Instructor of Rhetoric and Composition, TESOL

About The American University in Cairo:

Founded in 1919, AUC moved to a new 260-acre state-of-the-art campus in New Cairo in 2008.  The university also operates in its historic downtown facilities, offering cultural events, graduate classes, and continuing education.  Student housing is available in New Cairo.  Among the premier universities in the region, AUC is Middle States accredited; its engineering programs are accredited by ABET, its chemistry program is accredited by the Canadian Society for Chemistry, the School of Business is accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS, and the Master of Public Administration and the Master of Public Policy programs of GAPP are accredited by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and administration (NASPAA).  The AUC libraries contain the largest English-language research collection in the region and are an active and integral part of the university's pursuit of excellence in all academic and scholarly programs.  AUC is an English-medium institution; eighty-five percent of the students are Egyptian and the rest include students from nearly ninety countries, principally from the Middle East, Africa and North America. Faculty salary and rank are based on qualifications and professional experience. According to AUC policies and procedures, all faculty are entitled to generous benefits.

Job Description:

The Department of English Language Instruction and the Department of Rhetoric and Composition, both of which are housed in the AUC's Academy of Liberal Arts, invite applications for experienced instructors who are able to teach English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and /or First-Year writing. Teaching will focus on English for Academic Purposes (EAP): listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, or teaching analysis, argument and research writing in the RHET department.

Successful candidates will be asked to teach three hours every day four days a week (ELI) or three hours times two days a week for nine contact hours (RHET). Salary is based on qualifications and professional experience.

Requirements:

At least three years of teaching experience MA TESOL, MA in Rhetoric and Composition, MFA or other related MA in the Humanities. 

Application Instructions:

Applicants are requested to send a cover letter, their updated CV, Teaching Philosophy, 3 recommendation letters & a teaching video through the system or to [email protected].

URL: www.aucegypt.edu/about/jobs/faculty-vacancies