Part-Time Instructor of First-Year Writing

Title:
Part-Time Instructor of First-Year Writing

Department:
Humanities & Social Sciences

Reports To:
The Department Chair

Position Type:
Faculty

Position Summary:
The First-Year Writing Program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology
is currently recruiting part-time instructors to teach one or both of its
foundational writing courses beginning in the Fall 2024 semester. The first
course in the sequence, ENGL 101 Introduction to Academic Writing, is designed
to transition students from high school to college reading and writing with a
focus on the writing process, genre study, and information literacy. The second
course in the two-term sequence, ENGL 102 Introduction to Research Writing,
builds on the reading, writing, and rhetorical skills practiced during the
first semester, offering a road to success in college writing. This
subsequent course constructs a multidisciplinary approach to information
literacy and research work and writing. Typically, instructors hired
for the fall semester will primarily teach sections of ENGL 101 and for the
spring, ENGL 102.

Essential Functions:
Essential functions include submitting syllabi
at the start of semester, delivering lectures and/or facilitating activities
designed to engage students at all class meetings, assigning written course
work and grading in a timely manner, providing ongoing feedback and final grading
of students' written work. Experience in teaching genre-based prose writing,
reading skills, and critical thinking is required, and all teaching assignments
entail face-to-face instruction.

Additional Functions:
Availability outside of classroom hours is
necessary for student conferences.

Prerequisite Qualifications:
- Applicants should have an M.A. in English, MFA,
or graduate degree in a related field and are expected to follow course
requirements and adhere to academic integrity policies.
- At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Bargaining Unit:
AFT-UCAN

FLSA:
Non-Exempt
Part-Time