Job Posting Number: F00173
Department: Writing Center-1297
Job Category: Faculty Posting
Position Details:
Wesleyan University’s Shapiro Writing Center invites applications for an Assistant Professor of the Practice in Academic Writing beginning September 1, 2018. This is a 9-month position, for an initial three-year term, with the possibility of renewal and promotion based on teaching and colleagueship.
This position will support Academic Writing across the university in the following ways:
- Teaching and development of 3 undergraduate writing courses each year (at least one course in fall and one in spring, plus a third that could be in fall, spring, Summer Session or Winter Session).
- Assisting the Director of Academic Writing in providing support for students and faculty by:
- Recruiting, training, and supervising a post-baccalaureate Fellow in the Writing Center responsible for supporting day-to-day operations of the Writing Workshop;
- Recruiting, training, and supervising undergraduate writing tutors and mentors;
- Developing programming for students and for faculty, including workshops, lectures, and other events;
- Coordinating with the Director of Academic Writing on outreach to faculty and students;
- Coordinating with the Director of Academic Writing on developing and maintaining modes of assessment for activities of the Writing Workshop.
There will also be the possibility to propose additional courses beyond the three contracted courses, for additional overload compensation. Professors of the practice are not tenure-track positions, but are renewable positions based on performance, budget, and continued need.
Institutional information and support:
Wesleyan is a highly selective liberal arts college that values both scholarship and teaching very highly, has a strong, diverse undergraduate student body, and offers competitive salaries and benefits.
Wesleyan’s Shapiro Writing Center will provide support for this position.
Minimum Qualifications:
Candidates must have a PhD in rhetoric and composition, in hand by the time of appointment, or a PhD in a related field along with substantial experience teaching academic writing. Experience managing a writing workshop or a comparable academic institution preferred. The successful candidate will have strong organizational and communication skills and a record of excellent colleagueship.
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