Part-Time – English – Adjunct Faculty

Part-Time Lecturer Positions

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

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.

Job Duties:

• Teach in-resident writing courses in English.
• Teach one to two courses per semester.

Requirements and

Qualifications:

• 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 per course.

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