ARTSCI 160 Part-Time Lecturer - Temporary

Description

The English Department is now accepting applications for Part Time Lecturers -Temporary to teach Artsci 160 (formerly ENGL 108) for College Edge. These positions are non-tenure eligible with a service period of 1 month. The appointment will be at 100% FTE for payroll dates 8/16/26 - 9/15/26, with dates of instruction being 8/24/2026 through 9/18/2026. Positive factors for consideration include, but are not limited to, prior teaching experience in a UW Writing Program. Finalists for ENGL 108 may be asked to interview with the director of the program, Anis Bawarshi.

Duties:  The duties will include teaching one section of ARTSCI 160 (formerly ENGL 108) - My Writing Story: Preparing for Success at UW.  ARTSCI 160: My Writing Story is a 5-credit course designed to meet the needs of any incoming UW student who would like to strengthen their writing and learning skills to meet college-level expectations, as well as those who want to learn more about the UW campus and build a supportive academic and social community with their classmates. Classes are held in person four days a week (Tuesday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.) from 8/24/2026 through 9/18/2026. This year we expect to be offering four sections of ARTSCI 160: My Writing Story. Enrollment is planned for 18-20 students a section.

Salary: The rate for this appointment will be $11,949. Compensation will be calculated at 100% FTE of the instructor’s full-time monthly rate and topped off by a temporary pay supplement for the remaining amount (if needed). Instructors will be expected to participate in approximately 10-12 hours of prep and training prior to start of instruction. This course is taught with substantial collaboration among teachers and requires substantial sharing of goals and curriculum.

Application Deadline: Monday March 30, 2026, 5:00pm PST.

Course Description: My Writing Story: Preparing for Success at UW

The stories we tell about ourselves as writers are connected to the stories we tell about the places we inhabit. As students begin their careers at UW, this course offers a unique opportunity to reflect and build on their writing experiences so far while also learning and writing about the UW campus.

Stories are how we come to know ourselves, others, our past, our relationship to where we are, and our sense of belonging. Stores are also how we can change how and what we know.  By the time students get to college, they usually have developed stories they tell (or have been told) about themselves and their abilities as writers: stories of success, fear, pride, confidence or lack of confidence, procrastination, etc.  Increasingly, these stories also include our relationship as writers to AI. These stories can be powerful; they can shape how we perceive ourselves as writers and our attitudes about writing.

In this course, we will pause to examine these stories as part of reflecting on your writing life so far, and we will do so while thinking about how being at UW—a new place—gives you a chance to reorient your relationship to writing at the same time as you are orienting yourself to our campus and your new home. Our goal is to help you build on and adapt your writing experiences in order to become more successful writers, readers, researchers, and learners at UW.  Along the way, you will have a chance to reflect on how AI helps reveal (and is shaping and potentially changing) the ways we write. We will use our engagement with AI to reflect critically on who we are as writers, on how we write, and how we can grow as writers in ethical, creative, and intentional ways.

The course will help you strengthen your skills as writers, build community, and help you establish a sense of belonging at UW by giving you a chance to visit and learn more about particular areas of campus that interest you and then work in groups to present what you’ve learned in a guided tour and map.

The first half of the course focuses on the skills you’ll need to reflect on your relationship to writing and how writing shapes and is shaped by the places you write. In the second half, you'll complete a field-based research project that provides hands-on experience observing, researching, and writing about particular areas of UW campus. Along the way, you will become more familiar with campus writing centers, libraries, AI tools, and online resources.  

Qualifications

Eligibility: To be eligible, applicants must have received their terminal degree by the end of Spring Quarter 2026. Applicants with demonstrated teaching excellence in the teaching of writing will be given preference. Preference will also be given to applicants with experience and/or interest in supporting the course goals for ARTSCI 160: My Writing Story, including experiential, place-based learning and ethical and creative uses