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California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. Opened in 1965 and set at the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino mountains, the university serves approximately 19,000 students. CSUSB is a federally recognized minority-serving and Hispanic-serving institution that reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has the most diverse student population of any university in the Inland Empire: 74 percent of its students are members of underrepresented groups, 80 percent are first-generation, and 56 percent are Pell eligible. For more information on the campus, please visit the CSUSB website.

CSUSB employs 467 full-time faculty and offers 48 undergraduate, 35 graduate, and one doctoral degree programs and 14 academic programs with national accreditation. At CSUSB, diversity, equity and inclusion are values central to our mission. We recognize that diversity and inclusion in all its forms are necessary for our institutional success. By fully leveraging our diverse experiences, backgrounds and insights, we inspire innovation, challenge the status quo and create better outcomes for our students and community. As part of CSUSB's commitment to hire, develop and retain a diverse faculty, we offer a variety of networking, mentoring and development programs for our junior faculty. We are committed to building and sustaining a CSUSB community that is supportive and inclusive of all individuals. Qualified applicants with experience in ethnically diverse settings and/or who demonstrate a commitment to serving diverse student populations are strongly encouraged to apply.

JOB SUMMARY

Teaching Associate will teach one 3-unit section of English 1070A or English 1210.

TYPICAL ACTIVITIES

Position involves preparing a syllabus and assignments, creating lessons and class activities, attending class weekly for the duration of the semester, grading assignments, holding weekly office hours, and responding to student communication in a timely manner. Teaching Associates will also attend a pre-teaching orientation held before classes begin.

Qualified candidates must demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring a diverse student population and to working effectively with faculty, staff and students across a wide range of disciplines.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must be a student in the MA in English & Writing Studies program at CSUSB.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants must:

1. Be enrolled in good standing as a classified graduate student in the M.A. in English & Writing Studies program. 
2. To teach Eng 1070A: First-Year Composition, have completed the following prerequisite courses with a grade of B or better: 
   - Eng 6120: Contemporary Discourse and Composition Theory 
   - One praxis course chosen from: ENG 6600, 6300, 6570, 6580, or 6260 
   - Eng 6620: An internship in a FYC course or writing-intensive course
   
3. To teach Eng 1210: Diversity Literature and Social Justice, have completed the following prerequisite courses with a grade of B or better:

• At least one graduate literature seminar. 
• A praxis course, preferably ENG 6590 Approaches to Teaching College-Level Literature. (Other praxis courses include ENG 6300, ENG 6570, ENG 6580, ENG 6600.)
• Eng 6120: Contemporary Discourse and Composition Theory (because 1210 is a designated Writing Intensive course) 
• An internship (ENG 6620) in either a literature or a composition course
  

1. Not have previously held a Teaching Associateship in the program. 
2. Maintain academic eligibility throughout the employment period (enrolled, with 3.5 GPA or higher). 
3. Be available to teach courses at time assigned (MW or TR mornings or afternoons). 
4. Attend pre-teaching course planning sessions during the day the week before classes begin in Fall. Specific dates and times TBA. 
5. Accept responsibility and have the ability to relate well to others.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with CSUSB. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment. Note: CSUSB cannot deny an applicant a position solely or in part due to a criminal conviction history until it has performed an individualized assessment and linked the relevant conviction history with specific job duties in the position being sought.

Please note: Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that CSUSB has designated as sensitive. Sensitive positions are those requiring heightened scrutiny of individuals holding the position based on potential for harm to children, concerns for the safety and security of people, animals, or property, or heightened risk of financial loss to CSUSB or individuals in the university community.

For health and well-being, CSUSB is a smoke & tobacco-free campus. The university is committed to promoting a healthy environment for all members of our community.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

To find out more about the Department English visit our website: https://www.csusb.edu/english

To find out more about the MA in English & Writing Studies, go to: https://www.csusb.edu/english-writing-studies

For more information regarding the position, please contact:

the Department Chair

Dr. Jessica Luck

(909)537-5824

jluck@csusb.edu

Administrative Support

Reyes Ortega Gonzalez

(909)537-3825

reyes.OrtegaGonzalez@csusb.edu 

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit:

1. Letter of Application: A letter (1-1.5 typed pages) in which you discuss: 

• your reasons for applying;
• your qualifications for this position; 
• your areas of interest in the fields of composition & rhetoric or literary studies, as you see them informing your writing pedagogy.
  

1. CV or Resume
   
2. Teaching Philosophy Statement (2 typed pages) in which you discuss:

• what you believe the purpose of a first-year writing course is; 
• the kinds of conceptual knowledges you think are important to include in your writing curriculum and why; 
• the core pedagogical values that will inform what you teach and how;
• the kind of classroom community you'd like to cultivate (and how); 
• how you see your own role in the classroom; 
• anything else that helps explain your pedagogical orientations in the writing classroom. 

1. Course Syllabus and Rationale

For this application, you should provide a course overview/rationale and a skeleton syllabus: 

a) An overview and rationale of your plan for Eng 1070A or Eng 1210 (3 pages), including key approaches, goals, sequences, and scaffolding for the one-semester course. Your course rationale should explain your approach to the course, discussing the types of assignments you would create, your approaches to developing your students' writing (e.g., invention activities, processes, approaches to feedback and revision); and the ways you would integrate readings into your course and support students' critical reading development.

b) A skeleton syllabus of Eng 1070A or Eng 1210 including:

• Course welcome and overview
• Course objectives 
• Readings
• Assignments and 
• Schedule

Please note: the purpose of this syllabus is to demonstrate your ability to develop a concrete, theoretically grounded plan for a first-year writing class that addresses the learning outcomes of the CSUSB FYC program, but will not be the syllabus you use should you be accepted into the TA program.

1. Recommendations: two recommendations commenting on your academic strengths, your ability to work with colleagues, and potential as a writing teacher. If you have completed or are currently completing your internship, one recommendation should be from your supervising faculty mentor. Recommenders should use the recommendation form on the TA website. Please send your references this link to the recommendation form when you send them your request for a recommendation.

Interview: In addition to these application materials, TA applicants will meet with the TA Selection Committee via Zoom for 30-minute interviews to discuss their materials in more depth.

Formal review of applications will be as needed.

If you are interested in this opportunity, we invite you to apply by using this CSU Recruit Hyperlink at:

https://secure.dc4.pageuppeople.com/apply/873/gateway/Default.aspx?c=apply&sJobIDs=549046&SourceTypeID=803&sLanguage=en-us&lApplicationSubSourceID=11243

Please Note: CSUSB is currently not sponsoring applicants for H-1B employment that are subject to the $100,000 fee established by the "Presidential Proclamation: Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers" issued on September 19, 2025. Applicants are responsible for determining the applicability of the fee.

Salary is commensurate with experience.

(Actual Salary will be in accordance with percentage of time appointed) 

Teaching Associate - Academic Year (2354)  Range 1   $3,245 - $7,598 Per Month

Teaching Associate - Academic Year (2354)  Range 2   $3,826 - $9,576 Per Month

CSU Salary Schedule: https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/careers/compensation/Pages/salary-schedule.aspx

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

California State University, San Bernardino is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, or protected veteran status. This position adheres to CSU policies against Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Violence, including Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking. This requires completion of Sexual Violence Prevention Training within 6 months of assuming employment and on a two-year basis thereafter. (Executive Order 1096)

This position may be "Designated" under California State University's Conflict of Interest Code. This would require the filing of a Statement of Economic Interest on an annual basis and the completion of training within 6 months of assuming office and every 2 years thereafter. Visit the Human Resources Conflict of Interest webpage link for additional information:
https://www.csusb.edu/human-resources/current-employees/employee-relations/conflict-interest