The English Department of Northeastern University seeks to fill a benefits-eligible, full-time Lecturer position, beginning in September 2010. Lecturers teach six sections of required writing courses per year (three sections per semester), at a starting annual salary of $40,000. The successful candidate will have training and experience working effectively with English Language Learners (students for whom English is not their first or strongest language). Lecturers teach the required first-year and advanced writing courses, including courses in writing for the health professions, criminal justice professions, the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences. Ph.D. or appropriate terminal degree in Rhetoric and Composition or related field required at the time of appointment.

For information about the Writing Program, please see http://www.english.neu.edu/writingprogram. For information about employment at Northeastern University, see http://www.northeastern.edu/hrm/. Review of applications will begin on March 15, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University. Northeastern University particularly welcomes applications from minorities, women and persons with disabilities. Northeastern University is an E-Verify Employer.

To apply, please visit the College of Arts and Sciences website, www.northeastern.edu/cas/, click on Faculty Positions, and be prepared to attach a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, and a brief (1-2 page) statement of teaching philosophy, including a description of training and experience in teaching writing.