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Posted: 22-May-23
Location: Detroit, Michigan
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STATUS: Full time
DIVISION: Undergraduate Studies
REPORTS TO: Chair of Liberal Arts
SUPERVISES: N/A
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
Position Description
The Liberal Arts Department at The College for Creative Studies invites applications for a full-time lecturer position, to teach Composition I, Composition II, or both starting in the Fall of 2023. We seek an outstanding teacher who can contribute in inventive ways to our first-year writing sequence and who has demonstrated pedagogical knowledge in the broad area of Composition. The ideal candidate will hold a PhD (preferred) or an MA in English, Literature, or a nearby subject.
At least two years’ experience teaching Composition at the college or university level is absolutely essential. Suitable candidates will have a background working in college writing centers and in advising undergraduate Literary Studies, English Education, and Creative Writing majors. Experience with Canvas is very highly desirable. The candidate will be flexible in pedagogy and seek a balance between delivering content and ways to use in-class time (especially in the final 2 weeks of the semester) to identify and mentor students in need individually or in groups making time as required. The post requires in-person teaching on campus and is not remote.
The position requires a credit load of 12 credits each semester (4/4), for a total of 24 credit hours per academic year. This is a teaching position and serving on college committees and other forms of college service is not required. The ideal candidate will be an able administrator, prepared to take on administrative roles, and could be offered a course release each term depending on the needs of the department as defined by the Chair of Liberal Arts. This might involve work in support of the Chair and Program Manager, including mentoring adjunct faculty and overseeing all sections of composition to ensure coherence and consistency across sections of the same class, as well as monitoring and improving Canvas use across the department.
Opportunities to teach other courses may emerge, but this position’s initial focus will remain on the first-year writing sequence. The successful candidate will support and carry out the mission of the college as well as demonstrate a commitment to developing and enhancing a culture of rigor, excellence, and achievement.
The course descriptions are as follows:
Composition I
In Composition I, an introductory composition course, you will practice the fundamentals of college writing, reading, and reflecting. You will analyze a variety of written and visual texts and respond in college-level, thesis driven writing and creative projects. Composition I stresses important academic skills, including reading strategies, essay planning and organization, citation, revision, proofreading, and presenting before a group.
Composition II
In Composition II, the second composition course in a series, you will practice the necessary writing skills to discover the pleasures and challenges of research, rhetoric, and reflection. In this course you will investigate and analyze a variety of written and visual texts and respond in critical and creative work utilizing primary and secondary sources. Composition II stresses important academic skills, including research strategies, the writing process, formatting, revision, editing, and presenting before a group.
Position Accountabilities and Essential Functions
This position is accountable to the Chair of Liberal Arts. Essential functions include:
- Teach and successfully deliver four courses per semester
- Mentor and support all faculty teaching Composition
- Prepare syllabus for the review of the Chair
- Complete training in Canvas and use it as required by the department and the College
- Attend all Liberal Arts Department meetings and at least one professional development training course per year.
- Deal promptly with all administrative responsibilities attached to this work
Qualifications and Experience
- At CCS, an MFA with specialty relative to the course being taught or other Master’s degree with at least 18 graduate credit hours relative to course content being taught is normally required. For this position, a PhD in a relevant field is preferred.
- Two years’ teaching experience in composition at the college- or graduate-level is required.
- Experience with Canvas is an advantage.
- An understanding of students undertaking the study of art and design is also an advantage.
- Successful candidates must be committed to working with diverse student and community populations.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: This job operates in a professional office and college campus environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to maintain a stationary position, use a computer and other office equipment, and communicate effectively in person, by phone, and virtually. Frequent interaction with others, including staff, faculty, students and third parties is required. The employee may occasionally be required to move files or other objects weighing up to 25 pounds, including from low and high places. The ability to move around within the office and between buildings on campus, attend off-site meetings and events, and travel between Ford Campus site to Taubman Center site are required. CCS will make reasonable accommodations that will allow individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
About CCS
College for Creative Studies is a nonprofit institution; it is one of the leading art and design colleges in the world. CCS is ranked by LinkedIn as a top three design school in the US and the best in the Midwest, based on alumni success. CCS has state-of-the-art facilities to support the complete range of creative production, from traditional art forms such as painting, glassblowing, foundry, and printmaking, to the most contemporary systems, including the latest digital imaging technology and extensive rapid prototyping output tools. The College currently enrolls more than 1,400 undergraduate and graduate students. It offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 13 majors: Advertising Design, Art Education, Art Practice, Communication Design, Craft and Material Studies, Entertainment Arts, Fashion Accessories Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Photography, Product Design, and Transportation Design. It also offers a Master's degrees in four majors: Color and Materials Design, Interaction Design, Systems Design Thinking, and Transportation Design.
To apply
Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. The search will close when a suitable candidate is hired. Interested candidates should submit the following in PDF format:
Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. The search will close when a suitable candidate is hired.
Application materials should include:
- A letter of application addressing the qualifications and experience listed above, with particular emphasis on teaching college-level Composition.
- A current curriculum vitae
- The names and contact information including email addresses for three professional references who can be contacted during this search and can speak specifically to teaching ability.
- Unofficial transcripts
- A brief statement of teaching philosophy
Application materials should be sent to: hr@collegeforcreativestudies.edu
Official transcripts will be required at a later stage.
CCS website: http://www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/
The College for Creative Studies, a leading college of art and design, represents a community composed of individuals with many perspectives, personal experiences, values, identities and worldviews and we value the diversity this brings to our organization. CCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
The College for Creative Studies subscribes to the principle of equal opportunity in its employment, admissions and educational practices and strives to provide an environment and workplace free from unlawful harassment or discrimination. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are part of our Core Institutional Values and we encourage applications from all individuals.
