Adjunct in Young Adult Literature
Simmons College Company•Boston, MA
•$6,395 - $6,395•Remote
About The Position
Seeking an adjunct faculty member to teach a graduate course in contemporary young adult realistic fiction. The course operates as a genre study, as a study of ideologies of identity, and as a study of narratological devices and strategies that texture young adult realism.
Requirements
- MA, MFA, or PhD in children’s, young adult, or general literature
- Prior teaching experience
Nice To Haves
- MA, MFA, or Phd with focus on literature for young people.
- Particular depth of knowledge of historical and contemporary young adult literature.
- Prior study of narratology.
- Previous teaching experience.
Responsibilities
- Meets once a week in graduate seminars with second or third year graduate students across programs in Children’s Literature (MA, MFA, MAMFA, MAMS).
- Uses the core syllabus provided for assigned literary and critical readings, writing assignments, and presentation assignments.
- Draws on a repertoire of pedagogies, including some lecturing, discussion seminars, and extensive development of critical writing.
- Supports students in reaching the program and course learning outcomes assigned to this core course in the graduate programs.
Benefits
- Retirement savings
- Flexible hours
- Remote work opportunities
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Career Level
Mid Level
