Part-Time Faculty English Department (English Literature)

About the role

The English Department of Fordham University occasionally hires part-time Non Tenure Track (NTT) faculty to teach literature courses. Based on scheduling needs as well as the qualifications and availability of the applicant, successful candidates may be offered one or two sections of our ENGL2000 Texts and Contexts, a Core course in introduction in literary studies and analysis. Occasionally we have openings to teach an Advanced Literature Core elective, taught and offered to both English majors and to the general student body as part of our core curriculum, and other upper division electives.

Responsibilities

We seek instructors who can offer literature electives across a range of areas, who are committed to excellent writing-intensive instruction, and who can foster engaging, equitable teaching and learning environments in consonance with Fordham’s Jesuit mission and its strategic plan to educate for racial justice. At Fordham, Texts and Contexts is required in our Eloquentia Perfecta (E.P.) writing-intensive core sequence, and we view instruction in writing, rhetoric, and close textual analysis as an essential foundation of students’ experience in both literature courses and the undergraduate curriculum more broadly.

Instructors must build writing and speaking into the fabric of their assignments and class meetings, and 20% of class time must be devoted to instruction in writing and speaking. Texts and Contexts sections have subtitles, and readings grouped around a broad theme (for example, "New York City in Literature," or "Medieval Monsters and Marvels"). We are especially interested in hiring instructors who can design engaging Texts & Context courses that meet department requirements, draw student enrollment, and attract students to the value of the English major and minor degrees; we, therefore, encourage you to accent these matters in your application materials.

Requirements

We seek instructors who can offer literature electives across a range of areas, who are committed to excellent writing-intensive instruction, and who can foster engaging, equitable teaching and learning environments in consonance with Fordham’s Jesuit mission and its strategic plan to educate for racial justice. At Fordham, Texts and Contexts is required in our Eloquentia Perfecta (E.P.) writing-intensive core sequence, and we view instruction in writing, rhetoric, and close textual analysis as an essential foundation of students’ experience in both literature courses and the undergraduate curriculum more broadly.

Qualifications

• A Terminal degree (PhD) in hand is preferred.
• A minimum of one year's experience teaching literary or cultural studies at the college or university level.
• Experience successfully working with and teaching culturally and linguistically diverse students.
• Evidence of experience in the teaching of writing as part of the teaching of literature.

Skills

Applicants should highlight their ability to design engaging Texts & Context courses that meet department requirements, draw student enrollment, and attract students to the value of the English major and minor degrees.

Benefits

At Fordham, Texts and Contexts is required in our Eloquentia Perfecta (E.P.) writing-intensive core sequence, and we view instruction in writing, rhetoric, and close textual analysis as an essential foundation of students’ experience in both literature courses and the undergraduate curriculum more broadly.

Pay

See above right for per course rate.

Schedule

NTT faculty may be offered courses at either campus depending on scheduling needs.

Contact Information

Please do not send duplicates of your materials to departmental emails. See above right for per course rate. Please direct questions to calvino3@fordham.edu.

Application Instructions

To apply, please submit a cover letter and CV. Please direct questions to calvino3@fordham.edu.