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Position Summary
Position Summary
UNM-Taos’ Humanities Department invites applicants living in New Mexico to apply for Temporary Part time Faculty positions (Adjunct) to teach a lower division course in English.These positions will be hired on an as needed basis dependent on student enrollment, course offering matrix, and graduation requirements.The specific courses include, but are not limited to, the following:
ENGL 1110 – Composition I
Covers Composition I: Stretch I and II in one semester. In this course, students will read, write, and think about a variety of issues and texts. They will develop reading and writing skills that will help with the writing required in their fields of study and other personal and professional contexts. Students will learn to analyze rhetorical situations in terms of audience, contexts, purpose, mediums, and technologies and apply this knowledge to their reading and writing. They will also gain an understanding of how writing and other modes of communication work together for rhetorical purposes. Students will learn to analyze the rhetorical context of any writing task and compose with purpose, audience, and genre in mind. Students will reflect on their own writing processes, learn to workshop drafts with other writers, and practice techniques for writing, revising, and editing. Credit for both this course and ENGL 1110X may not be applied toward a degree program. Meets New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area 1: Communication. Prerequisite: ACT English =16-25 or SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing =450-659 or ACCUPLACER Next-Generation Writing =>279 or Lobo Course Placement (LCP)-English =20. 3.000 Credit hours Course Attributes: College of Arts and Sciences, NMLDGECC Area 1: Communication
ENGL 1110Z – Enhanced Composition
Covers Composition I Stretch I and II in one semester with a 1 credit hour lab. Focuses on analyzing rhetorical situations and responding with appropriate genres and technologies. (EPW) Prerequisite: ACT English =15-18 or SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing =430-490 or ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills =93-108. Restriction: permission of department. 4.000 Credit hours Course Attributes: College of Arts and Sciences
ENGL 1120 – Composition II
In this course, students will explore argument in multiple genres. Research and writing practices emphasize summary, analysis, evaluation, and integration of secondary sources. Students will analyze rhetorical situations in terms of audience, contexts, purpose, mediums, and technologies and apply this knowledge to their reading, writing, and research. Students will sharpen their understanding of how writing and other modes of communication work together for rhetorical purposes. The emphasis of this course will be on research methods. Meets New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area 1: Communication. Prerequisite: 1110 or 1110Y or 1110Z or ACT English =26-28 or SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing =660-690or Lobo Course Placement (LCP)-English =30. 3.000 Credit hours Course Attributes: College of Arts and Sciences, NMLDGECC Area 1: Communication
ENGL 2210 – Professional and Technical Communication
This course will introduce students to the different types of documents and correspondence that they will create in their professional careers. This course emphasizes the importance of audience, document design, and the use of technology in designing, developing, and delivering documents. This course will provide students with experience in professional correspondence and communicating technical information to a non-technical audience. Meets New Mexico General Education Curriculum Area 1: Communication. Prerequisite: 1120 or ACT English =>29 or SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing =>700. 3.000 Credit hours Course Attributes: College of Arts and Sciences, NMLDGECC Area 1: Communication
The salary ranges from $902.38, to $1,002.70 per credit hour depending on successful candidates’ qualifications.This posting is for face to face delivery of courses.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Master’s degree in the discipline or subfield in which they are applying to teach.Applicant must have completed a program of study in the discipline or subfield in which they teach, with coursework at least one level above that of the courses being taught or developed (e.g., completed a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline or subfield in which they teach or tested experience that is determined to be equivalent to the degree).
Preferred Qualifications:
Teaching experience in a post-secondary institution, particularly community college experience.
Experience with learner centered instructional practices.
Experience differentiating instruction for a multi-level classroom
Demonstrated experience in remote delivery of instruction.
Successful experience in practice or field work (if applicable).
A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities.
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Please submit the following to apply: CV; Cover Letter (Please include relevant experience in teaching English Composition courses and experience in teaching/instructional modalities); and Graduate level transcripts (official transcripts will be needed if you are chosen for hire).
Applicants who are appointed to a UNM faculty position are required to provide an official certification of successful completion of all degree requirements prior to their initial employment with UNM.
For Best Consideration
This posting will remain active until 4/1/2024. Anyone who applies for a position under this posting will automatically be considered for openings in subsequent semesters unless they indicate in their cover letter that they are not interested in teaching in specific semesters.
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