The Core Curriculum at Loyola Marymount University announces openings for part-time Rhetorical Arts instructor positions. The Rhetorical Arts course provides a unique opportunity for instructors to help students develop essential writing, speaking, and information literacy skills. Rhetorical Arts fulfills an undergraduate Core Curriculum requirement and fosters articulate expression, critical thinking, and moral reflection, enabling students to engage in written and oral public discourse with persuasive force and stylistic excellence. It also provides opportunities for students to actively engage with essential components of the Jesuit and Marymount educational traditions, primarily through the Jesuit principle of Eloquentia Perfecta, “the good person speaking and writing well for the common good.” Instructors are responsible for full course design and implementation of one or two 4-unit sections of Rhetorical Arts, which enrolls a maximum of 19 students per section. Other responsibilities include meeting with students one-on-one in office hours, assessing all student work, attending training and faculty development events, and submitting final grades to the Registrar’s office. 

A PhD or MFA is preferred, but candidates with a master’s degree will be considered. While many of our faculty have scholarly backgrounds in English Literature, Rhetoric and Composition, and/or Communication Studies, we welcome applicants from all relevant fields. If interested, please submit a cover letter describing your teaching experience and explaining how you might approach this course, a CV, and references to [email protected]. 

Minimum salary is $2,517 per unit taught.