Adjunct Instructor - First Year Writing Seminar N105 and EN106

Park University•Parkville, MO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Appointments are made on a term-by-term basis. Adjunct faculty are required to successfully complete an online Canvas LMS orientation course before being scheduled, as well as other training if required by the department. This is a face to face course. Local applicants only. Park University, founded in 1875 in Parkville, Missouri, is a four-year, private, non-profit, liberal arts institution of higher learning. We provide a comprehensive selection of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the colleges of Education and Health Professions, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Management. The flagship Parkville, Missouri campus offers a range of academic programs, international culture, athletics and a traditional university experience. We serve over 6,500 students nationally each semester, with students enrolled at our main campus, our Gilbert, Arizona campus or at more than 21 other military and non-military campuses located in 16 states.

Requirements

M.A., M.F.A., or Ph.D in English, or in one of the primary subfields in English; Literature, Rhetoric/Composition, Professional and Technical Writing, and Creative Writing.
In some rare cases, instructor candidates holding graduate degrees in closely related disciplines may be approved to teach certain EN prefix courses, provided that they also have 18 hours or more of graduate coursework in English.
Must provide evidence of at least two semesters of experience teaching English at a regionally accredited college or university.
Provide evidence of having completed EITHER (1) at least one graduate-level course in composition, rhetoric, or writing pedagogy OR (2) significant professional development in writing pedagogy such as conference attendance, participation in workshops or seminars on writing pedagogy, etc.