Part-Time Instructor in Composition; English Department

Position: Part-Time Instructor in Composition (English Department)
The Composition Program at the University of Pittsburgh welcomes applications for part-time, non-tenure stream teaching positions. Position appointments may be renewable based on need, funding, and performance.

Our program has long cultivated interdisciplinary and innovative approaches to the field of composition. We believe in asking students to do real intellectual work and to engage with difficulty. Our program in Public and Professional Writing extends those commitments across the university and to workplaces, as well as to the broader public sphere. We value flexible teachers who can create engaging and responsible courses.

Responsibilities: We seek candidates with expertise in digital rhetoric, new media studies, or the cultural and critical study of technology and writing. The ideal candidate will have experience teaching writing in digital environments and familiarity with the theoretical frameworks that inform courses in this area, including rhetorical and cultural approaches to technology, the history and politics of digital communication, and the intersections of writing, design, and computational systems.

Candidates should be comfortable teaching students to compose in a range of digital modes and platforms, and to think critically about the social, ethical, and political implications of the technologies they use.

Experience with hands-on digital production (including web authoring, multimodal composition, data visualization, or creative work with AI and language technologies) is desirable. Familiarity with current debates in digital humanities, science and technology studies, or critical algorithm studies would be an asset.

MA or higher degree required; terminal degree (MFA, PhD, etc.) preferred. Preferred qualifications include a record of superior academic or professional performance; the ability to develop engaging courses that meet established learning goals; excellent communication skills, both oral and written; and a demonstrated ability to interact efficiently with diverse people in a multidisciplinary environment.

Document Requirements:

• Your current C.V.
• A cover letter.
• A one-to-two-page teaching statement that explains your approach to teaching composition.

Optional Documents:

• A teaching portfolio that includes sample syllabi for two courses and at least two assignments, class activities, workshop practices, or course units that demonstrate the integration of the key elements described in the advertisement.
• Student surveys for two classes, at least one of which should coincide with sample syllabi.