Part-Time – English – Adjunct Faculty

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The Department of English at The Pennsylvania State University invites applications for part-time lecturer positions. The start date for these positions is May 2026 for the summer sessions.

English refers to a broad field of study related to literature, professional writing, creative writing, and rhetoric. Majors develop critical thinking skills and produce influential academic, creative, professional, and digital texts. They learn to analyze genres, texts, and contexts that involve, for instance, race, class, gender, sexuality, and nationality. They also learn how various texts communicate value, meaning, and social and cultural critique.

• Teach in-resident writing courses in English.
• Summer lecturers normally teach one to two courses per semester.

• A Master’s degree or higher in a related field
• Demonstrated commitment to building an inclusive, equitable, and diverse campus community, or one or more ways you would envision doing so, given the opportunity
• Standard background check

These are one semester, non-tenure track appointments with the possibility of reappointment. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled.

Pay is $4,500.00 per course.

To be considered for this position, submit a curriculum vitae (with the names and contact information of two references), and, if relevant, past student evaluations of teaching effectiveness.

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

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