Associate Lecturer - English

Job description

Associate Lecturer (English, First-Year Composition and/or ESL) The English Department at UMass Boston anticipates periodic availability for non-tenure-track associate lecturers in English to teach up to four sections (12 credits) of first-year composition, to start in fall and occasionally spring semesters. Availability of courses depends on student enrollment and is not guaranteed beyond one semester. In addition to instruction, the successful candidates will be expected to follow standard departmental policies related to instruction and course coordination in multi-section classes. The Composition Program at UMass Boston offers a two-course sequence (ENGL 101 and 102) that is required for all UMass Boston students. Our curriculum is designed to support students’ development of writing knowledge and practice, as drawn from the discipline of rhetoric and composition/writing studies. Our program’s learning goals are listed here: https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/english/composition_program NOTE: We are also accepting applications for positions teaching in our English as a Second Language Program, which provides First Year Composition Courses for multilingual students, as well as Fi...