Visiting Instructor or Lecturer, Writing and Rhetoric - Orlando

Job Description:

The University of Central Florida’s (UCF) Department of Writing and Rhetoric invites applications to fill a visiting instructor or lecturer position, renewable up to four years. This is a nine-month, non-tenure-earning appointment with an anticipated start date of January 2021. This position will have a 4/4 teaching load in a dynamic first-year writing program with over 25 full-time instructors and lecturers. The successful applicant will have demonstrated experience teaching college composition and will work full-time primarily in our first-year composition courses (ENC 1101 and 1102) as part of our nationally award-winning writing about writing curriculum. Teaching modes may include face-to-face, mediated/hybrid, and fully online.

The Department of Writing and Rhetoric is an award-winning, vibrant, independent writing department. Our department is nationally known for its commitment to writing about writing pedagogy, and our first-year composition program won the CCCC Certificate of Excellence in 2013. UCF offers professional development and advancement to all instructors and lecturers. Our Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, Office of Faculty Excellence, Center for Distributed Learning, and Center for Success of Women Faculty support faculty members at all ranks.

One of the nation’s largest universities, UCF is a metropolitan, Hispanic serving institution (HSI) that promotes a diverse and inclusive environment, with students from 50 states and 148 countries. UCF holds the Carnegie Foundation's highest classifications for research activity and community engagement. Central Florida is one of the nation’s fastest-growing and diverse metropolitan areas and is home to a variety of cultural and natural attractions.

Department:

AA-College of Arts and Humanities, Department of Writing and Rhetoric

Type of Appointment:

Visiting-Renewable

Advertised Annual Salary:

Negotiable

Minimum Qualifications:

• A master’s degree (for an instructor) or terminal degree (for a lecturer) from an accredited institution in Rhetoric and Composition or a related field (e.g., English, education, sociolinguistics, communication, second language acquisition, or other fields in which writing and rhetoric are a significant focus of study).

• At least two years of experience teaching composition courses at the college level.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Substantial graduate coursework in Rhetoric and Composition or a related field from an accredited institution.

• Demonstrated excellence in teaching college composition courses and in working with a range of diverse writer populations.

• Experience teaching writing in online learning environments with particular preference in Canvas.

• Interest in or experience teaching with a writing about writing approach to college composition.

Additional Application Materials Required:

The university requires that all applicants apply online at www.ucf.edu/jobs. In addition to the online application, candidates must also submit the following as PDF attachments:

• A cover letter that outlines qualifications for the position and includes a link to their digital teaching portfolio.

• A curriculum vitae.

• Unofficial transcript(s) of graduate-level coursework.

• A list of three professional references (names, email addresses, and phone numbers).

NOTE: Please have all documents ready when applying so they can be attached at that time. Once the online submission process is finalized, the system does not allow applicants to submit additional documents at a later date.

Review of applications will begin immediately. Candidates will not be considered until all of the above materials are received. Candidates are responsible for ensuring all materials have been uploaded correctly.

For more information contact Angela Rounsaville, search committee chair, at angela.rounsaville@ucf.edu or visit https://writingandrhetoric.cah.ucf.edu.