English Lecturer Pool

About the role

The Department of English and Comparative Literature at San José State University is seeking candidates for a pool of qualified, prospective instructors. We are most interested in hiring experienced instructors to teach courses in the First-Year Writing Program. Occasionally, we also have need of expertise in English Education, including student teacher supervision, or in Professional and Technical Writing, including in the areas of business writing, social media, and other areas of career writing.

Responsibilities

• Teach one or more sections of first-year composition (or professional/technical communication, teacher supervision, etc.)
• Participate in a minimum of one department professional development workshop per semester.
• Participate in program assessment every semester and ongoing programmatic research as appropriate.
• Demonstrate awareness of and experience in teaching a student population of great diversity – in age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, language background, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation – using inclusive course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement.
• Organize classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) and utilize the required syllabus template.
• Meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e., in-person, asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, or hybrid).

Requirements

• MA, MFA, or PhD in Composition and Rhetoric, Professional/Technical Communication, Literature, Creative Writing, or related field (Credential, MAT, or Education PhD for Teacher supervisors)
• Minimum of four (4) years’ experience teaching college-level writing and reading to a multicultural/multilingual student population preferred.
• Strong commitment to and evidence of excellence in teaching (e.g., professional development workshops, academic conferences, scholarly publications, teaching evaluations).
• Training in or demonstrated experience working with basic writers and/or second-language writers is highly desirable.
• Awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.

Qualifications

Experience teaching college-level writing and reading to a multicultural/multilingual student population, strong commitment to and evidence of excellence in teaching, training in or demonstrated experience working with basic writers and/or second-language writers, and awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience are required.

Skills

Ability to teach a diverse student population, proficiency in using Canvas Learning Management System, and experience in teaching first-year composition or professional/technical communication are desired skills.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

To learn more about range placement, please see University Policy S21-2 . Anticipated Starting Salary L-A / Range 2 - $5507 - $5959 L-B / Range 3 - $6221 - $7481 L-C / Range 4 - $6825 - $9431 L-D / Range 5 - $8593 - $10347 Range salaries above are the anticipated monthly salary rate of full-time AY faculty--part-time rates are prorated. There are 6 monthly payments per semester (full-time AY annual salary = rate x 12). See the Faculty Salary Schedule for more information.

Schedule

Mode of instruction varies depending on the semester and course, but typically includes in-person, asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, or hybrid formats.

Contact Information

To apply, click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents: A letter of application that addresses qualifications and teaching philosophy, Curriculum vitae, Student evaluations from a minimum of three (3) courses, ideally from the past three (3) years, List of at least three (3) or as many as five (5) references, An unofficial transcript from the institution of your highest level of education (if you have not been previously employed by SJSU).