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About The Position

The Writing Program in the Emory College of Arts & Sciences is seeking colleagues with a preferred specialization in Composition, Rhetoric, and Writing to join their interdisciplinary team of teaching-track faculty. The ideal candidates will be collaborative, innovative administrators and instructors who can contribute to strengths in inclusive pedagogy, cultural rhetorics, community-based writing, digital humanities, and writing with quantitative data. The successful candidate will immediately serve as the Director of First-Year Writing (FYW), requiring expertise in first-year composition pedagogy, related research, and assessment experience. Responsibilities as Director include training and mentoring instructors, supporting students, developing and assessing curriculum, and running continuing education for writing instructors. The role also involves collaborating with faculty to develop and teach a writing pedagogy practicum for graduate student instructors.

Requirements

  • PhD specializing in composition and rhetoric, writing studies, or related field.
  • Demonstrated expertise in scholarship and pedagogies related to FYW.
  • Leadership experience at the program, department, college, or university level.
  • Experience in writing program administration especially preferred.
  • Experience or interest in teaching, mentorship, and/or research in critical data literacies, technical or quantitative communication, and digital rhetorics.
  • Teaching experience in first-year writing and other levels of university writing.
  • Experience working with faculty and students across disciplinary backgrounds.
  • Experience working with a range of student populations using pedagogical approaches that emphasize inclusion and belonging and cultural responsiveness.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with accessible pedagogies and practices and/or universal design for learning.
  • Familiarity with the educational needs of students who are multilingual and/or from historically underrepresented groups.
  • Engagement with critical and/or justice-oriented pedagogical and methodological approaches.
  • Experience or interest in community-engaged pedagogies and communication.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the Director of First-Year Writing (FYW).
  • Train and mentor instructors at all levels.
  • Support prospective and enrolled students.
  • Develop and assess curriculum for first-year writing.
  • Run continuing education for writing instructors.
  • Collaborate with faculty to develop and teach a writing pedagogy practicum for graduate student instructors.
  • Teach courses such as First-Year Writing, Technical Communication, and courses within the Rhetoric, Writing, and Information Design (RWID) minor.
  • Develop and teach courses based on their own expertise.

Benefits

  • Career positions with multi-year contracts
  • Full faculty benefits
  • Opportunities for promotion and administrative leadership
  • Consistent access to funding and resources for teaching, research, and professional development
  • Competitive salary

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Entry Level

Education Level

Ph.D. or professional degree

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