Job: Writing and Communication Center Director/Assistant Professor

Hi all,

Oxford College of Emory University is hiring a director for our Writing & Communication Center. This is a tenure-track Assistant Professor position starting fall 2024: https://apply.interfolio.com/138072.

Oxford College is Emory’s original campus in Oxford, Georgia and is 36 miles east of Atlanta. We are teaching focused and embrace the teacher-scholar model. One of my favorite things about working here is that we are all invested in our teaching first and share an interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning. We’re also highly collaborative. Our campus immerses first- and second-year Emory students in a small liberal arts campus community before they make their way to the research university environment on Emory’s Atlanta campus. Our Writing & Communication Center employs approximately twenty peer tutors and serves roughly 975 students.

I am chairing this search and very happy to answer questions. Review of applications will begin on January 15.

Happy 2024!

Gwendolynne

Gwendolynne Reid, Ph.D.

Director of the Writing & Communication Program

Associate Professor of English

Oxford College of Emory University

801 Emory Street, Oxford, GA 30054

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Description

Emory University’s Oxford College invites applications for a director of its Writing & Communication Center and tenure-track assistant professor of English in Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing Studies to begin August 2024. We seek a teacher-scholar invested in the liberal arts who will direct our Writing & Communication Center, mentor undergraduates through advising and other work, and teach writing and rhetoric courses, including first-year writing and the first-semester Discover Seminar. The teaching load for the Director is two courses per semester, including the one-credit, tutor-practicum course. In addition to teaching and administrative work, successful candidates will be committed to ongoing scholarship, preferably with the potential to involve or mentor students in undergraduate research, as well as service to the Writing and Communication Program, General Education Program, and beyond.

The Director will oversee the Oxford Writing & Communication Center (OWCC), which supports Oxford students’ development as flexible, thoughtful communicators across diverse languages, cultures, disciplines, and modes. The Director will recruit, train, and supervise undergraduate peer consultants and embedded peer fellows attached to communication-intensive courses; teach an experiential tutor-preparation course; develop and assess OWCC goals and programming; consider and implement ways to enhance diversity, inclusion, and belonging among students who work in and use the OWCC; oversee OWCC operations and student employment budget; and collaborate with related units. The Director will remain current in writing center scholarship through conferences and publication and will mentor undergraduate research among consultants and fellows where practicable. The Director will work closely with the Director of the Writing & Communication Program to further the campus culture of writing and provide ongoing vision for the OWCC. The Director reports to the Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and receives shared/part-time administrative support from Academic Affairs.

Who We Are
One of Emory University’s four schools partnering in undergraduate education, Oxford College provides 975 first- and second-year students of high academic profile an intensive liberal arts program for the first two years of their Emory bachelor’s degree. Located 36 miles east of Atlanta on Emory’s original campus in Oxford, Georgia, Oxford College immerses students in a small liberal arts campus community emphasizing discovery, exploration, and reflection both in and beyond the classroom. We are especially interested in candidates with a commitment to working with a diverse student body in an inclusive learning community that values excellence in teaching and close student-faculty interaction. Applications from historically underrepresented populations are particularly welcome. For more information about Oxford College and for a full list of open positions, visit http://oxford.emory.edu/hiring.

Emory Supports a Diverse and Inclusive Culture
Emory University is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. For Emory’s full statement on Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, please visit this site.

Qualifications
Required: A Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing Studies, or a related field, by the time of appointment; a scholarly agenda focused on writing center work, writing pedagogy, or a closely related field; administrative experience in a writing or communication center and knowledge of current writing center theory and practice; a record of effective teaching in writing and/or rhetoric; demonstrated commitment to mentoring undergraduate students; and demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Preferred qualifications: Commitment to teaching and learning in a liberal arts environment; experience supporting multilingual writers and linguistic diversity; experience mentoring undergraduate researchers; experience supporting oral, multimodal, and/or digital communication; familiarity with writing across the curriculum; demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion in writing center work.

Application Instructions
Applicants should submit the following items via Interfolio (https://apply.interfolio.com/138072):

Cover letter (1-2 pages) that addresses candidate’s qualifications for the position, interest in working at a liberal arts college with a diverse population of first- and second-year college students, and research agenda;
Curriculum vitae;
Administrative philosophy;
Teaching philosophy and evidence of teaching ability (e.g., syllabi, teaching observations, assignments, student evaluations);
Article-length writing sample;
Unofficial graduate school transcript(s).

Candidates who advance to the semi-finalist stage will be asked to submit three letters of recommendation.

Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. Questions may be directed to Dr. Gwendolynne Reid, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Writing & Communication Program, at gwendolynne.reid.