Job TitleTemporary Full-Time Instructor in Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital StudiesRequisition NumberFE04045Working TitleDepartment Name8E700: Writing Rhetoric and Digital StudiesWork LocationLexington, KYType of PositionFacultyPosition Time Status Full-TimeTenure Track StatusNon-Tenure TrackRequired Education
Master’s degree and a minimum of one year of teaching first-year composition;
PhD is preferred.
Required Related Experience
n/a
Required License/Registration/Certification
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Job Summary
The Department of Writing, Rhetoric, & Digital Studies (https://wrd.as.uky.edu/) in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, invites applications for a temporary, non-tenure eligible, Full-Time Instructor in composition to begin August 1, 2024. The instructor will teach four courses (12 credit hours) per semester. The specific courses will be determined by the Director of Composition and the Chair of the WRD Department based on teaching needs. Experience teaching technical writing is welcome. Applicants should have a Master’s degree and a minimum of one year of teaching first-year composition; a PhD is preferred.
Applicants must include the following: 1) letter of application (upload as Cover Letter), 2) CV, and 3) Evidence of teaching experience, particularly syllabi from courses taught (upload as Specific Request 1). In addition, please provide the names and contact information for three references when prompted in the academic profile. This information will be utilized to solicit recommendation letters from your references within the employment system.
Questions about this search should be addressed to Dr. Joshua Abboud, Director of Composition,
Department of WRD, University of Kentucky (j.abboud@uky.edu).
Review of applications will begin on May 1st, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.
Skills / Knowledge / AbilitiesDoes this position have supervisory responsibilities? NoPreferred Education/Experience
Experience teaching technical writing is welcome.
Deadline to ApplyOpen Until FilledYesUniversity Community of Inclusion
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