CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH

Department of English

Part-Time Lecturer Position Opening

POSITIONS:  Temporary Part-Time Lecturers

RECRUITMENT NUMBER:  525

EFFECTIVE DATES:    August 25, 2008-December 24, 2008; January 23, 2009-May 29, 2009

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:   

• M.A. degree in English or appropriate related discipline. 
• Candidates are expected to have an excellent record of teaching or demonstrate potential for teaching excellence on the university level appropriate to the assignment.  
• Ability to communicate effectively with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community.

PREFERRED/DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:   Preference will be given to those whose training and experience best qualify them for the particular courses to be staffed.  For composition courses, the following is preferred/desired: 

• Training and experience in teaching composition at all levels from basic to advanced writing. 
• Training and experience assessing writing.
• Experience teaching technical writing or writing across the disciplines. 
• Experience in the application of technology into the composition or technical writing class. Ph.D. in English is preferred for graduate course assignments. 
• M.F.A. in Creative Writing is preferred for courses within the M.F.A. program.

DUTIES:   Teach one or more sections of courses in specialized area: Developmental Writing (American Language Program [ALP] or ENGL 1E); First-year Composition; Critical Reading and Writing; Technical and Professional Writing; Advanced Composition; Applied Composition and Literacy courses for prospective teachers; Literature (courses may range from introductory through graduate levels); Creative Writing; English Education (including literature for adolescents and pre-adolescents, ethnic writers, and student teacher supervision).  Applicants should be available on short notice for assignment to classes in Fall 2008 or Spring 2009.

SALARY RANGE:   Commensurate with training and experience.  Probable range for one 3-unit course is from

$678.00- $832.00 per month, paid in six installments per semester.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION:   Letter of application indicating the specialized area(s) for which you are applying; résumé, including a current e-mail address; three letters of recommendation (one of which must be from an off-campus reference); a writing sample (maximum 12 pages); and official transcript from institution awarding highest degree showing its completion. 

POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED (or recruitment cancelled).  Review of applications to begin May 15, 2008 for Fall;

October 15, 2008 for Spring.  Applications, required documentation, and/or requests for information should be addressed to:

Dr. Eileen S. Klink, Chair

Department of English

California State University, Long Beach

1250 Bellflower Boulevard

Long Beach, CA  90840-2403

Inquiries should be addressed to:

Maureen Ettinger (mettinge@csulb.edu)

(562) 985-9293

In addition to meeting fully its obligations under federal and state law, CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can learn, live, and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility, and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard to economic status, ethnic background, political views, or other personal characteristics or beliefs.  An EO Employer.