Full-time Adjunct Assistant Professor or Instructor (non-tenure-track)

The Boston College English Department will be hiring 5 full-time adjunct faculty, to begin teaching in the fall of 2009.   These are non-tenure-track positions with 3-year renewable contracts.  Teaching load is 3/3, primarily in our First-year Writing Seminar and freshman Literature Core programs.  Candidates with a PhD or MFA will be hired at the rank of Adjunct Assistant Professor, and candidates with an MA will be hired as Adjunct Instructors.  All applicants should have a minimum of 5 years experience with demonstrated excellence in teaching composition and freshman-level literature. Experience with student advising and peer mentoring is desired.  Mail letter of application, CV, writing sample (scholarly or creative, 20-page maximum), teaching portfolio (including syllabi, sample assignments, statement of teaching philosophy, and student evaluations), and 3 confidential letters of recommendation to:  Mary Crane, Department of English, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.  Applications must be postmarked on or before October 15.  Boston College is committed to the policies, principles and practices of equal opportunity, affirmative action, and nondiscrimination.