Part-Time Instructor in First-Year Engineering Writing (English Department) - Military veterans preferred

The Composition Program at the University of Pittsburgh welcomes applications for part-time, non-tenure stream teaching positions. Position appointments may be renewable based on need, funding, and performance.

Our program has long cultivated interdisciplinary and innovative approaches to the field of composition. We believe in asking students to do real intellectual work and to engage with difficulty. Our program in Public and Professional Writing extends those commitments across the university and to workplaces, as well as to the broader public sphere. We value flexible teachers who can create engaging and responsible courses.

Responsibilities: We are seeking outstanding faculty members who can teach in our First-Year Engineering Writing Program, in which Composition teachers work with students in their first-year Engineering class to support their professional writing. (This teaching experience requires that teachers respond in writing to students’ work and may involve going into the Engineering classroom to teach writing. Assignments and rubrics are created by the team.)

For information on our first-year composition courses, visit http://composition.pitt.edu/undergraduate/first-year-composition.

MA or higher degree required; terminal degree (MFA, PhD, etc.) preferred. Preferred qualifications include a record of superior academic or professional performance; the ability to develop engaging courses that meet established learning goals; effective communication skills, both oral and written; and a demonstrated ability to interact efficiently with various people in a multidisciplinary environment.

Required Documents:

• Current C.V
• Cover letter

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