PT Lecturer - English
- Employer
- Northeastern University
- Location
- Boston, MA
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- Faculty Jobs
- Arts & Humanities, English Literature & Composition, English As A Second Language
- Employment Type
- Part Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
As an English composition instructor at the College of Professional Studies, you will have the opportunity to make a difference in peoples’ lives. Guided by the school’s mission, purpose and goals, you will serve as an educator, role model, and mentor in a community which emphasizes student engagement to foster an innovative, dynamic, and quality learning environment. If you have experience teaching undergraduate English composition courses and would like to share your expertise as a Boston-based instructor in our undergraduate programs and international cohorts, we invite you to apply.
Instructors are responsible for leveraging their skills to deliver education services to students in a variety of ways, including
•Preparing course plans and materials
•Delivering courses
•Monitoring progress/attendance
•Recording grades, conducting discussion board forums, and submitting reports through Blackboard
•Ensuring academic integrity in accordance with program and university policies
•Demonstrating proficiency in scholarly database searches and in proper use of MLA/APA citation methods, and in helping students use databases and citation methods
Requirements:
•Master’s degree in English, Teaching English as a Second Language, Applied Linguistics, or closely related field
•At least two years of experience teaching in a higher education environment
•Online teaching experience
•Demonstrated commitment to student success
•Ability and willingness to collaborate with peers on student success strategies
Preferred:
•Experience teaching or studying in a foreign country
•Knowledge of Blackboard and multimedia technology
•Ability to teach English for business or science and technology
•Courses will be taught on the Boston (Main and Downtown) campuses
•Positions are available contingent upon enrollment, funding and departmental needs
•Stipend rates vary per course
•Position not benefits-eligible
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Organization
Northeastern, founded in 1898 and located in Boston, is a global university with a tradition of partnership and engagement that creates an innovative, distinctive approach to education and research.
Northeastern integrates classroom studies with unprecedented experiential-learning opportunities in 70 countries, through our world-leading cooperative education program, as well as global learning, research, and service learning.
The University’s research enterprise is strategically aligned with three global imperatives: health, security, and sustainability. Northeastern’s 1,005 full-time faculty members are leading educators and scholars who forge interdisciplinary partnerships around the world.
Northeastern empowers students to chart their own academic path, enabling them to create the education that best suits their goals and aspirations. We offer a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in eight colleges and a School of Law.
Our students enjoy the green spaces of a traditional college campus combined with the energy and diversity of a university set in the heart of a vibrant city. A stimulating mix of social, athletic, and cultural events build a strong sense of community, enriched and enlarged by the cultural and geographic diversity of our students.
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