Adjunct Faculty in English - Continuous Recruitment

About SUNY Cobleskill:

As a premier institution in agriculture and technology, SUNY Cobleskill calls all learners to grow, to sustain, and to renew the world and its citizens. The College acts as a reflection of, and a catalyst for, advancement in our fields. With an emphasis on applied learning and experiential education, SUNY Cobleskill prepares students for successful careers, advanced studies, and engaged citizenship.

Founded in 1911, SUNY Cobleskill enrolls approximately 2000 students in 55 diverse majors. The campus sets the standard for applied education that extends theory into practice. SUNY Cobleskill is a community characterized by empathy, inclusivity, respect, personal growth, integrity, and a collaborative spirit fostering well-being and sustainable practices. We recognize and celebrate student, faculty and staff achievements. We take pride in our campus and encourage collaboration with our surrounding communities.

Our modern, 902-acre campus features outstanding educational facilities, including an equestrian center, 200-cow dairy facility, cold and warm water fish hatcheries, specialized classrooms and scientific laboratories, two state-of-the-art culinary arts teaching kitchens, child development and childcare centers, and an art gallery and graphic design center.

Drawing on a rich academic tradition that spans more than 100 years, our purpose remains constant; to educate future entrepreneurs, scientists, thought leaders, artists, educators, and practitioners to contribute to the sustainability of a healthy and prosperous societal existence in concert with a robust environment.

The college is located in the picturesque rolling hills of Cobleskill, NY, approximately 45 miles by car from the New York State capital, Albany, NY, and convenient to Boston, New York City, Montreal, the Catskills, Adirondacks, Berkshires, and southwestern Vermont.

Job Description:

SUNY Cobleskill is seeking qualified, capable, and enthusiastic adjunct instructors to teach introductory English level courses.

ENGL 100 Intro to College Writing

ENGL 100 is a preparatory course for ENGL 101 Composition I. It is a credit-bearing, college-level course that will introduce students to the critical reading, thinking, and writing practices that will enable them to complete their studies successfully. The course is skills-based in that it focuses on reading comprehension, working effectively with texts, introducing college level research practices, and improving writing skills at the sentence, paragraph, and paper level. The course is also designed to meet students at their reading and writing levels when they enter college.

ENGL 101 Composition I

In this composition course, students will write personal essays developing a point or an idea with evidence drawn from their own lives and academic essays organized around an intellectual task, such as arguing in favor of an idea, comparing, defining or analyzing. A student must demonstrate competency in (1) organizing and paragraphing, (2) clarity of main point, (3) appropriateness, logic and specificity of development, (4) maturity of content, and (5) sentence structure, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. This course will include an introductory research component.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications: Master's Degree in English or closely related field

Preferred Qualifications: Experience teaching at the college level

Additional Information:

This is a part-time temporary position, and the courses are scheduled during the day on campus.

The College continuously recruits for applicants interested in Adjunct Faculty positions. Vacancies are determined on a semester-by-semester basis and may or may not be available for

the current academic semester. We invite applicants interested in current or future opportunities to submit their credentials by following the instructions noted in the Application Instructions section. If you have an interest in on-campus and/or online adjunct teaching, consider SUNY Cobleskill!

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