Instructor and/or Assistant Professor (English, Linguistics, & Writing Studies)

Posted: 23-Mar-24

Location: Duluth, Minnesota

Salary: 42,870.00 – 99,999.00

Categories:

Academic/Faculty
Communications/Journalism

Additional Information:

5 openings available.

Internal Number: 360267

The Department of English, Linguistics, & Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth invites applications for its pool of instructors and/or assistant professors for the 2024-25 academic year. Term contracts only; positions contingent on funding.
Appointments have an anticipated start date of fall semester 2024 (8/19/24). This is a full-time, nine-month annually renewable academic appointment with a 4/4 teaching load. Courses taught will likely include College Writing (with first-year students) and/or Advanced Writing for majors in Business, Science, Engineering, and Human Services (with third to fourth-year students). These courses take a rhetorical approach to guide undergraduate students in improving their information literacy, critical thinking, and writing processes at the college level and beyond. 
We actively and intentionally support inclusive learning and workplace environments, and the well-being of our faculty and students. We are actively committed to developing equity-centered practices in our program and classrooms. The University of Minnesota offers professional development and advancement to all teaching specialists and lecturers. Work arrangements include in-person, onsite responsibilities, with some hybrid flexibility.

The successful candidate has a demonstrated commitment to pedagogy, assessment, and course design that promotes accessibility and equity. The successful candidate has demonstrated interest and experience in teaching students throughout their undergraduate years and composition/rhetoric; shows evidence of ongoing professional development and engagement; values participating in and contributing to an active community of reflective practitioners.
Required Qualifications

• Masterâ™s degree from a regionally accredited university in a relevant field, such as English, Writing Studies, Composition/Rhetoric, Journalism, or Technical Communication. 
• Two semesters or three quarters of relevant teaching experience at the college level (graduate TA experience acceptable).
• Evidence of excellence in teaching in higher education (see Teaching Portfolio contents in âœHow to Apply❠below).
• Demonstrated commitment to instruction that supports diverse learners and builds inclusive classroom environments.
•  Effective written communication skills appropriate to the position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Terminal degree from a regionally accredited university in a relevant field.
• Two or more years of relevant teaching experience at the college level.
• Experience teaching a variety of upper- and lower-division courses such as those offered by the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD).
• Effective teaching and communication skills appropriate to the position.
• Ability to design and deliver instruction through an online course management system (e.g., Canvas).
• Demonstrated experience with assessment.
• A record of ongoing professional development related to writing instruction or experience taking on new challenges related to undergraduate writing instruction.

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