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English, Lecturer in Writing and Core Literature, Non-Tenure Track

Employer
Loyola University Chicago
Location
Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus

Job Details

Job Title:

English, Lecturer in Writing and Core Literature, Non-Tenure Track

Position Title:

English, Lecturer in Writing and Core Literature, Non-Tenure Track

Job Category:

University Faculty

Job Type:

Full-Time

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Campus:

Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus

Location Code:

ENGLISH (02103A)

Department Name:

ENGLISH

Is this split and/or fully grant funded? :

No

Duties and Responsibilities:

Loyola University Chicago (LUC), College of Arts and Sciences, Department of English seeks qualified candidates for a full-time non-tenure track position in the Writing Program, with a specialty in African American or Latinx literature, beginning Fall 2023. We are a congenial, collaborative program, housed on Loyola’s beautiful Lakeshore Campus. For more information about the Writing Program, please visit our website at www.luc.edu/writingprogram; for information about the English Department, visit www.luc.edu/english.

Located on Chicago’s vibrantly multicultural North Side, LUC is committed to creating an inclusive, responsive community of faculty, students, and staff. As an urban-based Department of English dedicated to mentoring a diverse student body, many of whom come from underrepresented and underserved populations, we especially encourage applications from candidates from underrepresented groups. We also encourage applications from scholars committed to interdisciplinarity (i.e., working with colleagues across different subfields and disciplines) and the furtherance of the University’s efforts to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Full-time faculty in the Writing Program teach four courses per semester. Course assignments are based on the needs of the Department of English and the Writing Program but typically involve first year writing, advanced writing, and introductory literature courses.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications: PhD or terminal degree in English or a closely related field by May 2023. We require demonstrated excellence in teaching writing at the college level, and we value familiarity with the needs of writers whose first language is not English. Candidates should demonstrate responsiveness toward and understanding of diverse student backgrounds, especially with regard to socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, culture, ability/disability, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Candidates must be willing to support the mission of LUC and the goals of a Jesuit education.

Preferred Qualifications: Three years’ experience teaching first year writing to a diverse, multilingual student body, with experience teaching African American or Latinx literature. Other desirable areas of expertise include anti-racist pedagogy, social justice rhetoric/writing, public writing, multimodal writing, and experiential writing.

Physical Demands:

None

Working Conditions:

None

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience:

Minimum Qualifications: PhD or terminal degree in English or a closely related field by May 2023. We require demonstrated excellence in teaching writing at the college level, and we value familiarity with the needs of writers whose first language is not English. Candidates should demonstrate responsiveness toward and understanding of diverse student backgrounds, especially with regard to socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, culture, ability/disability, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Candidates must be willing to support the mission of LUC and the goals of a Jesuit education.

Preferred Qualifications: Three years’ experience teaching first year writing to a diverse, multilingual student body, with experience teaching African American or Latinx literature. Other desirable areas of expertise include anti-racist pedagogy, social justice rhetoric/writing, public writing, multimodal writing, and experiential writing.

Open Date:

11/07/2022

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Applicants should submit to www.careers.luc.edu (1) a current Curriculum Vitae; (2) a cover letter; (3) a statement on teaching experience; and (4) a statement addressing past or potential contributions to mentoring a diverse student body through research, teaching, and other channels and engaging a diverse community through scholarship and service. Applicants should also arrange for three recommendations from individuals prepared to speak to their professional qualifications for this position, especially in terms of teaching and mentorship, to be submitted electronically to the above website (letter writers will receive an electronic prompt from LUC).

References will not be contacted immediately but might be consulted at subsequent points in the review process.

Please direct inquiries to Melissa Bradshaw, Director of the Writing Program (mbradshaw@luc.edu).

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applications received before January 6 will receive full consideration.

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. The University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce and undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity – including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment – is critical to achieving the University’s mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society. Therefore, in holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual’s record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degrees.

As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about LUC’s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university’s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.

Quick Link for Posting:

https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/22598

Job Number:

8500190

Organizational Location:

PROVOST

Number of Vacancies:

1

Desired Start Date:

08/14/2023

Open Until Filled:

Yes

Organization

Working at Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago, a private university founded in 1870 as St. Ignatius College, is the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic University and the only one located in Chicago. Shaped by our city and our Jesuit traditions, Loyola University Chicago offers students an educational environment unmatched for its diversity of thought and experience.

Loyola University Chicago comprises four campuses: Lake Shore (LSC), Water Tower (WTC), Health Sciences (HSC), and the John Felice Rome Center in Italy, and is home to eleven schools and colleges: Arrupe College, Quinlan School of Business, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Stritch School of Medicine, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Communication, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, School of Education, School of Law, School of Social Work, and Graduate School. Loyola also features course locations in Beijing, China; Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Vernon Hills, Illinois (Cuneo Mansion and Gardens); and a Retreat and Ecology Campus in Woodstock, Illinois.

With three campuses spread throughout the greater Chicago area, students have access to hundreds of cultural institutions as well as thousands of internships and networking opportunities with the city's Fortune 500 companies. Study-abroad programs at our Rome and Beijing Centers provide engagement with the global community and economy.

While rigorous programs of research and study are one hallmark of a Jesuit education, we're not just preparing students for a career, we're preparing them for life. We challenge our students to learn broadly, to think critically, to serve generously, to lead with integrity, to respect diversity. We come from all faiths and ethnic and economic backgrounds, with a common purpose of building a better society.

Recognizing Loyola’s excellence in education, U.S.News and World Report has ranked Loyola consistently among the "top national universities" in its annual publications, and named the University a "best value" in its 2008 rankings.

Our faculty take a person-centered approach to education. They’re not just here to teach students what they know, they’re here to teach them to think critically and creatively and to reach for their own discoveries.

More facts about Loyola University Chicago:

  • Total enrollment: 15,902
  • 80+ undergraduate majors and 80+ minors
  • 140+ graduate, professional, and graduate-level certificate programs
  • More than 4,000 faculty and staff members 
  • 14:1 Undergraduate student/faculty ratio 
  • 150,000 alumni; 85,000 in Chicago 
  • One of only eight percent of all American colleges and universities to have a Phi Beta Kappa honor society chapter

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