Due to a technicality related to the initial job description on Interfolio, we are re-opening the search for the following position. The search will close on March 2, 2025. *If you have already applied for this position, please do not reapply. We are able to consider all applications that have already been submitted.*
Associate Teaching Professor & Associate Director of Pedagogy. This position has a teaching load of five courses per year, with a two-course release to focus on the administrative leadership role. The administrative responsibility is to develop and implement pedagogical training for PWC faculty and FYW instructors, including workshops, retreats, reading groups, and learning communities, with a focus on topics related to accessibility and inclusivity. Experience teaching in a writing studio model or training studio leaders is a plus.
- This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, 12-month faculty position that is fully funded. The required teaching will take place in the fall and spring semester, and the summer work is reviewing 70-100 pieces of student writing for the first-year placement process.
- The position reports directly to the campus WPA (me) and will join a group of nine other full-time faculty and two post-doctoral teaching fellows who teach a range of required and elective writing and communication courses, and seven staff members who work in the university’s writing center and communication-in-the-disciplines initiative.
- The the starting salary is $80k. The cost of living in Houston is significantly lower than other major US cities, so I encourage applicants to compare their salary expectations with a cost-of-living calculator.
- There will be funds for relocating (up to $4000 for each position). Our full-time faculty also receive annual funding for attending conferences and other professional development activities ($1800 in 2024-25).
- This is not remote or hybrid positions; we do not offer online courses in our program. However, the required summer work for the first-year placement process can be completed remotely.
- Houston is known for being one of the best food cities in the US and for its vibrant arts scene. Many are surprised to learn that it’s the most culturally and ethnically diverse city in the US. It’s quite green, with a sub-tropical climate. The Rice campus itself is a beautiful park-like enclave of 300 acres with a mix of classical and modern architecture in the center of the city.
Please contact me if you have any questions this position or the search.
Jennifer Wilson
Jennifer Shade Wilson, PhD (she/her) Director & Senior Lecturer Program in Writing and Communication Rice University 200D Fondren Library pwc.rice.edu