University of Central Florida is hiring: Instructor or Lecturer, Writing & Rheto

The Opportunity

The Department of Writing and Rhetoric (DWR) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) is pleased to invite applicants for a non-tenure earning instructor or lecturer with an anticipated start date of August 8, 2025. This 9-month appointment carries a 4/4 course teaching load each academic year, with opportunities for summer teaching, in a writing studies focused first-year writing program that won the 2023 CCCC Writing Program Certificate of Excellence award. UCF’s first-year composition program serves over 6,000 students annually and is driven by collaboratively-developed student learning outcomes that value equity, access, and sustainability. The composition curriculum is informed by guiding principles developed from rhetoric and composition praxis. DWR’s talented writing faculty have a range of expertise in rhetoric and composition and draw from various approaches to teach writing. The successful applicant will work full-time in our first-year composition program with opportunities to teach upper-level undergraduate writing courses. Teaching modes may include face-to-face, mediated/hybrid, and fully online. All faculty in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric report to the department chair.

As an independent writing department, DWR is the academic home to 10 tenure-earning faculty members, 35 full-time non-tenure earning instructors and lecturers, and 15 graduate teaching assistants. The department supports comprehensive writing instruction that includes a first-year composition program, an undergraduate major (B.A.) and minor, and a graduate program with both an M.A. and certificate in professional writing. The department has an undergraduate certificate in Medical Writing and Rhetoric alongside the Public and Professional Writing certificate. The department is the home of the college's new interdisciplinary certificate in Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Human Impacts, which signals DWR's commitment to being a leader in shaping conversations around emergent technologies and their consequences, both locally and nationally. The department houses the Center for Writing Excellence encompassing the University Writing Center and the Writing Across the Curriculum program. For more information on DWR, visit http://writingandrhetoric.cah.ucf.edu.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree (for an instructor) or terminal degree (for a lecturer) from an accredited institution in Rhetoric and/or Composition or closely related field; degree must be conferred by August 1, 2025.
• A minimum of two years teaching college-level composition courses.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Rhetoric and/or Composition from an accredited institution.
• Graduate coursework in Composition Histories, Theories, and/or Pedagogy.
• Pedagogical knowledge, coursework, and/or experience in one of the following areas: business/professional writing and editing; cultural rhetorics; community literacies; digital literacy; medical rhetorics.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching college composition and experience working with a range of diverse writer populations, particularly multilingual writers.
• Experience teaching writing effectively in online learning environments and/or certification in online writing instruction.
• Evidence of scholarly engagement with artificial intelligence (AI) in academic and/or industry contexts.

Additional Application Materials Required:

UCF requires all applications and supporting documents be submitted electronically through the Human Resources employment opportunities website, https://www.ucf.edu/jobs/. In addition to the online application, candidates should attach the following PDF attachments:

• cover letter addressing qualifications for the position,
• curriculum vitae with contact information for three references,
• teaching philosophy, and
• unofficial transcript(s) of graduate-level coursework.

The selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts (and, as applicable, U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of their qualifying academic credentials.

Job Close Date:

February 20, 2025

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

The University of Central Florida is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including Disabled/Vets. Click on UCF's Equal Opportunity Statement to view the President’s Statement.

The UCF affirmative action plans for qualified individuals with disabilities and protected Veterans are available for inspection in the Office of Institutional Equity, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., upon request.

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