Syracuse University is hiring: Part-time Professional Writing Instructor (Spring

Part-time Professional Writing Instructor (Spring 2025)

Job Title: Part-time Professional Writing Instructor (Spring 2025)

Location: Syracuse University

Pay Range: Salary offers at Syracuse University will be based on education, experience, and relevant skills, as well as the academic or professional discipline of the position in the context of the home department, school, or college. Salary offers may also be influenced by prior relevant work or industry experience, where applicable. Faculty pay ranges are for 8.5 months’ salary unless otherwise specified.

FLSA Status: Exempt

Hours: As determined by department/chair

Job Type: Part-time

Rank: PTI/Adjunct

Campus: Unionized Position Code UA

Job Description: Anticipated openings for Professional Writing Instructors to start January 13, 2025. The Department of Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition is searching for new part-time Professional Writing Instructors to teach sections of WRT 105 and WRT 205 in Spring 2025. Multiple sections may be available; teaching load for new instructors may be anywhere from 1 to 4 sections per semester dependent on need and availability. All offerings are contingent on budgetary approval and sufficient enrollment.

WRT 105- Studio 1: Practices of Academic Writing (3 credit hours). Study and practice of writing processes, including critical reading, collaboration, revision, editing, and the use of technologies. Focuses on the aims, strategies, and conventions of academic prose, especially analysis and argumentation.

WRT 205- Studio 2: Critical Research and Writing (3 credit hours). Study and practice of critical, research-based writing, including research methods, presentation genres, source evaluation, audience analysis, and library/online research. Students complete at least one sustained research project.

Qualifications: MA or MS with graduate coursework in Composition and Rhetoric, English or related field. Experience teaching writing at college or high school level required.

Responsibilities: The duties associated with teaching assignments include:

• Developing and/or updating a class syllabus.
• Ordering appropriate books and materials in advance of the class start date.
• Preparation of projects or other student assignments.
• Maintaining regularly scheduled office hours.
• Presenting instruction based on the competencies and performance levels of the course.
• Meeting all designated class periods.
• Submitting completed mid-semester progress reports and final grades according to University regulations.
• Grading student assignments and exams in a timely manner.
• Providing departmentally sanctioned forms for completed student evaluations.
• Building a positive rapport with students and other faculty.
• Keeping current with developments and trends in the department’s curriculum and in the field of rhetoric and composition.

Application Instructions: For consideration please submit application, cover letter, CV/resume, statement of teaching philosophy, and contact information for 2-3 professional references.