Cornell University, English
finished (2023/05/22, finished 2023/12/02, listed until 2023/08/31)*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***
Position Description
The Department of Literatures in English, Cornell University, invites applications for a senior lecturer (5 year appointment) to teach First-Year Writing Seminars and other undergraduate courses in modern literature and poetry, beginning in academic year 2023-24. Renewal will be based on performance and the needs of the department.
As part of the university-wide First-Year Writing Seminars program administered by the John S. Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines, the department offers a wide range of First-Year Writing Seminars in literature, film, and media; nature, the environment, and climate change; culture, politics, and identity; and in community engagement. In addition to FWS courses, the senior lecturer would teach some/all of the following courses in modern literature and poetry and/or develop new courses on similar topics: ENGL 2020 Literatures in English II: 1750 to the Present; ENGL 2070 Introduction to Modern Poetry; ENGL 2505 Modern Global Poetry; ENGL 2707 Let Me Count the Ways: Poetry and Mathematics; ENGL 2785 Comic Books and Graphic Novels; ENGL 3515 Ireland’s World Stages: Drama and Mobility; ENGL 3545 British Literature after 1945. The department’s course offerings may be viewed in Cornell’s online course catalog.
The successful candidate will teach a full-time course load of 3 courses per semester. During some semesters, the senior lecturer may serve as course leader—supervising writing courses taught by graduate student instructors and temporary lecturers—as the equivalent of one course.
Required qualifications are a PhD in English language and literature or similar literary field and experience teaching writing and modern literature and poetry at the undergraduate level. Candidates should have experience developing syllabi and teaching as the instructor of record on these topics. Preferred qualifications are experience teaching for the First-Year Writing Seminars program at Cornell University, expertise in comic books and graphic novels, and/or expertise in modern Irish literature.
This is a full-time, benefits eligible position beginning July 1, 2023. Visa sponsorship and relocation support are not available for this position. Senior lecturers must teach in person on Cornell’s Ithaca campus.
Applications must be submitted through Academic Jobs Online position #24885 with the following materials:
- A cover letter outlining your fit for the position;
- A curriculum vitae;
- A Statement of Contribution to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (https://facultydevelopment.cornell.edu/statement-of-contribution-to-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-for-faculty-applicants/);
- Three syllabi for relevant courses you have taught for a writing course you have taught (please combine into one document for uploading).
Two confidential letters of recommendation that speak to the candidate’s teaching ability may be solicited later.
Review of applications will begin May 29; applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Pay Range: $58,600 - $155,800
The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:
- Prior relevant work or industry experience.
- Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
- Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)
- Unique applicable skills
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Pay Ranges:
The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:
- Prior relevant work or industry experience.
- Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
- Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)
- Unique applicable skills.
Application Materials Required:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of Contribution to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Syllabi
- Two references (actual letters acceptable but not required, just names and email addresses )
Further Info:
Cornell University
250 Goldwin Smith Hall
232 East Ave.
Ithaca, NY 14853