[Englecturers] Urgent: opportunity for ABD or PhD to teach Am Lit Course this semester (in two weeks)

[Steven Axelrod]

-----Original Message-----
From: Susie Lan Cassel [mailto:scassel at csusm.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 5:05 PM
To: steven.axelrod at ucr.edu; emory.elliott at ucr.edu
Cc: tina.feldman at ucr.edu
Subject: Urgent: opportunity for ABD or PhD to teach Am Lit Course this
semester


Dear Emory and Steve,
 
I  hope you are both enjoying your summers. As you know, I have been trying
to work with my university to schedule the grants I received over the summer
(we're still negotiating details), and while I'm awaiting confirmation, it
looks like I may need to give up my American Literature Survey 1865-present
this semester which starts 2 weeks from today!
 
In anticipation, we are looking for an excellent ABD or PhD instructor for
the course. I think this course would be a real plum for one of your
students. It meets one night a week in a beautiful lecture hall with all the
latest technology. I believe the drive to San Marcos from Riverside takes a
little less than one hour (down the 15). The course must include multiple
genres (at least prose, poetry, and nonfiction), and multicultural voices.
I've ordered the Heath Anthology for the class, but the instructor is not
bound to that. The course is fully enrolled at 50 students, and as per our
university requirement, all students must write at least ten pages in the
course (including in-class work, quizzes, etc.).
 
Here are the quick details:
Course: American Literature II, 1865-present
Meets: Tuesday nights, 5:30-8:15
Semester dates: Aug 28-Dec 11 (including one finals week)
Salary: commensurate with experience, PhD's usually begin around $4,500 per
course
 
Those interested can send an email cover letter expressing interest in this
(and any other) courses along with a c.v. to our chair, Prof. Dawn Formo, at
dformo at csusm.edu by this Friday, Aug 17th, for best consideration. We will
probably try to do short phone interviews early next week. If anyone has
questions, I'm on email daily and would be happy to be contacted.
 
Thanks so much for your help in getting this word out!
 
Best wishes,
 
Susie