What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part-time Instructor of First-Year Writing position at New Jersey Institute of Technology?
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 Technology is currently recruiting part-time instructors to teach
one or both of its foundational writing courses beginning in the spring 2024
semester. The first course in the sequence, ENGL 101 Introduction to Academic
Writing, is designed to transition students from high school to college reading
and writing with a focus on the writing process, genre study, and information
literacy. The second course in the two-term sequence, ENGL 102 Introduction to
Research Writing, builds on the reading, writing, and rhetorical skills practiced
during the first semester, offering a road to success in college writing. This subsequent
course constructs a multidisciplinary approach to information literacy and
research work and writing. Typically,
instructors hired for the fall semester will primarily teach sections of ENGL
101 and for the spring, ENGL 102.
Essential Functions:
Essential functions include submitting syllabi at the
start of semester, delivering lectures and/or facilitating activities designed
to engage students at all class meetings, assigning written course work and
grading in a timely manner, providing ongoing feedback and final grading of
students’ written work. Experience in teaching genre-based prose writing,
reading skills, and critical thinking is required, and all teaching assignments
entail face-to-face instruction.
Additional Functions:
Availability outside of classroom hours is necessary
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 course requirements 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-Exempt
Part-Time
Salary : $51,000 - $64,600
