CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

Unless stated otherwise, appointments are effective for one semester.

RECRUITMENT #710

POSITION:       Teaching Associate Openings

EFFECTIVE DATE:           Fall:        August 24, 2009; Spring:    January 22, 2010 (contingent upon budgetary funds)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Candidates must be second-year graduate students who are enrolled full-time in the Department of English M.F.A. degree program at CSULB.
• Must show potential for successful teaching.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community.
• Graduate students may not be employed for more than six semesters.

DUTIES:   

• Under the supervision and guidance of the M.F.A. Coordinator and/or a mentor from the full-time Creative Writing faculty, teach one section of English 205 (Introduction to Creative Writing—Fiction) or English 206 (Introduction to Creative Writing—Poetry). 

SALARY RANGE:   

Commensurate with training and experience.

Probable range: $568 to $592 per month, per 3-unit course, paid in six installments per semester.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION:   Letter of application; résumé, including a current e-mail address; three letters of recommendation (from other than CSULB Creative Writing Faculty); official transcript from institution awarding B.A. degree and showing its completion, and an essay of approximately 500 words describing the applicant’s teaching philosophy and plans for the course.  Employment is also contingent upon the university meeting current enrollment and budgetary expectations.

POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED (OR RECRUITMENT CANCELLED). Review of applications to begin April 27, 2009 for both Fall and Spring.  Applications, required documentation, and/or requests for information should be addressed to: 

Ray Zepeda, M.F.A. Coordinator

Department of English

California State University, Long Beach

1250 Bellflower Boulevard

Long Beach, CA  90840-2403

Inquiries should be addressed to: Benjamin Blanchard (bblancha@csulb.edu)

(562) 985-9293

In addition to meeting fully its obligations of nondiscrimination 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.