Careers at the Well-Trained Mind Academy

Part-Time Online Writing Instructors Needed

The Well-Trained Mind Academy is seeking part-time high school expository and rhetoric writing instructors to teach live, online classes to middle and high schoolers.  Part-time instructors teach 1-6 sections of 12-15 students each. Qualified and interested instructors will be considered for additional courses teaching expository writing, creative writing, history, and/or literature. Some teaching experience required; experience with online instruction a plus. Must be comfortable working with a small focused team, taking academic direction, and cooperating with other writing instructors.

This position is part-time; instructors are hired on a course-by-course basis. Instructor should have a bachelor’s degree in the humanities; an MA, MFA, or PhD is a plus. Part-time instructors can live anywhere in the United States; all classes are offered during regular business hours in the Eastern Time Zone. 

Position requires reliable high-speed internet and the ability to comfortably work using a screen for several hours in a row. 

Please submit a cover letter that addresses previous teaching experience and any online teaching experience, a CV, three references (names and contact information only), and - if possible - syllabi from relevant courses (no more than three).  Email all materials to [email protected]; the position is open until filled.