Friends in writing studies:
Since 2008, I’ve been teaching and directing the writing center at Westmont College, a nationally ranked liberal arts college in the evangelical Protestant tradition.
After a recent retirement, we are searching for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of English who specializes in composition/rhetoric; the anticipated start date is August 2024. While a PhD in hand is desirable, applicants who are ABD or who have an MFA plus a significant publication and teaching record will be considered. Review of applications has begun and will continue into November 2023. Job benefits include housing assistance.
- For more details on our open position, go here to learn about Westmont’s mission, then scroll down to select the "Assistant Professor of English: Composition/Rhetoric" tab. (We also have an open position for an Americanist, so be sure to select the desired tab.)
Our English department is collegial and includes 5 other full-time, tenure-track faculty members as well as part-time faculty who contribute to our minors in Ethnic Studies, Environmental Studies, Film Studies, Gender Studies, Global Studies, and Writing.
Westmont’s hillside campus overlooks coastal Santa Barbara, California, which is stunningly beautiful. We enjoy a lively arts scene, including UC Santa Barbara’s world-class Arts & Events series. Our local airport is serviced by 5 major airlines, and Amtrak offers southbound access to Los Angeles and San Diego and northbound access to San Jose and the San Francisco Bay area.
Kindly forward this information to other composition/rhetoric professionals who may be interested in applying. As the search chair, I am glad to answer questions.
Gratefully,
Sarah Skripsky
Sarah Skripsky, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
Director of the Writing Center
Writing across the Curriculum (WAC) Coordinator
955 La Paz Road • Santa Barbara, CA 93108
Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed the soul.
Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life