Full-Time, Faculty - English- Developmental Writing

Department: English - ENGLI

Overview:
The College of DuPage is a comprehensive community college located 27 miles west of downtown Chicago, vitally connected to our local area for over 50 years. We prepare students for a lifelong passion for learning on our 273-acre campus which is home to nine associate degrees and numerous career and technical areas as well as preparation to articulation to one of our many baccalaureate partners.

College of DuPage is committed to student success and values an inclusive and welcoming community environment. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workforce. Our connection to the larger metropolitan area is essential to our success and provides a wealth of diverse cultural and recreational opportunities.


Description:
College of DuPage seeks full-time, tenure track faculty member/s to teach English courses starting in August, 2018. This position will specialize in the teaching of developmental or basic writing.

Faculty duties include classroom instruction, assessment, curriculum development, advising students, professional inquiry, committee work and engaging with instructional technology.

Teaching responsibilities may include both stand-alone developmental writing courses and co-requisite, accelerated, or paired sections of developmental and first-year college writing.

Teaching assignments may include various delivery modes, such as face-to-face, on-line, hybrid and/or blended formats during days, evenings and weekends.


Qualifications:

• Master's degree in English, with a concentration or significant coursework in composition and rhetoric or the teaching of developmental/basic writing required. Doctoral degree in English, with a concentration or significant coursework in composition and rhetoric or the teaching of developmental/basic writing preferred.
• Teaching experience at the college level required. Teaching experience at the 2-year/community college level preferred. Teaching experience with diverse populations preferred.
• Experience with co-requisite or accelerated models of developmental education preferred. Additional certification or training in the teaching of developmental reading or literacy preferred.
• Experience with team-teaching, cohort, and/or learning communities models preferred.

Additional Information:
Competitive starting salaries are dependent on education and experience. College of DuPage also offers a generous benefits plan.

To apply please submit your electronic application, unofficial transcripts, current curriculum vita, a cover letter including a list of three references, and a Teaching Statement . Applications accepted until JANUARY 15 th 2018

The Teaching Statement must include the candidate's anticipated contributions to College of DuPage related to academic quality and student success and meet a 2-page limit.

A teaching demonstration will be required at interview.

This position requires a pre-employment background and drug screen.

College of DuPage does not discriminate against individuals in employment opportunities, programs and/or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, veterans' status, marital status, disability, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or on any other basis protected by law.

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