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English Adjunct Faculty

Employer
DWU - Dakota Wesleyan University
Location
Mitchell, SD
Salary
Negotiable

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Industry
Education
Role
Teacher / Professor
Job Type
Long-Term
Hours
Part Time

Job Details

DWU is located in Mitchell, South Dakota, a town of 14,000, nestled in the heart of one of the country's finest outdoor recreation areas. Mitchell is the sixth largest city in South Dakota and home to the world's only Corn Palace. The University is within an hour's drive of Sioux Falls, one of the Upper Midwest's larger statistical metropolitan areas. It is within a six-hour drive of several major metropolitan areas (Omaha, NB; Minneapolis, MN; Kansas City, MO)

Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota, invites applications for a part-time adjunct faculty position in English. The successful candidate will teach one section of first-year composition (pending enrollment) on either online or on campus depending on the preferences of the instructor. Start date is mid-August, 2020.

The successful candidate will:
*Hold a PhD, MFA, or MA in English, rhetoric and composition, creative writing, or a related field.
*Possess strong communication skills.
*Be prepared to teach a single section of first-year composition.
*Be firmly committed to high quality, reflexive teaching and be current with best practices in writing and composition pedagogies.
*Have demonstrable, successful experience as a teacher at the college level (or demonstrable promise thereof).
*If taught online, the candidate should have successful experience teaching English composition in an online environment.

All candidates are encouraged to provide evidence of successful college-level teaching, including strong professor-student relationships, commitment to student development, and evidence-based pedagogical practice. All applications must include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information (including phone numbers and email addresses) of four professional references. Original transcripts and background check will be required before an appointment is made.

Click Apply to send us your resume. Please write English in the subject line. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Dakota Wesleyan reserves the right to modify all job postings and job descriptions.

Dakota Wesleyan University is an equal opportunity employer and provider.

Company

Dakota Wesleyan is a private liberal arts university with 850 students. We employ 150 faculty and staff members on a family-oriented campus with an emphasis on learning, leadership, faith and service.

We’re proudly affiliated with the Dakotas Conference of the United Methodist Church, but we openly welcome members of any and all faiths as both students and employees.

If this sounds like a good fit for you, we’d love to hear from you!

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