25-26 AY Teaching Associate (TA) English

Teaching Associate (TA) for the Department of English

College of Arts and Humanities

Position Overview :

The Department of English seeks graduate students as Teaching Associates Associates typically are responsible for providing classroom on successfulTA Eligibility and Department Eligibility and adequate funding the Department is seeking TA applicants for sections of English 5A.

Determinant on successful TA eligibility and Department Eligibility TAs will teach sections of English 5B the followingsemester and could have opportunities to teach other beginning courses in the English Department.

The department reserves the right to choose the most qualified candidate for each position and to assign Teaching Associates to the courses that are appropriate for the department program and curriculum in any given semester. Due to staff and curriculum changes courses offered may vary and no guarantee of employment from semester to semester can be made.

Anticipated Appointment Dates : This position is opened until filled. If you have applied and no other positions are available you will be notified.

Fall 2025 : August 18 2025 - December 22 2025;

Spring 2026 : January 15 2026 - May 22 2026

Hours / Units per week : 3-6 units (dependent on courses and numbers of section(s) assigned). Students are limited to working up to 20-hours per week across all positions student positions.

• 1-unit is equivalent to 2.66 hours per week (40hrs x 1-unit / 15-unit)
• No more than 7.5-units

Job Duties may include the following but will be dependent upon the specific course to which the teaching associate will be assigned as well as upon the specific needs of the faculty member in charge of the course :

Create or implement course design and assignment sequence

Prepare course materials and classroom activities

Respond to and evaluate student writing

Assess student performance including give course grades

Assist students outside of class during office hours and by appointment

Attend TA orientation at the beginning of the semester

Enroll in and attend English 282 (Practicum for Teachers of Writing) once a week each semester as a condition of employment

Participate in programmatic assessment procedures

Teach beginning English course (as instructor of record)

Maintain office hours

Evaluate student work

Qualifications : A candidate for the position of teaching associate in the Department of English must meet the following minimum qualifications :

Must have courses in knowledge of and experience with literacy learning and the writing process.

Must be a student fully admitted to the MA or MFA Program in the Department of English in good academic standing and be enrolled in at least 6-units for the semester or in two courses toward the degree.

Must demonstrate satisfactory progress towards the degree.

Should also have the ability to relate well with others within the academic environment and have the ability or potential to learn how to instruct and evaluate students.

Enroll in and pass English 270 (Seminar in Writing Pedagogy : Theory and Practice) by the date of appointment to a TA position.

Preferred Qualifications :

The Hiring Committee also looks favorably upon applicants who have successfully completed courses in history of the English language grammar linguistics creative writing form and theory courses (English) or teaching English as a second courses might include English 175T (Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing) English 131 (Literacy Studies) CI 161 (Methods and Materials in Secondary Teaching) English 132S (Rhetoric Grammar Writing Instruction) and Linguistics 237 (Teaching Basic Written English).

Writing tutoring or teaching experience is preferred but not required.

Application Procedures : The review of applications will begin in Spring 2025 for a Fall 2025 start date.

The following documents are required to upload :

If you are a Fresno State student : Sign into . Access your Unofficial Transcript. Highlight all text throughout the document copy it and paste it into a word processor document and save the document with your name somewhere in the file name.

First name

Inquiries : For application inquiries please email Dr. Bo Wang at .

Finalists : may be asked for an interview

Teaching Associates additional information regarding assignment :

The California State University Teaching Associate Classification and Standards

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Employment Type : Full Time

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Vacancy : 1