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Lecturer - Deparment of English

Employer
Clemson University
Location
Clemson, SC

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Lecturer - Deparment of English

Location:
801 Strode Tower
Open Date:
Mar 12, 2019
Close Date:
Apr 19, 2019
Description:

The Department of English at Clemson University seeks highly qualified and motivated candidates for multiple Lecturer positions starting in Fall 2019. Lecturers in the English Department are responsible for teaching a 4/4 course load and the 9-month salary is $34,000. These will be annual renewable positions with benefit packages. Additionally, there are summer online teaching opportunities.


Qualifications:

Desired candidates will have strong commitment to teaching General Education classes. The typical course load will be composed mostly of 1000-level Composition; 2000-level Arts and Humanities Literature; and 3000-level Advanced Writing (Business, Technical, and Scientific) courses. We especially seek instructors committed to teaching writing through innovative approaches that may include multimedia and digital literacy methods. A strong background in teaching undergraduates is required. In addition to teaching courses, lecturers will actively participate in the life of the department and engage in professional development opportunities provided by the university. Appointment begins August 15, 2019. MA in English, or MFA in Creative Writing required. ABDs and PhDs welcome. Experience with teaching online desired.


Application Instructions:

Please submit a letter of application and CV along with contact information for 3 references, addressed to Dr. Keith Morris, Associate Chair, Department of English, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, via Interfolio. For full consideration, application materials must be received by April 19th, 2019.

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Working at Clemson University

Clemson is a dynamic research university located in Upstate South Carolina at the center of the booming I-85 corridor between Charlotte, N.C., and Atlanta, Ga. One of the nation’s most selective public research universities according to U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Clemson University is the school of choice among top students in South Carolina and is increasingly competitive for the best students in the region and the nation. More than 17,100 students select from 70 undergraduate and 100 graduate degree programs through five academic colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life SciencesArchitecture, Arts and HumanitiesBusiness and Behavioral ScienceEngineering and Science; and Health, Education and Human Development.

Clemson’s transformation into a leading research institution — currently attracting in excess of $140 million in externally funded research and sponsored program awards per year — is based upon an academic plan that identifies eight emphasis areas in which the University has opportunities to increase education and research, to align with South Carolina’s economic development needs and to draw upon faculty strengths. Emphasis areas include automotive and transportation technology, advanced materials, biotechnology and biomedical sciences, leadership and entrepreneurship, sustainable environment, information and communication technology, family and community living, and general education.

Major economic development initiatives that have emerged from the academic plan include the Clemson International Center for Automotive Research — a 250-acre campus in Greenville, which has generated more than $225 million in public and private commitments in just four years; an advanced materials initiative at the Clemson Research Park, which includes a new LEED Silver-certified facility; and the South Carolina Health Sciences Collaborative — an initiative of the state’s three research universities and major health-care systems.

As the state’s land-grant university, Clemson reaches out to citizens, communities and businesses all over South Carolina. The Public Service Activities division includes the county-based Cooperative Extension Service, five off-campus research and education centers through the Clemson University Experiment Station and critical regulatory responsibilities for plant and animal health.

The University boasts a 1,400-acre campus on the shores of Lake Hartwell within view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Surrounding the campus are 18,000 acres of University farms and woodlands devoted to research. A warm campus environment, great weather and recreational activities offered by proximity to both the natural surroundings and large cities are part of the Clemson Experience.

 

Points of interest at Clemson include the following:

The Clemson Conference Center and Inn is a state-of-the-art facility for symposia, meetings, seminars and special events. The complex includes the Madren Continuing Education and Conference Center, the Walker Golf Course and the Martin Inn.

The South Carolina Botanical Garden, a 295-acre public garden, features several thousand varieties of ornamental plants and a unique collection of nature-based sculptures.

The Robert Howell Brooks Center for the Performing Arts brings an exciting array of concert, theater, dance, comedy and other live performances to the community.

The Robert Campbell Geology Museum at the Botanical Garden displays meteorites, minerals, dinosaur fossils and the largest faceted-stone collection in the Southeast.

The T. Ed Garrison Livestock Arena is a showplace for livestock activities in the state and has hosted horse and livestock shows, rodeos, sales, 4-H activities, educational programs, and industrial and agricultural exhibitions.

Fort Hill, the home of John C. Calhoun and later of his son-in-law, University founder Thomas Green Clemson, is a registered National Historic Landmark located in the center of campus.

The Class of 1944 Visitors Center is the front door to Clemson — a friendly place to get tours, information, assistance and an introduction to this beautiful, historic university and community.

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