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Apply here: https://apply.interfolio.com/153707
Best wishes,
Gwendolynne
Gwendolynne Reid, Ph.D. (she/her)Associate Professor of English | Director of the Writing & Communication Program
Treasurer, Small Liberal Arts Colleges Writing Program Administrators (SLAC-WPA)
Oxford College of Emory University | 801 Emory Street, Oxford, GA 30054
gwendolynne.reid | Office location: Pierce Hall 137
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JOB AD: Assistant Professor, Rhetoric, Composition and Writing Studies, Tenure-Track
Oxford College of Emory University, Oxford, Georgia
Description
Emory University’s Oxford College invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor of English in Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing Studies starting August 2025. We seek a teacher-scholar invested in the liberal arts to teach writing and rhetoric courses to first- and second-year undergraduates. The successful applicant will teach three courses per semester, including first-year writing, first-semester Discovery Seminar, and other rhetoric and writing courses, and will mentor undergraduates through advising, undergraduate research, and other work. In addition to teaching, the successful candidate will have a record of ongoing scholarly research, preferably with the potential to involve or mentor students in undergraduate research, and a commitment to serving the Writing and Communication Program, General Education Program, and beyond.
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
Qualifications
Required: A Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing Studies, or a related field, by August 2024; experience teaching first-year writing; interest in undergraduate mentorship; a scholarly agenda with demonstrated potential for successful publication; strong interest in institutional and professional service; and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Preferred: Commitment to teaching and learning in a liberal arts environment; experience integrating writing across disciplines in first-year writing; demonstrated potential to develop new writing and rhetoric courses that will help first- and second-year students explore their pathways at Emory and beyond; experience teaching undergraduate courses in areas such as research methods in writing studies, writing for publication, or public rhetorics, or in an applied area such as medical rhetorics, environmental rhetorics, legal rhetorics, or business writing; experience supporting multilingual writers and linguistic diversity; experience mentoring and/or advising undergraduates; experience with writing center and/or writing program administration.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit the following items via Interfolio:
- Cover letter 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;
- Teaching philosophy and evidence of teaching effectiveness;
- 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.
Applications received by October 6, 2024 will receive full consideration. Questions may be directed to Dr. Gwendolynne Reid, Associate Professor of English, at gwendolynne.reid.
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