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English Department: First-Year Writing Program Part-time Lecturers (non-tenure track)
Tufts University


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Date Posted Jan. 30, 2025
Title English Department: First-Year Writing Program Part-time Lecturers (non-tenure track)
University Tufts University
Medford, MA, United States
Department School of Arts & Sciences: English
Application Deadline Open until filled
Position Start Date Fall 2025
 
 
  • Lecturer/Instructor
  • English
    Creative or Technical Writing
 
 

The First-Year Writing Program at Tufts University invites applications for part-time lecturer positions, starting in Fall 2025. Lecturers will teach one or more courses in one academic year on the Medford and/or SMFA campuses.  These composition courses are part of the university’s foundation requirements and are aimed at ensuring students have the writing skills to succeed at the college level.  The program offers special versions of these courses for international students for whom English is an additional language.

 

Qualifications

PhD, ABD, or MFA are required, as well as experience in teaching expository writing  at the university or college level.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a letter of application that includes a section describing the candidate’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Applicants should also submit a CV, a writing sample (no more than 15 pages), a sample syllabus for expository writing along with three letters of recommendation, submitted directly by the recommenders and uploaded to  Interfolio. Review of applications begins on March 1, 2025 and continues until the positions are filled. All offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of a background check.

For additional information, applicants may contact Department    Administrator Lauren Jo Alicandro at lauren_jo.alicandro@tufts.edu.


  • Tufts University, founded in 1852, prioritizes quality teaching, highly competitive basic and applied research, and a commitment to active citizenship locally, regionally, and globally. Tufts University has also committed to becoming an anti-racist institution and prides itself on the continuous improvement of diversity, equity and inclusion work. Current and prospective employees of the university are expected to have and continuously develop skill in, and disposition for, positively engaging with a diverse population of faculty, staff, and students. Tufts University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. See the University’s Non-Discrimination statement and policy here https://oeo.tufts.edu/policies-procedures/non-discrimination/. If you are an applicant with a disability who is unable to use our online tools to search and apply for jobs, please contact us by calling the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) at 617-627-3298 or at oeo@tufts.edu. Applicants can learn more about requesting reasonable accommodations at https://oeo.tufts.edu/


 
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