English Instructor Position
Internal Search for K-State Employees
Full-time instructor position to teach writing and to work with other Expository Writing Program faculty members to train and advise graduate teaching assistants. M.A. with at least two years of teaching experience in Expository Writing required. Also required is familiarity with the Kansas State Expository Writing Program and its curriculum for ENGL 100 "Writing Communities and Identities," a curriculum that connects the examination of diversity in the United States with the rhetorical concerns of writing for difference audiences and purposes. Ability to teach introductory literature courses and upper-level writing courses desirable. Required start date is August 10, 2008, but ability to work during July for a summer stipend desirable.
Send letter of application, c.v./resume, and statement of teaching philosophy to Karin Westman, Head, ECS 108, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506. Review of applications begins May 23 and continues until the position is filled. Further information about the department and the Expository Writing Program is available at <http://www.ksu.edu/english/>. Kansas State is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks diversity among its employees.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Creative Writing
The Department of English at Kansas State University invites applications for a visiting assistant professor serving as a one-year replacement in fiction writing beginning August 10, 2008. Teaching load is 3-3, including introductory and advanced fiction writing, and possible graduate teaching. Successful candidates will have a M.F.A. or Ph.D. in Creative Writing, a strong publication record, and evidence of excellence in the classroom. Service opportunities may include, depending on background, advising the department's student literary journal, serving on M.A. committees, and active participation in program-sponsored events. Kansas State is a land-grant university of 23,000 students. Information about the program and university can be found at http://www.k-state.edu/english
Send letter of application, c.v., evidence of teaching effectiveness (sample syllabi, statement of teaching philosophy), and a list of graduate courses completed to Karin Westman, Head, English Dept., ECS Building, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506. (Letters of reference and writing samples will be requested later.) Review of applications begins April 14, 2008 and continues until the position is filled. Kansas State is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks diversity among its employees.
