Introduction to Writing for the Sciences - Adjunct Faculty - Traditional Campus

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Join our mission in helping others find their purpose and start your instructor career with GCU. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences offers rewarding opportunities for adjunct faculty to teach part-time, face-to-face instruction at our Phoenix campus. If you are highly motivated and passionate about teaching exceptional quality instruction in modern facilities with smaller class sizes, we'd like to hear from you.

Why Work at GCU:

* Tuition benefits specifically for the adjunct employee

* 401(k)

* Employee Perks and Discounts

* Gym and Fitness Center

* Canyon Health & Wellness Center

GCU Traditional Campus - Phoenix, AZ:

* Courses are in-person and on-campus for the Spring 2025 Semester (01/06/2025 - 04/27/2025)

Course: Introduction to Writing for the Sciences

This course is an introduction to technical and scientific writing in fields such as engineering, biology, computer science, and other STEM disciplines, and provides students with a background in logic and communication. In accordance with the Council of Writing Program Administrators Outcomes Statement and the Elon Statement on Learning Transfer, this course provides practice with a variety of scientific genres of communication, including their expected writing styles and structures. This course supports students in the ability to transfer knowledge of writing across technical and scientific disciplines and adapt to new and different writing tasks throughout their careers in the sciences.

What You Will Do:

* Facilitate classroom lecture and discussions

* Engage students in learning course objectives and topics

* Assess student performance and mentor success in the classroom

* Provide a positive example to students by supporting the University's Doctrinal Statement, Ethical Position Statement, and Mission of Grand Canyon University

What You Will Bring:

* Preferred: PhD in Composition OR

* Writing OR

* Professional Writing OR

* Rhetoric OR

* Linguistics

* Preferred: Coursework or experience in STEM or technical writing

* Minimum: Master's in the above areas

* Exceptions may be granted to individuals with a Master's in any field possessing 18 graduate credits in English with coursework or experience in STEM or technical writing

Before submitting your application, please attach the following to review:

* Your unofficial transcript reflecting degree earned with 18 graduate credit hours in the areas listed above

* Your unofficial transcripts for any applicable conferred graduate degrees

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