Full-time, nine-month, tenure-track position or lecturer position in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education (HSSE) Department at the Crookston campus of the University of Minnesota, starting January (preferred) or August 2025.  Salary and rank commensurate with qualifications and experience, and a competitive fringe benefits package is offered. Lecturers are eligible for professional development support.  Final job offer is contingent upon receipt of official transcripts, complete background check, and authorization to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for VISA or STEM sponsorship.

Responsibilities 

The HSSE Department seeks a generalist who will serve as the faculty director of the First-year Seminar Program (UMC 1200/UMC 1202) and carry a half-time teaching load to include introductory composition and humanities courses. The director will oversee the design and assessment of the UMC 1200/1202 (Introduction to University Life and Problem Solving) courses and provide oversight of the instructors. Depending on the departmentâ™s needs, the candidate will have opportunities to teach more specialized advanced courses. 

Along with classroom instruction expectations, the successful candidate will:  

• advise students
• participate in recruitment and retention efforts
• engage in department and campus service activities
• enhance programs and student experiences
• provide service to the department, institution, and profession
• help expand our network with the industry to benefit our programs, student experience, and student employment opportunities
• work collaboratively with faculty colleagues

A tenure-track appointment carries a 24.0 credit hour workload per academic year, distributed over the fall and spring semesters; a lecturer appointment carries 30.0 credit hours. The Director duties will be part of the faculty workload obligation in the form of a reassignment from teaching. Summer teaching may be available for additional compensation. 
This position is not eligible for VISA or STEM sponsorship.

Minimum Qualifications 

• Masterâ™s degree in English, American Studies, Composition, Writing Studies, History, or a closely related field
• Strong knowledge and experience with program assessment
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty and staff to coordinate assessment and review of assessment data 
• Passion for teaching and student-centered service
• Ability to relate complex concepts to diverse audiences
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to deliver effective teaching in both the on campus and online environments
• Ability to demonstrate cultural competency
• Commitment to an experiential educational philosophy within the scope of the land grant mission  

Preferred Qualifications 

• Doctoral degree in English, American Studies, Composition, Writing Studies, History, or a closely related field
• Experience developing and teaching college-level composition courses, both on-campus and online.
• Prior experience in designing program assessment
• Prior teaching experience

About University of Minnesota Crookston

The University of Minnesota Crookston (UMN Crookston) is one of five campuses comprising the University of Minnesota system. UMN Crookston is a four-year public university with an enrollment of 1,800 students, approximately half on campus and half in online degrees.  The student body is diverse and comes from over 40 states and over 30 countries. Thirty-four baccalaureate degrees are offered, 15 of which are also offered online.  UMN Crookston proudly carries on a tradition of over a century of educational service to northwestern Minnesota, beginning in 1906 as a regional residential high school, changing to a two-year college in 1966 and to a four-year college in 1993.  UMN Crookston is a small student-centered community of learning and scholars known for providing personal attention to every student.  UMN Crookston makes a commitment to each individual student’s achievements and offers a hands-on approach and experiential learning that put students ahead of the competition. Integral to the university's statewide land-grant mission, UMN Crookston provides applied, career-oriented learning programs including internships and connects its teaching, research, and outreach to local, co...unty, and regional economic development agencies in support of the global economy. UMN Crookston delivers world?class University of Minnesota degrees in an affordable, close?knit campus setting where faculty and staff personally invest in the success of each student. UMN Crookston has been recognized for its quality programs by such organizations as U.S. News & World Report, which ranked the campus as #1 in the category Top Public Regional Colleges–Midwest for 2020.  U.S. News has ranked UMN Crookston among the top four in this category for the past 23 consecutive years.

Show more

Show less

Connections working at University of Minnesota Crookston