Posting Number: 201700418F
Position Type: Faculty
Description of Work Unit
The English Department at CSU is a vibrant and diverse place. It is home to poets and linguists, literacy researchers and teacher educators, novelists and literary scholars, composition specialists and writers of creative nonfiction. We share a passion for exploring the multiple and dynamic ways that the English language is used to meet the demands of life in the twenty-first century.
Tenure/Tenure Track?
No
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on
12/31/2018
Position Summary
The Department of English hires Instructors in Composition, Creative Writing, Linguistics, Literature, and Pedagogy from an applicant pool. Such instructors are hired for one semester or for the academic year. The teaching load for instructors is 1-4 sections each semester. Typically, instructors will teach College Composition, and a range of other composition and lower-division English classes. Instructors will be expected to meet departmental objectives for the courses they teach.
Conditions of Employment
Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires)
Required Job Qualifications
Requirements are an MA or MFA and college teaching experience in English Studies (literature, composition, etc.). PhD or equivalent is required for teaching advanced courses.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicants may submit materials at any time. For full consideration for Fall 2018, please submit applications by February 19, 2018. For full consideration for Spring 2019, please submit applications by July 16, 2018. The 2018-19 instructor general pool will expire on December 31, 2018. You will need to reapply each year to be added to the following academic year’s instructor general pool. Until July 31, 2018, direct questions to Sue Russell at (970) 491-1898 or Sue.Russell@colostate.edu and then to Lillian Nugent at (970) 491-6429 or Lillian.Nugen@colostate.edu.
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