Visiting Instructor

University of Colorado•Colorado Springs, CO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Visiting Instructor will teach 12 credit hours per semester in the University of Colorado Colorado Springs’ First-Year Rhetoric and Writing (FYRW) Program, which offers core writing courses in the Compass Curriculum. Courses include ENGL 1300, 1305, 1308, 1310, and 1410, and are grounded in rhetorical theory and the writing process. They develop students’ critical reading, writing, and thinking skills, prepare students for university-level academic work, and introduce rhetoric and writing as fields of study. The instructor will teach first-year students with a rhetorical focus, work effectively with students of varied ages, competencies, and cultural backgrounds, and perform duties expected of full-time faculty. These duties include maintaining office hours, holding student conferences, providing timely feedback, fostering student success, integrating educational technologies, and keeping abreast of scholarship and best practices in rhetoric and composition. The role also includes attending and contributing to department meetings and participating in program, department, or university service. This is an on-site, temporary appointment for the spring 2027 semester. The listed pay is $25,000 for the semester, with compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications. The position is exempt from FLSA overtime provisions. The appointee is not eligible for paid vacation leave, medical benefits, or retirement benefits, but accrues sick leave at 0.034 hours per hour worked.

Requirements

A master’s degree in English or a closely related field.
At least 6 graduate credit hours in rhetorical theory, history, and/or criticism, composition, writing theory, and/or writing pedagogy.
Experience as the instructor of record in one or more first-year college writing courses.

Nice To Haves

Evidence of successful teaching of first-year writing with a rhetorical focus.
Evidence of a background in classical and contemporary rhetorical theory.
Evidence of successful teaching in computer classrooms.
Ability to integrate educational technologies effectively into the instructional process.
Ability to work effectively with students of various ages and diverse competencies and cultural backgrounds.
Ability to contribute to a collegial and collaborative work environment.

Responsibilities

Teach 12 credit hours per semester in FYRW courses, including ENGL 1300, 1305, 1308, 1310, and/or 1410.
Teach writing to first-year students with a rhetorical focus.
Work effectively with students of various ages, competencies, and cultural backgrounds.
Maintain office hours and hold conferences with students.
Provide students with timely feedback and create a learning environment that fosters student success.
Integrate educational technologies effectively into instruction.
Remain abreast of best practices and scholarship in rhetoric and composition studies.
Attend and contribute to department meetings.
Engage in program, department, and/or university service.