Faculty Title Part Time Lecturer
Job Class Code 00052
Job Code G
FLSA Exempt
Posting Number PTFRGV0938
Working Title Part Time Lecturer in Writing and Language Studies/College of Liberal Arts
Location
Division/Organization Provost - Academic Affairs
Appointment Period for Non-Tenure Position
Tenure Status Non Tenure Track
FTE Varies
Scope of Job
We seek applicants who are dedicated to serving The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s student body as a Part Time Lecturerof Writing and Language Studies beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year.
About UTRGV:
UTRGV serves the Rio Grande Valley and beyond via an innovative and unique multicultural education dedicated to student access and success. By championing leading research, healthcare, and application of university discoveries, we support sustainable development, community engagement, and well-being. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is committed to building and sustaining a highly qualified and talented faculty to pursue excellence in everything that we do, including teaching, research, and service.
Drawing on our unique identity as the leading Hispanic-Serving Institution in a bilingual and bicultural environment, UTRGV will promote student access and success by building from strength in education and creating a vibrant campus experience. By 2027, we will accelerate transformation in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond by driving meaningful advancements in research and creative works, expanding access to high-quality and affordable healthcare, and fostering authentic community engagement and integration.
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 UTRGV website.
Department/College Background
The Department of Writing and Language Studies at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) occasionally has the need to hire Part Time 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.
Minimum Qualifications
The qualifications to be considered as a Part-Time Lecturer are a master’s degree from an accredited institution in English or a related discipline with at least 18 graduate hours in Rhetoric & Composition, Writing Studies, Technical Communication, Linguistics, Creative Writing, Curriculum & Instruction, or Literature.
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
(1) Prior teaching experience with first year writing at the post-secondary level; and (2) the ability to teach in a variety of classrooms including face to face, hybrid, and online synchronous or asynchronous.
Salary Part-Time Lecturers are paid per SCH bases commensurate with experience and/or qualifications.
License or Certification Required? No
Number of Vacancies Varies
Desired Start Date 09/01/2025
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.
Open Date 06/11/2025
Special Instructions to Applicants
Complete all sections on the application. If you are applying for the first time, please complete all biographical information including address, email and phone number. You may update this at any time by selecting to edit your profile in the application. 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 in
length.
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.
Quick Link https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/47441
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