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Adjunct Instructor – English-First Year Writing Seminar
Department: Academic Affairs
Location: Fort Leonard Wood, MO (Not remote)
Type: Academic
Term: Part time
Department: Academic Affairs
Location: Fort Leonard Wood, MO (Not remote)
Type: Academic
Term: Part time
Pay: $2,100 to $2,350 per 16 week course (Pay range may vary based on geographic location)
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Description:
Columbia College-Columbia, MO seeks Adjunct (part-time) Instructor to teach live, in-person sections of ENGL 133W, First-Year Writing Seminar, during the Spring and Summer 2026 semesters. The class will run two days a week (Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday) at 11:30 am-1 pm at Columbia College’s Fort Leonard Wood location. The College may require a different instructional modality based on need at any time. Instruction must follow those requirements.
Qualifications:
A Masters in English, Creative Writing, or Comparative Literature or M.F.A. in Creative Writing or Ph.D. in English, Comparative Literature, or Creative Writing or MA or Ph.D. in Composition Studies, also known as Rhetoric and is required. Preference is given to applicants with experience teaching developmental composition. Please include an unofficial graduate transcript with your application materials. At a later time, you may be asked to forward an official academic transcript to the Office of the Dean of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
Qualifications:
A Masters in English, Creative Writing, or Comparative Literature or M.F.A. in Creative Writing or Ph.D. in English, Comparative Literature, or Creative Writing or MA or Ph.D. in Composition Studies, also known as Rhetoric and is required. Preference is given to applicants with experience teaching developmental composition. Please include an unofficial graduate transcript with your application materials. At a later time, you may be asked to forward an official academic transcript to the Office of the Dean of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
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Salary : $2,100 - $2,350