Writing Instructor Adjunct Pool

Job Description:

About the Writing Program: The Writing Program at Seattle Pacific University supports writing instruction from a student's first year until graduation. In addition to coordinating the two-course sequence all incoming first-year students take at SPU (the first housed in the English department and the second taught by faculty across campus), the Writing Program offers a seminar on the teaching of writing, hosts writing/pedagogy workshops, facilitates faculty writing groups, and oversees the year-end Rauer and Hedges Writing Awards and their companion "How I Learned to Write" lecture series. More information can be found at spu.edu/writing.

We often have staffing needs in WRI 1000 and WRI 1100, our two-course required first-year writing sequence.  Teaching in these courses would provide an opportunity to work closely with other SPU WRI faculty in our continued efforts to engage students in a transformative first-year experience. 

Requirements:

• Doctoral degree in composition and rhetoric, or in literature, or
• Terminal degree in related field, or
• Terminal degree in another field with heavy emphasis on writing
• A personal commitment to Christian faith, enthusiasm about supporting SPU's mission, alignment with the University's Statement of Faith, and willingness to accept the lifestyle standards of the Christian community.
• A comfortability discussing the intersection of faith and writing with students

Additional Information:

To apply: Please submit the online application through the Workday Careers site and upload a resume/CV and cover letter.

The salary for adjunct faculty is $782/credit in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Inquireis may be directed to Dr. Traynor Hansen, Director of Campus Writing, thansen3@spu.edu.