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Lecturer Positions in the Composition Program 2023-2024

The Department of English invites applications for full-time or part-time Lecturer positions in the Composition Program for the 2023-2024 academic year. Annual full-time salaries begin at $64,329, with benefits available to appointees who meet eligibility requirements (for more info go to: http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/eligibility/index.html).

This term appointment falls under the purview of the agreement between the University of California and the American Federation of Teachers. Terms and conditions of employment are subject to UC policy and the collective bargaining agreement available here:
https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ix/index.html

Qualifications: PhD (preferred) in English, Rhetoric & Composition, Writing Studies, or a related field. MA in applied linguistics, or a related field, or an MFA in creative writing, also considered. Two (2) years of college-level teaching experience required, with experience in first-year composition preferred. Second-language instruction certification and experience, experience teaching multilingual students, and facility with online instruction and instructional technologies will be valued in our search. Candidates must have their degree conferred by the beginning of instruction on September 25, 2023, to be eligible for employment.

Eight classes over three quarters are equivalent to a full-time (100%) position. Part time appointments vary based on need and availability. The service period for the academic year, three quarters:

2023-2024
7/1/23-6/30/24

Fall 2023
Service Dates: 9/25/23 - 12/15/23
Pay Period 9/12: 7/1/23 - 10/31/23
Pay Period 9/9: 10/1/23 - 12/31/23

Winter 2024
Service Dates: 1/03/24 - 3/22/24
Pay Period 9/12: 11/1/23 - 2/28/24
Pay Period 9/9: 1/1/24 - 3/31/24

Spring 2024
Service Dates: 3/27/24 - 6/14/24
Pay Period 9/12: 3/1/24 - 6/30/24
Pay Period 9/9: 4/1/24 - 6/30/24

Application Procedure - Please submit the following:
 Letter of application
 Curriculum vitae
 Teaching Portfolio: Your teaching portfolio should consist of a 1-2 page reflective statement of teaching, plus accompanying examples of your choice that together show how your own theoretical and applied approaches to teaching writing & rhetoric meet the learning objectives of UCI’s Composition Program courses.
 Teaching Evaluations: Applicants who have never taught in the UCI Composition Program should include in their application one recent, complete, and representative set (i.e. one class/section) of teaching evaluations, including qualitative responses.
 Two letter(s) of recommendation are required for applicants who have never taught in the UCI Composition Program, otherwise optional.

Appointment decisions will be made by a faculty committee from the Composition Program and English Department.

Submit materials via UC Irvine’s online application system, RECRUIT, located at https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF08114. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until all positions are filled, but those submitted by 3/20/23 will receive full consideration.

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs – With Updated Interim Amendments. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, Religious Objection, and/or Deferral based on pregnancy or recent COVID-19 diagnosis and/or treatment) no later than the applicable deadline. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of receiving the most recent CDC-recommended COVID-19 booster or properly decline such booster no later than the applicable deadline. New University of California employees should refer to Exhibit 2, Section II.C. of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Attachment for applicable deadlines. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of being up-to-date on seasonal influenza vaccination or properly decline such vaccination no later than the applicable deadline. Please refer to the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Program Attachment. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.