as evidenced by teaching evaluations, syllabi, and other course materials.
• Additional training (beyond the introductory pedagogy course) in rhetorical and/or composition theory and pedagogy.

Posting Date

05/01/2026

Open Until Filled: Yes

First consideration date: May 6th, 2026.

Special Instructions to Applicants

To apply, please submit a letter of application that explains your qualifications for the position, addressing required and preferred qualifications, a curriculum vita, and a list of three references and their phone numbers.

Other documents required are representative teaching materials: a syllabus and 2 assignment sheets. Please upload these documents as “Other Document1.”

Position will remain open until filled.