Adjunct Faculty – Teaching: Intro to Creative Writing (ENGL 218)

Job Title: Adjunct Faculty – Teaching: Intro to Creative Writing (ENGL 218)

Job Classification: Adjunct Faculty – Teaching. This posting may result in up to 2 adjunct faculty hires who will be eligible to teach the following section types: Day, Evening, BYU Online, Salt Lake Center, and/or Independent Study University.

Posting close date: October 7, 2024

Start date of this position: January 1, 2025

Required Degree: MA in English, MFA in Creative Writing, or master’s degree is comparable field. Required degree must be completed by the start date.

Experience: College-level Creative Writing course instruction. 

Duties/Expectations: Teach ENGL 218: Intro to Creative Writing

Course description is available in the BYU Course Catalog. Course has required learning outcomes and recommended assignments as set by the English Department.

Instructor Availability: Applicants must be available to teach in-person classes on the BYU Provo campus. Instructors are expected to hold at least three office hours each week, share an office with up to two additional adjunct faculty, and must be responsive to student inquiries in a timely manner. Office hours may be held in person and/or online. Instructors are required to reside in the state of Utah.

Training and Meetings: Adjunct faculty may be required to attend training prior to the start of teaching assignment, depending on prior teaching experience and familiarity with BYU’s writing program. Training for new courses is available annually. Additional employee training may be offered periodically (EEO, accessibility, LMS, etc.). Adjunct faculty do not attend regular faculty meetings and are not required to participate in research or citizenship responsibilities. However, adjunct faculty are invited to participate in ad hoc workshops and events as coordinated by the English Department’s adjunct faculty liaison.

Performance Reviews: Adjunct faculty receive performance reviews annually, which may include the following: review of student ratings and course materials, teaching observations, and a self-assessment. In addition, course coordinators may review course materials and recommend changes to align with department standards. Syllabi and student work may be used for program assessment purposes.

Teaching Load and Future Employment Opportunities: In the BYU English Department, adjunct faculty may teach up to three courses/semester and/or one course/spring-summer, depending on other BYU concurrent employment as well as department need. Adjunct writing faculty are hired on a semester-to-semester basis. If an adjunct faculty member has a teaching gap of 11 or more consecutive months within the English Department, they must formally reapply and receive clearance to be eligible for future teaching contracts.

Information required at the time of application: Please list the individual contact information for each of your three recommenders on the faculty application. At some point during the selection process, they may be contacted to submit their letters of reference electronically

Document(s) required at the time of application: Please attach Curriculum Vitae to the faculty application.

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Equal Opportunity Employer: m/f/Vets/Disability

Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer. All faculty are required to abide by the university’s Honor Code and Dress & Grooming Standards. Preference is given to qualified candidates who are members in good standing of the affiliated church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Successful candidates are expected to support and contribute to the academic and religious missions of the university within the context of the principles and doctrine of the affiliated church.

All new employees who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be required to hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend.

BYU Mission Alignment:

BYU is committed to hiring faculty members who enthusiastically embrace and energetically advance its unique mission. It is anticipated that BYU faculty members will: (1) live a life of loyalty to Jesus Christ and His restored Church and align yourself with doctrines and teachings declared by living prophets, seers, and revelators; (2) demonstrate intentionality in building faith in Jesus Christ and testimony of His restored gospel among students and others in the BYU community; and (3) teach your subject matter with the Spirit of God and strive to keep it ¿bathed in the light and color of the restored gospel¿ (Spencer W. Kimball).

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