Lecturer In Business Writing
Santa Clara University English Department (Silicon Valley/San Jose, California)

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Purpose:

The Department of English at Santa Clara University, a Jesuit Catholic institution, is receiving applications to teach one or more sections of Business Writing during fall quarter 2008 and winter quarter 2009.

Qualifications

MA, MFA or Ph.D. in English/rhetoric/writing and experience making a living writing technical manuals, advertising or marketing copy, proposals, grants, etc., or in a related, writing-focused position, ideally with some expertise in training or teaching business writing courses.

Rank and Salary Lecturer, Quarterly Part Time; $5,500 per course.

Starting Date

September 22, 2008

Application Deadline

July 14, 2008

Responsibilities

Duties include but are not limited to:

Teaching one or more sections of Business Writing during fall/winter quarter/s. Fulfilling all responsibilities associated with assigned courses, including: Conducting all assigned class meetings with students; Assigning and evaluating written work that aligns with Core Writing learning outcomes; Holding weekly office hours on campus; Administering both quantitative and narrative evaluation instruments as set by your department chair; Submitting student grades to the Registrar by the designated deadline; Fulfilling other instructional or academic duties as may be assigned by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences or the Chair of the Department.

Application Procedure

Please submit the following to Professor John Hawley, Chair, Department of English, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053. For further information, contact Professor Hawley at E-mail: Jhawley@scu.edu.

A letter of interest, specifying qualifications, teaching experience, and including a brief statement of teaching philosophy Curriculum vitae Graduate transcripts Names and contact information for two outside references.

Santa Clara University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and, in this spirit, particularly welcomes applications from women, persons of color, and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with a disability.

Santa Clara University annually collects information about campus crimes and other reportable incidents in accordance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. To view the Santa Clara University report, please go to the Campus Safety Services website at http://www.scu.edu/cs/. The report includes the type of crime, venue, and number of occurrences.