Instructor

Description

Job ID

UF9972-6130-1855

Position Classification

FT Faculty UDMPU (12 months)

Position Summary

The English Department at University of Detroit Mercy seeks applicants for a one-year instructor position with a teaching load of 4 courses (12 credits) for fall and winter semesters. Teaching assignments are first-year writing (rhetoric and composition) courses.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement teaching strategies that foster students’ development as writers while creating an inclusive, respectful, supportive, and welcoming learning environment.
• Be available to students by email and in person to provide support and assistance outside of class. Hold regular weekly office hours.
• Refer students to appropriate university support services as needed.
• Provide students with course syllabi consistent with University guidelines that provide clear expectations, including grading and course policies and student support services.
• Utilize the university’s Learning Management System (Blackboard) to post instructional content, record grades, etc. 
• Provide robust feedback and return written work to students in a timely manner. Submit mid-term and final grades by the scheduled deadlines.
• Maintain appropriate records of students’ work. Bring any incidents of academic dishonesty to the attention of the college.
• Participate in course assessment and other pedagogical development opportunities.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in English or a related field.
• Demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching.
• Knowledge of and commitment to best practices for teaching and mentoring.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience helping undergraduate students, including first-generation college students, successfully transition to college-level coursework.
• Understanding of and commitment to the university’s mission, including teaching praxis that seeks to integrate students’ intellectual, spiritual, ethical and social development.
• Experience of assessment at the course and/or program level. 

Physical Requirements

Job may require lifting light weight objects (1 to 10 pounds) with no repetitive bending or stooping. Occasionally lift average weight objects (1 to 10 pounds).

Work Environment

Regular exposure to favorable conditions such as those found in a normal office.

Salary/Pay Information  

Commensurate with experience

Anticipated Schedule

TBD

Special Instructions 

The full-time instructor position starts August 16, 2025. Successful candidates will be effective and enthusiastic teachers with a strong commitment to undergraduate education.  

Deadline for applications: May 15, 2025
 

More information about the English department is available on the department website: https://udmercy.edu/english 

Questions regarding this position should be directed to Mary-Catherine Harrison, Ph.D., chair of the English Department: mc.harrison@udmercy.edu 

Additional Information

Candidates should complete an application and upload materials:

Application Requirements 

• Cover Letter.
• Curriculum Vitae. 
• Statement of teaching philosophy and approach. 
• Teaching portfolio, including selected course materials such as syllabi, assignments, and/or lesson plans. 
• List of three references, including at least one reference who can speak directly to the candidate’s teaching. 

Employee Benefits

At the University of Detroit Mercy, we continually strive to provide a high-quality, comprehensive benefits package to our valued employees. We offer our employees the following benefits: 

• Medical -

o Three health plans to choose from with a large national provider network

•Dental -

o UDM’s School of Dentistry FREE to you and your dependents

o Option to purchase additional dental plan through UNUM

•Vision – 

o Under United Healthcare, you are able to get one exam every 24 months

o Under Heritage Vision, an eye exam and lenses (not Frame) are provided every 12 months

        (Plans are available to employees to purchase as an option)

• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts offered

• Employee Assistance Program -

o Provided to everyone in your household

• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

• Life and AD&D 

o 1x base salary up to  Dollar One Hundred Thousand. 

• Option to purchase additional life insurance, accident insurance, and/or critical illness insurance

• Tuition Remission Benefit for you, your spouse, and children. 

• Retirement Plan -

o UDM provides matches up to 8%

Michigan’s largest, most comprehensive private University, University of Detroit Mercy is an independent Catholic institution of higher education sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and Society of Jesus. Detroit Mercy seeks qualified candidates who will contribute to the University’s mission, diversity, and excellence of its academic community. University of Detroit Mercy is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer with a diverse student body and welcomes persons of all backgrounds.