The Lecturer position in the Department of Writing, Literature, and Modern Languages in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Indiana University Northwest is a full-time, 10-month position. The position requires an experienced teacher of American literature (any era) who is committed to the success of a broad range of students, has an array of teaching experiences in-person and online, and is willing to teach first-year writing often. The subfield is open, but the ability to teach any of the following is especially desirable: film; creative or technical writing; grammar and stylistics; children’s literature; or women’s and gender studies. Summer assignments with an associated stipend are possible in accordance with programmatic need.
Core responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate students in face-to-face and online modalities and supporting student learning in the department. The standard teaching load for a Lecturer is 24 credit hours per academic year. Active involvement in service to the department, campus, discipline, and community is also expected.
ABOUT INDIANA UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST
One of nine campuses of Indiana University, IU Northwest is located in metropolitan Northwest Indiana, approximately 30 miles southeast of Chicago and 10 miles from the Indiana Dunes National Park. The campus has a student population of approximately 3,200 degree-seeking students and more than 30,000 alumni, most of whom remain in the Northwest Indiana
region, and has been recognized by the Department of Education as a minority and Hispanic serving institution. The campus offers Associate, Baccalaureate, and Master’s degrees from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and Human Services, the School of Business and Economics, the School of the Arts, and the School of Education. The campus is also home to IU School of Medicine-Northwest-Gary, the region’s only four-year medical doctorate program. As a student-centered campus, IU Northwest is committed to academic excellence characterized by a love of ideas and achievement in learning, discovery, creativity, research and community engagement.
Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring.
