First Year Writing/Composition Affiliate Instructor — Denver, CO

Department

English

About the University

Position Summary

The Department of English at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) invites applications for part-time affiliate faculty instructors of English (First Year Writing).

For more information about the Department of English in our College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, please visit: https://www.msudenver.edu/english.

Responsibilities

• Teach one to nine credit hours per semester in the area of First Year Writing.
• Ability to teach day, evening, weekend, or off-campus classes as needed. Classes may be face to face or online.
• Candidates must have the ability to work with and be sensitive to the educational needs of a diverse, urban population.

An affiliate faculty member’s duties may include but are not limited to: teaching assigned classes in person or online by delivering course content to students, preparing course materials and lesson plans, grading student work, providing students with robust feedback in a timely manner, addressing student questions consistent with university, college/school, and department policies, advising, and providing online or in person academic support to students as needed and appropriate for the teaching assignment; providing instruction in assigned classes consistent with the content and learning objectives of the regular course syllabus and, if required, with department course coordination policies; and complying with university-wide student evaluation of instruction policies and peer observation policies. Applicants may be asked to teach in-person, online, or in hybrid capacities dependent upon course needs. The ability to adapt and learn new modes of instruction is highly encouraged. Candidates need to be sensitive to the educational needs of a diverse student population.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Rhetoric and Composition, Writing Studies, or English
• At least one year of experience teaching college-level composition

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate in Rhetoric and Composition
• Evidence of coursework and/or research expertise in rhetoric and composition
• Two years’ experience teaching college-level composition

Terms of Employment

Salary for Announcement

How to Apply

• CV
• Cover letter
• Copies of all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate and graduate)
• A list of three professional references and their contact information

Closing Date

Open Until Filled

Posting Representative

Tanya Rogowsky

Posting Representative Email

trogowsk@msudenver.edu

Benefits

Background Checks

Diversity Statement