Teaching Assistant Professor, English (Fall 2024) (Academic)

Marquette University, United States

Updated: about 9 hours ago
Location: Milwaukee, WISCONSIN
Job Type: FullTime

Posting Details
Position Information


Posting Number 201104010
Position Title Teaching Assistant Professor, English (Fall 2024) (Academic)
State Wisconsin
Employment Status Full Time
Position Status Limited Term
If Limited Term (End Date of Assignment, Project, or Grant) 05/19/2025
Position Type Faculty
Job Family Faculty
Position Overview
The Department of English at Marquette University invites applications for a visiting position in first-year writing and upper-level English at the Teaching Assistant Professor rank for the 2024-25 academic year. The position may be renewable depending on successful performance and availability of funding. Possible specializations could include workplace writing, technical writing, cultural rhetorics, literature, creative writing, and honors.
Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will teach eight courses per year, including sections of our innovative Foundations in Rhetoric course and upper-division courses in the instructor’s area of specialization. The successful candidate will have full responsibility for the courses, including course and syllabus preparation; grading exams and papers. Must maintain a minimum of three office hours per week.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Earned doctorate or a terminal degree. Five years of teaching experience or other suitable professional experience.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Strong commitment to teaching first-year writing, particularly with an anti-racist focus.
Knowledge of effective and inclusive teaching techniques and strategies.
Demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching.
Ability to contribute to fostering the diversity of the campus, curriculum, and/or discipline.
Willingness to collaborate and engage with other departmental and university faculty.
Department English
Posting Date 04/15/2024
Closing Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
EOE Statement
It is the policy of Marquette University to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable federal or state-protected classification.

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