Lecturer Position Available

First-Year Writing

Southern Methodist University

Beginning August 2008

The Department of English at SMU will be hiring a Lecturer to teach in our First-Year Writing Program. The position, which is non-tenure-track but renewable in one-year contracts, begins August 2008. 

The First-Year Writing courses are designed to develop skills central to producing the kind of written work required at the University. Providing the foundation for the University's General Education Curriculum, these sequential courses emphasize critical reading and analytical thinking as the basis of effective writing. The teaching load is 4/4, and the successful candidate will participate in the shared responsibilities of the Program faculty, including reviewing disputed grades and making occasional presentations at Program workshops.  M.A. in English or other relevant field is required; Ph.D. is preferred. Some experience teaching first-year composition courses is essential.  

Applications should include a letter discussing teaching experience and approach to teaching writing, a CV, sample syllabi and writing assignments, and letters of recommendation. 

Diana Grumbles

Director of First-Year Writing

Department of English

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX  75275-0435.

To ensure full consideration for the position, the application must be postmarked by April 28, 2008, but the committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.  All letters will be acknowledged. 

SMU will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability or veteran status.  SMU also is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.