English Department Teaching Associate

English Department Teaching Associate

Job no: 552956
Work type: Teaching Associate
Location: Stanislaus - Turlock
Categories: Unit 11 - UAW - California Alliance of Academic Student Workers, Temporary, Part Time, Student Services, On-site (work in-person at business location)

Teaching Associate Employment Opportunity

JOB DESCRIPTION:


*** OPEN TO CURRENT STANISLAUS STATE STUDENTS, CURRENTLY ENROLLED OR ELIGIBILE TO ENROLL ONLY***

English Department Teaching Associate

Writing Program Teaching Associate program invites students to apply to Teaching Associate position to serve as instructor of record for a section of first-year composition. Hold regular office hours. Attend weekly meetings during the duration of appointment.

Wage/Salary: $3,894 per term ($649 monthly based on 8 hours a week)

Days/

Hours:

8 hours per week

Number of Openings: 1-7 openings

Location:

CSU Stanislaus-Turlock campus

Expected

Start Date:

08/17/2026

Expected End Date: 12/31/2026

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Post-baccalaureate students in a graduate program must be registered in a minimum of four (4) Fall/Spring units.

• Bachelor's degree; meet all eligibility requirements per the Student Employment Policies; enrolled in one of the English department's graduate programs and are in good academic standing

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

HOW TO APPLY & DEADLINE:

Complete the Writing Program Teaching Associate Application.

Your file will not be considered unless all of the required materials have been provided by the Final date to receive applications. All first-time teaching associates must attend the pre-semester workshop as well as regularly scheduled weekly meetings during the semester in which they are working as TAs.

• Transcripts (Unofficial copies are sufficient for application; however, if you are recommended for a position, you will need to provide official copies to Faculty Affairs.)
• Curriculum Vitae (please list 3 references)
• One-page teaching philosophy related to teaching first-year composition
• A syllabus for ENGL 1001, a prompt for a major assignment, and a class schedule showing how the assignment will be taught from its introduction to completion. These materials should correlate to the course learning objectives for English 1001 found here
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• Please include an attachment answering the following questions:
• Do you have previous teaching experience? If so, briefly describe your teaching experience, including where you have taught before.
• Is there anything else that might be helpful for the Composition Committee to know when considering your application?

Please send questions or inquiries to:

Dr. Matt Moberly, mmoberly
CSU Stanislaus, Rm. DBH 268
One University Circle
Turlock, CA 95382

CAMPUS & AREA:

California State University, Stanislaus serves the San Joaquin Valley and is a critical educational resource for a six-county region of approximately 1.5 million people. The University is fully committed to creating a culture of diversity and inclusion - one in which every person in the University community feels safe to express their views without fear of reprisal. Widely recognized for its quality academic programs, the University has 10 nationally accredited programs and 662 faculty members.

94 percent of full-time faculty holds doctorates or terminal degrees in their fields. The University offers 43 undergraduate majors, 16 master's programs, 7 post-graduate credentials, a doctorate in education and serves more than 10,000 students. New instructional facilities have been built for the unique pedagogy of professional programs, laboratory sciences and performing arts.

Stanislaus State continues to receive national recognition with its ranking as one of the best 384 colleges in the nation by The Princeton Review. The University was one of 12 public universities in the nation to be recognized by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for demonstrating exceptional performance in retention and graduation rates. In addition, U.S. News and World Report ranks Stanislaus State in its top 10 among public universities in the West, while Washington Monthly honored Stanislaus State as the West's No.

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