Part-time Faculty: WRT or WRT Professional Writing Instructor Fall

Part-time Faculty: WRT 105 or WRT 205:
Professional Writing Instructor Fall 2026

Job Title:

Part-time Faculty: WRT 105 or WRT 205:
Professional Writing Instructor Fall 2026

Location:

Syracuse, NY

Campus:
Syracuse, NY

Commitment to On-Campus

Experience:

Syracuse University is committed to delivering an exceptional student experience through vibrant, engaged campus communities. This position is based at the above campus location and requires regular in-person presence to support our students, collaborate with colleagues, and contribute to our thriving academic environment. Syracuse University values the collaboration, mentorship, and spontaneous connections that happen when our community works together on campus.

Remote work arrangements are limited in accordance with University policy.

Pay Range: $1,483 to $1,800 per credit

Pay Determination:
Salary offers at Syracuse University will be based on education, experience, and relevant skills, as well as the academic or professional discipline of the position in the context of the home department, school, or college. Salary offers may also be influenced by prior relevant work or industry experience, where applicable. Faculty pay ranges are for 8.5 months' salary unless otherwise specified.

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Hours:

As determined by department/chair. Office hours required.

Job Type: Part-time

Rank: PTI/Adjunct

Unionized Position Code: UA

Job Description:

The department of Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition is searching to fill open sections for Professional Writing Instructors to teach section WRT
105 or WRT
205 in Fall 2026. WRT
105
- Studio 1:
Practice of Academic Writing (3 credit hours), Study and practice of writing processes, including critical reading, collaboration, revision, editing, and the use of technologies. Focuses on the aims, strategies, and conventions of academic prose, especially analysis and argumentation. WRT
205
- Studio 2:
Critical Research and Writing (3 credit hours). Study and practice of critical, research-based writing, including research methods, presentation genres, source evaluation, audience analysis, and library/online research. Students complete at least one sustained research project. Multiple sections may be available; teaching load for new instructors may be anywhere from 1 to 4 sections per semester dependent on need and availability. All offerings are contingent on budgetary approval and sufficient enrollment.

PLEASE NOTE:

All offerings are face-to-face in Syracuse, NY; remote teaching is not available.

Qualifications:

Master's degree required. Prior college teaching experience.

Job Specific

Qualifications:

Applicants with current or prior experience teaching in the SU department of Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition will have priority consideration.

Responsibilities:
The duties associated with teaching assignments include:
Developing and/or updating a class syllabus. Ordering appropriate books and materials in advance of the class start date. Preparation of projects or other student assignments. Maintaining regularly scheduled office hours. Presenting instruction based on the competencies and performance levels of the course. Meeting all the designated class periods. Submitting completed mid-semester progress reports and final grades according to University Regulations.

Grading student assignments and exams in a timely manner. Providing departmentally sanctioned forms for completed student evaluations.

Application Instructions:
In addition to completing an online application, please attach a curriculum vitae and cover letter.