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Lecturer u2013 Composition and Rhethoric, Writing Studies FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE COLLEGE John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY) and an internationally recognized leader in educating for justice. Led by President Karol V. Mason, John Jay is a federally designated Hispanic-serving institution, it is ranked third in the nation in Black student success, and it is a top ten institution for promoting student social mobility. John Jay is proud to serve a diverse and dynamic student body of 15,000 students that includes nearly fifty percent students who are first in their family to attend college as well as students who are immigrants, from low-income families, or from other historically underrepresented groups in higher education. The College participates in the doctoral programs of the Graduate Center of CUNY and offers bacheloru2019s and masteru2019s degrees both in traditional criminal justice-related fields of study as well as in a robust portfolio of liberal arts and sciences programs that highlight themes of justice across the arts, sciences, humanities, and social sciences. The College seeks staff and faculty members who thrive in multicultural academic environments and are committed to access and excellence in higher education. POSITION OVERVIEW + The John Jay College of Criminal Justice English Department and College-wide Vertical Writing Program invite applications for a Lecturer in Composition and Rhetoric/Writing Studies to begin August 2026. As a majority-minority and Hispanic-Serving Institution in New York City, John Jay College is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to our mission of educational justice for all students in our diverse community. As demonstrated in John Jay Collegeu2019s Seven Principles for a Culturally Responsive, Inclusive, and Anti-Racist Curriculum ( ), the College seeks a faculty member who thrives in a multicultural, collaborative academic environment and is committed to both access and excellence in higher education. + Successful candidates will join an award-winning writing program (CCCCs Certificate of Excellence) and collaborate with an engaged full-time and adjunct writing faculty to play a crucial role in student academic success by designing and teaching courses in the required two-course first-year writing sequence. Successful candidates also do extensive service to the Vertical Writing Program and the College by participating in General Education and Writing Across the Curriculum committees and projects. After five full years of service and annual reviews of teaching and service, lecturers are eligible for a