University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Looking for Lecturer in Writing & Language Studies / College of Liberal Arts Full Time

Job Class Code: 00050
FLSA:
Exempt
Posting Number: PTFRGV0702
Location: Rio Grande Valley
Division/Organization: Provost – Academic
Affairs
Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position:
Tenure Status: Non Tenure Track
FTE: 1.0

Scope
of Job:
We seek applicants who are dedicated to serving The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s diverse student
body as a lecturer in Writing & Language Studies beginning in the 2023-2024 academic year. The Department of Writing and Language Studies at
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) occasionally has the need to hire Lecturers to teach in its First Year Writing Program.
Responsibilities include delivering quality instruction within an innovative and award-winning program that offers summer bridge courses and
first year courses focused on reading, inquiry, writing, and rhetoric.
About UTRGV:It is UTRGV’s Vision “To be one
of the nation’s leaders in higher education, its premier Hispanic-serving institution, and a highly engaged bilingual university, with
exceptional educational, research, and creative opportunities that serve as catalysts for transformation in the Rio Grande Valley and
beyond.” As such, UTRGV is committed to building a diverse faculty and staff that can contribute to an enriching learning environment
that strives for more equitable outcomes for student success. UTRGV is a distributed campus, one university spanning four counties and
multiple locations. Our purpose is to be a university for the entire Rio Grande Valley and beyond. Over 91% of the students enrolled at
UTRGV identify as Hispanic, making UTRGV one of the top 3 universities with the highest percentage of Hispanic students. For additional
information, please visit our website.

Department/College BackgroundThe Department of Writing & Language Studies at UTRGV has a core mission-engagement. We have
the largest department in the College of Liberal Arts, and every day our faculty work to put students at the center of our jobs. With
experiential learning opportunities that immerse students in living research, we’re looking at how language and writing make things happen
in the world. With many award-winning teachers and programs, we’re building classroom spaces that buzz with collaboration and
communication. And with energetic researchers and community partners in all our areas (Linguistics, Rhetoric & Composition, Spanish, Asian
Studies, English as a Second Language, French, and more), we are creating new knowledge with our colleagues and our students. Our degrees
and minors may have traditional names, but our department is building a new identity we’d love to explore with you. We’re multilingual,
we’re invested in social impact, and we’re designing innovative worlds through writing and language.

Minimum
Qualifications:
The qualifications to be considered as a lecturer are a masters degree from an accredited institution in English or
a related discipline with at least 18 graduate hours in Rhetoric & Composition, Writing Studies, Linguistics, or Creative
Writing.

Discipline Specific Required Qualifications:
Graduate coursework in Rhetoric & Composition Pedagogy. In the
required documents section of the application, please upload the following information as one PDF file under (Other Document):

(1)
Sample First Year Writing Syllabus
(2) Sample of Feedback on Student Writing

Preferred
Qualification:

Salary: Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience
License or Certification Required?:
No
Number of Vacancies: varies
Desired Start Date: 09/01/2023

EEO Statement:
EEO
Statement
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities
for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its
education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for
employment positions of interest.
Diversity Statement
UTRGV is a Hispanic-serving Institution dedicated to student
success and building a diverse faculty committed to working in a multicultural environment. UTRGV has an NSF ADVANCE grant to increase the
representation of women in STEM fields and to promote a positive, family friendly workplace for all faculty. We strongly encourage
applications from women and minorities.

Open Date: 05/01/2023

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Dear
Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach
with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

Date of Birth
Social Security
Number
Gender
Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are
advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.

The University of Texas
Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting
the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.
Security sensitive; All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background
check (CBC). CBCs will be conducted for all candidates invited for an on-campus interview.

Additional Information:
UTRGV
is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position may require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande
Valley. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive and thereby subject to the
provisions of the Texas Education Code 51.215. The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject
to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional
Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days inlength.

Please
Note:
Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English to demonstrate proficiency in English as determined
by a satisfactory paper-based test score of 500 (computer-based of 173 or internet-based of 61) on the Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

Incomplete
applications will not be considered. All positions are subject to budget approval.

To apply, visit https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/38197jeid-428efb37a6b999439979fbf3bcd934f3