Adjunct Professor of English - Military Veterans

Location: Marshall, MN

Full/Part Time: Part Time

Employment Condition: Adjunct

Job Description:

This adjunct position will teach courses for the English, Philosophy, Spanish, and Humanities Department and/or mentor concurrent enrollment instructors in the College Now program. Applicants may indicate a preference for one or both opportunities.

• This position may teach first- and second-year academic writing courses.
• This position may mentor concurrent enrollment instructors in the College Now dual credit program, especially for Composition courses and Literature courses.
• Instructors must follow programmatic standards in courses they teach and mentor and work from a common curriculum developed by the department.
• Instructors should be available to students and mentees outside of class time.

Required Qualifications:

• Applicants must have a master's degree in English, Composition, Rhetoric, or a closely related area, or a master's degree with 18+ graduate credits in English.
• Applicants for mentoring College Now instructors must be able to travel to on-site visits within the state of Minnesota and attend an annual summer workshop on the Southwest Minnesota State University campus.
• Applicants should have experience teaching college-level English.
• Applicants should have an appreciation for liberal arts education.
• Applicants should be able to work productively and collegially with a variety of stakeholders, including students, faculty, and administrators.

Other Requirements:

For a teaching position, preference will be given to applicants who can teach classes on campus in Marshall, Minnesota.

About:

Southwest Minnesota State University is one of seven universities in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. SMSU gives highest priority to excellence in teaching and preparing students to be lifelong learners through quality undergraduate and graduate teaching/advising and strong student/faculty relationships. We area a public institution offering over 50 majors and minors and four master's degrees. Its mission, dating back to 1967, provides access to university-level programs in liberal arts & professional studies. The University has a special commitment to the educational needs of the people in its service region reflected through its curricula, cultural programs, diversity of staff and students, cooperative relationships with the public and private sectors, and regional institutions. The 216-acre campus encompasses 24 modern, interconnected, and accessible buildings. Marshall (pop. 14,000) is the hub of a rich agricultural area and offers a variety of cultural, recreational and educational opportunities.

Benefits Info:

Our benefits aim to balance four key elements that make life and work meaningful: health and wellness, financial well-being, professional development, and work/life harmony. As an employee, your benefits may include:

• Public pension plan
• Training and professional development
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Low-cost medical and dental coverage
• Prescription drug coverage
• Vision coverage
• Wellness programs and resources
• Employer paid life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Health care spending and savings accounts
• Dependent care spending account
• Tax-deferred compensation
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program

Programs, resources and benefits eligibility varies based on type of employment, agency, funding availability, union/collective bargaining agreement, location, and length of service with the State of Minnesota.