ANNOUNCEMENT 

LECTURER

UNIVERSITY WRITING PROGRAM

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE

Lecturer Recruitment for Winter and Spring Quarters, 2017

The University Writing Program at the University of California, Riverside, is seeking applicants for Lecturer positions this Winter and Spring Quarters, for part-time and full-time assignments in Freshman Composition and/or Entry-Level Writing classes, including ESL.  An M.A. and at least two years of teaching experience at the college level are required for these appointments. Your completed application is due no later than November 21, 2016. 

The University Writing Program is known for its collegiality, the high morale of its instructors, and its engagement with undergraduates, many of them first-generation students, who are striving for a better life.        

Salary is based on an annual full-time rate of $52,099. Full-time appointments entail full benefits.  Repeated renewal or reappointment totaling eighteen quarters can lead to consideration for continuing status subject to review every three years.

An application letter, CV, self-statement explaining your Composition pedagogy, student evaluations that cover an academic year, statement of diversity, and three current letters of recommendation or a dossier are required. ESL certification and/or significant experience teaching second-language students will be relevant considerations in our search. Materials related to teaching (e.g. syllabi and sample assignments) might be useful additions to the application file.

Interested individuals should apply at https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF00670. The initial review date of the applications will begin November 21, 2016 and will continue until filled.

Questions regarding this position should be directed to Veronica Valenzuela, Sr. Analyst for Academic Personnel, at [email protected].

UCR is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.