Assistant Professor of Writing Studies and Director of WAC/WID & STEM Initiatives for the Writing Center (Tenure Track)

Posting Details Posting Details Job Title Assistant Professor of Writing Studies and Director of WAC/WID & STEM Initiatives for the Writing Center (Tenure Track) Department ENGLISH Position Number F1045A Job Description The Department of English at Old Dominion University invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor of Writing Studies to teach courses and serve as the Director of WAC/WID & STEM Initiatives for the Writing Center and General Education Program.
This 10-month appointment begins July 25, 2024, and includes it opportunities for summer teaching and/or administrative work.
This position will expand ongoing WAC/WID efforts of the Writing Center and support the English General Education Program’s efforts to foster dynamic transfer from 200-level research-based general education composition courses into the major-level writing intensive courses.
The successful candidate will have opportunities to teach courses in Composition and Writing Studies for the general education program, the English major, and the graduate programs.
The position will yield exciting possibilities for collaborative research.
Though we are excited to learn about each candidate’s vision for the position, we foresee the successful candidate’s role will include the following: collaborating with the Director of the Writing Center to provide programming and resources for faculty across campus, particularly STEM faculty, train tutors to respond more effectively to STEM genres, and help recruit and train writers from across the disciplines to work in the writing center; contributing to our program and department’s our ongoing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts through providing leadership and creating professional development opportunities that support the newly revised 200-level research-based general education composition courses; facilitating communication among teachers of the 200-level composition courses and the major-level writing intensive courses across campus to encourage vertical and dynamic transfer; and working with the Associate Chair of Writing Studies and the Directors of the Writing Center, Writing Placement & Support, and General Education Composition and Literature, to continue to respond to student and faculty needs and improve our programs.
Position Type FullTime Type of Recruitment General Public Type of Recruitment General Public Minimum Qualifications - knowledge, skills, and abilities We seek a colleague with: Experience in college-level tutoring and teaching first-year writing or composition, using teaching practices informed by current writing studies pedagogy and scholarship; Leadership experience related to Writing Centers, writing programs, and/or WAC/WID initiatives (this includes Graduate Assistant WPA roles); A research agenda related to Writing Centers, writing programs, WAC/WID initiatives, and STEM writing (this includes published scholarship, grants, dissertations, and conference presentations); and Evidence of commitment to collaboration, teamwork, and team-building (this includes participation in campus initiatives, professional organizations, committees, scholarship, and problem-solving with colleagues).
Minimum Qualifications - Education or training Candidates must have completed all requirements for a Ph.
D.
in Rhetoric, Composition, Writing Studies, or a related field by July 24, 2024.
Minimum Qualifications - Special licenses, registration or certification Preferred Qualifications Preference will be given to candidates with: Experience as a director, co-director, assistant director, or graduate assistant director of writing center, writing program, WAC/WID program, or related program; A record of scholarship and/or administrative decision-making intended to support and foster diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility; and/or Experience tutoring or mentoring graduate students working on thesis and dissertation projects.
Conditions of Employment Location Norfolk, VA Job Open Date 12/06/2023 Application Review Date 01/16/2024 Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants / Additional Materials Required Interested candidates should submit materials at https://jobs.
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The statement should clearly articulate the candidate’s leadership experience in writing programs/centers/WAC/WID initiatives and research related to one or more of these areas.
A curriculum vitae that includes the courses the candidate has taught and any tutoring experience.
A 1-2 page statement of teaching philosophy that includes concrete examples of integration of writing studies scholarship into one’s teaching of composition.
A 1-2 page statement that provides concrete examples of integration of diversity and accessibility into pedagogy and/or administrative work.
The committee hopes to learn from the diversity statement how the applicant supports and would work with diverse students and faculty members as an educator, researcher and program administrator.
Unofficial graduate transcripts.
Contact information for 3 references.
If your application progresses in the search, the application site will request confidential recommendation letters from these references.
Candidates invited for campus interviews will be asked to do a research presentation and teaching demonstration.
Applications must be submitted by January 16, 2024 for full consideration.
The position will remain open until it is filled.
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Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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