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In addition to completing the online application, please email the following to csp-hiring@umich.edu as a single pdf:

• Letter of application addressing your interest in and qualifications for this position. Please be sure to outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position. No more than 2 pages
• Current curriculum vitae that includes a list of 2 references.
• Teaching statement/philosophy. No more than two pages.
• 1-2 sample syllabi, ideally from a course that you designed
• Teaching evaluations up to three years

The Comprehensive Studies Program (CSP) in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts at the University of Michigan invites applications for one-term lecturer positions for the 2025 summer half-term. Successful candidates will teach CSP 105, a writing focused seminar, to incoming first-year students as part of the 2025 CSP Summer Bridge Scholars Program. This 3 credit course will meet in person for two hours, three days per week. All sections of the course will meet on MWF, but teaching times will vary depending on the section to which the instructor is assigned.

Through reading, writing, discussion, and reflection, students in CSP 105 critically examine representations of race, ethnicity, class, and gender in literature, digital and print media, visual culture, or other elements of popular culture. While thematic emphasis will vary by instructor, all sections are designed to interrogate the convergences of identities across race, ethnicities, class, gender. Texts for this class may include films, TV shows, music videos, songs, short stories, essays, and poems. Student writing for this class will span a range of genres, including individual and group reflections, critical and creative essays, and multi-modal compositions (infographics, slideshows, podcasts, photo essays, and more).

All faculty teaching sections of CSP 105 are also paired with a course assistant, who will attend class and lead writing labs and workshops to support student writing and critical thinking.

Successful candidates will:

1. Effectively engage incoming college students in undergraduate course work 
2. Balance academic rigor with support 
3. Devote extra time and effort to students outside class via additional office hours for individualized instruction (conferences)
4. Provide students with regular, meaningful feedback on assignments 
5. Provide mentorship and support for an undergraduate course assistant
6. Provide feedback to CSP Academic Advisors regarding student academic progress. 

Relevant teaching experience and qualifications, including demonstrated evidence of outstanding teaching will determine the selection of a candidate.

Master's degree and experience teaching undergraduates required. Experience teaching writing at the college level.

Ph.D. in English or closely related discipline preferred; demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching highly desired.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Lecturers Employee Organization, AFL-CIO, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.

Questions about applying for this position can be e-mailed to csp-hiring@umich.edu.

Application review will begin on April 24 and will continue until the positions are filled.

LEO job openings are posted for a minimum of ten calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.

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