Lecturer of General Education Literature & Composition (Non-Tenure Track)
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
Full-time
Education
Posted on April 13, 2024
Posting Details
Posting Details
Job Title
Lecturer of General Education Literature & Composition (Non-Tenure Track)
Department
ENGLISH
Position Number
F0816A1
Job Description
The Department of English at Old Dominion University invites applications for a Lecturer of General Education Literature & Composition. This 10-month renewable appointment begins on July 25, 2024, and includes opportunities for summer teaching. The search committee is especially interested to hear from candidates who can demonstrate an ability and willingness to contribute to supporting professional development efforts toward anti-racism, accessibility, and innovation in our English general education program.
We seek applications from candidates who can teach composition and/or literature, with courses assigned based on experience and expertise. Lecturers primarily teach 100-level genre-based composition courses, WAC/WID 200-level composition courses, and/or 100-level literature courses, but may also be called on to teach courses in their area of expertise, dependent upon programmatic needs. The position carries a 4/4 teaching load and service to two departmental committees.
Position Type
FullTime
Type of Recruitment
General Public
Type of Recruitment
General Public
Minimum Qualifications - knowledge, skills, and abilities
Applicants must have expertise and experience teaching composition and/or literature.
Minimum Qualifications - Education or training
Applicants must have completed all MA or MFA requirements in English or related field by July 24, 2023.
Minimum Qualifications - Special licenses, registration or certification
Preferred Qualifications
Location
Norfolk, VA
Job Open Date
11/13/2023
Application Review Date
01/15/2024
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants / Additional Materials Required
Interested candidates should submit the following to the University's online job application system athttps://jobs.odu.edu/postings/19728:
Telework Friendly
No
Equity Statement
It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity & Diversity at (757) 683-3141.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or consistent with contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
College Home Page
https://odu.edu/al
Department Home Page
https://odu.edu/englishdept
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Required Documents
Posting Details
Job Title
Lecturer of General Education Literature & Composition (Non-Tenure Track)
Department
ENGLISH
Position Number
F0816A1
Job Description
The Department of English at Old Dominion University invites applications for a Lecturer of General Education Literature & Composition. This 10-month renewable appointment begins on July 25, 2024, and includes opportunities for summer teaching. The search committee is especially interested to hear from candidates who can demonstrate an ability and willingness to contribute to supporting professional development efforts toward anti-racism, accessibility, and innovation in our English general education program.
We seek applications from candidates who can teach composition and/or literature, with courses assigned based on experience and expertise. Lecturers primarily teach 100-level genre-based composition courses, WAC/WID 200-level composition courses, and/or 100-level literature courses, but may also be called on to teach courses in their area of expertise, dependent upon programmatic needs. The position carries a 4/4 teaching load and service to two departmental committees.
Position Type
FullTime
Type of Recruitment
General Public
Type of Recruitment
General Public
Minimum Qualifications - knowledge, skills, and abilities
Applicants must have expertise and experience teaching composition and/or literature.
Minimum Qualifications - Education or training
Applicants must have completed all MA or MFA requirements in English or related field by July 24, 2023.
Minimum Qualifications - Special licenses, registration or certification
Preferred Qualifications
- Doctoral-level graduate work or degree in rhetoric, composition, writing studies, or literature.
- Preparation and/or experience teaching introductory-level courses in both literature and composition at the college level.
- Expertise in one or more of the following: literary and cultural studies; LatinX/African American/Native American/Asian American literatures; queer writers; WAC/WID composition; digital writing; technical writing; ALP models of General Education English.
- Expertise and experience in pedagogies such as multi-modality, anti-racism, and/or universal design
Location
Norfolk, VA
Job Open Date
11/13/2023
Application Review Date
01/15/2024
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants / Additional Materials Required
Interested candidates should submit the following to the University's online job application system athttps://jobs.odu.edu/postings/19728:
- A cover letter that highlights one's experience/training in the teaching of literature and/or composition;
- A curriculum vitae;
- Unofficial graduate transcripts;
- A 1-2 page teaching philosophy articulating the applicant's pedagogical approaches to diversity, equity and inclusion. The committee hopes to learn from the teaching philosophy how the applicant understands themselves as educator and how they would support and work with diverse learners.
- Contact information for 3 professional references. The application site will request confidential recommendation letters from these references when your application is submitted.
Telework Friendly
No
Equity Statement
It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity & Diversity at (757) 683-3141.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or consistent with contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
College Home Page
https://odu.edu/al
Department Home Page
https://odu.edu/englishdept
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- The Chronicle of Higher Education (website or print)
- Higheredjobs.com
- DiverseJobs.com
- InsightIntoDiversity.com
- Jobs.Virginia.gov
- Old Dominion University website
- Virginia Pilot (website or print)
- Richmond Times Dispatch (website or print)
- Other
- If you selected 'Other,' how did you hear about this employment opportunity?
(Open Ended Question)
Required Documents
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Curriculum Vitae
- Teaching Philosophy
- Unofficial Graduate Transcripts
- Contact Information for Professional References
