Writing Jobs 2026 (Now Hiring) – Smart Auto Apply

Job Description

Goucher College seeks two part-time lecturers to teach one or two 4-credit first-year writing courses this fall. The course title and catalogue course description is below:

WRT 181: Writing Studies (4 credits)

This course welcomes you into the Goucher Community of Writers and to the creative processes of inquiry, composition, collaboration, revision, and editing. You will develop strategies to read perceptively, think deeply, and write with clarity about complex issues. This course emphasizes research-the thoughtful, responsible use of sources that is part of joining ongoing academic conversations. In this intensive workshop, you will develop the habits of mind and practice of craft that characterize academic writing in all its complicated and graceful forms.

The instructor should be available for orientation and in-person teaching starting in mid-August of 2026. Pending a successful performance review, there will be the possibility to teach one or two courses in Spring 2027.

Requirements:

Qualified candidates will possess

• A master's degree or Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition, or a related field. A graduate degree in English that included training in writing pedagogy is acceptable.

• No less than one year of experience teaching academic and/or professional writing at the college level.

• Experience teaching in a diverse learning environment or a willingness to engage in antiracist pedagogy and assessment.

Salary: Starting at $1,210 per credit.

Application Instructions:

Along with your resume, it is optional to submit the following (please load in the same place as you will load your resume):

• Any other materials that demonstrate your approach to teaching writing, such as a sample assignment sheet

If you have any questions, please contact walker.smith@goucher.edu.

Applicants must reside in: Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and Virginia.

Goucher College is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Candidates must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the USA. No Visa sponsorship is offered for this position.

Goucher College is committed to increasing the equity of our community and seeks applicants dedicated to applying principles of equity and inclusion in all areas of the campus community.