Part-Time Lecturer - Writing Studies
University of Miami
Location
Coral Gables, Florida
Quick overview
The lecturer will be responsible for teaching one or two sections of Writing Studies, which may include Writing Center tutoring and First-year Writing courses. Duties also require a minimum of one hour per week of office hours per course to meet with students.
Requirements summary
Minimum Qualifications
include one year of college teaching experience and an MA or MFA in English or a relevant field to teach First-year Writing or tutor in the Writing Center, with a PhD being preferred. All teaching must be conducted in-person.
Job description
Current Employees
If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position, please review this tip sheet. The University of Miami, Department of Writing Studies, seeks applicants for part-time lecturer positions to teach one or two sections of Writing. Duties include teaching one or two sections of Writing Studies. Classes may include Writing Center tutoring and First-year Writing courses. In addition, duties require a minimum of one hour per week of office hours per course to meet with students. Minimum qualifications include 1 year of college teaching experience and an MA or MFA in English (or relevant field) to teach First-year Writing or tutor in the Writing Center. PhD preferred. Applications will be reviewed as received and this pool will remain open through the academic year. An essential function and requirement of this position is in-person, face-to-face teaching for all classes. An appointment/offer is contingent upon student demand (enrollments) and available funding with the possibility that final confirmation will not be available until classes begin. Interested candidates should apply through the Workday portal and include their CV along with a cover letter indicating areas of expertise and experience. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.
Job Status
Part time Employee Type: Faculty-Intermittent (Seasonal) The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.