New Jersey Institute of Technology
Part-Time Instructor of First-Year Writing
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, us, 07102
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 Technologyis currently recruiting part-time instructors to teach one or both of itsfoundational writing courses beginning in the Fall 2024 semester. The firstcourse in the sequence, ENGL 101 Introduction to Academic Writing, is designedto transition students from high school to college reading and writing with afocus on the writing process, genre study, and information literacy. The secondcourse in the two-term sequence, ENGL 102 Introduction to Research Writing,builds on the reading, writing, and rhetorical skills practiced during thefirst semester, offering a road to success in college writing.
Thissubsequent course constructs a multidisciplinary approach to informationliteracy and research work and writing.
Typically, instructors hiredfor the fall semester will primarily teach sections of ENGL 101 and for thespring, ENGL 102.
Essential Functions:Essential functions include submitting syllabiat the start of semester, delivering lectures and/or facilitating activitiesdesigned to engage students at all class meetings, assigning written coursework and grading in a timely manner, providing ongoing feedback and final gradingof students' written work. Experience in teaching genre-based prose writing,reading skills, and critical thinking is required, and all teaching assignmentsentail face-to-face instruction.
Additional Functions:Availability outside of classroom hours isnecessary 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 courserequirements 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-ExemptPart-Time
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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 Technologyis currently recruiting part-time instructors to teach one or both of itsfoundational writing courses beginning in the Fall 2024 semester. The firstcourse in the sequence, ENGL 101 Introduction to Academic Writing, is designedto transition students from high school to college reading and writing with afocus on the writing process, genre study, and information literacy. The secondcourse in the two-term sequence, ENGL 102 Introduction to Research Writing,builds on the reading, writing, and rhetorical skills practiced during thefirst semester, offering a road to success in college writing.
Thissubsequent course constructs a multidisciplinary approach to informationliteracy and research work and writing.
Typically, instructors hiredfor the fall semester will primarily teach sections of ENGL 101 and for thespring, ENGL 102.
Essential Functions:Essential functions include submitting syllabiat the start of semester, delivering lectures and/or facilitating activitiesdesigned to engage students at all class meetings, assigning written coursework and grading in a timely manner, providing ongoing feedback and final gradingof students' written work. Experience in teaching genre-based prose writing,reading skills, and critical thinking is required, and all teaching assignmentsentail face-to-face instruction.
Additional Functions:Availability outside of classroom hours isnecessary 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 courserequirements 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-ExemptPart-Time
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