Hello all,
I wanted to share a job ad that may be of interest to some of you.
The Department of English at Old Dominion University invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor of Writing Studies to teach courses (2/2 teach load) 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 opportunities for additional compensation for summer teaching and/or administrative work. Candidates must have completed all requirements for a Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Composition, Writing Studies, or a related field by July 24, 2024. Old Dominion University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. More information and a submission link can be found here: https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/19660.
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:
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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;
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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;
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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
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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.
Our university is committed to mentorship and includes formal mentoring at the department, college, and university levels, including a Women’s Caucus (Wo-Mentoring) Program and rich faculty network options, which includes the Coalition of Black Faculty & Administrators, Employees with Disabilities Association, Hispanic & Latino Employee Association, and the LGBTQIA Faculty/Staff Caucus.
Applications must be submitted by January 16, 2024 for full consideration. The position will remain open until it is filled.
If you have questions about this position, please contact Kristi Costello at kcostell or Meg Boeshart at mboeshar. If you run into any issues with the application system, please contact Human Resources at (757) 683-3042 or Jobsearch.
Megan BoeshartDirector of the Writing Center and Senior Lecturer
Pronouns: she/her
English Department
Old Dominion University
Writing Center @ Perry Library #1208
4427 Hampton Blvd
Norfolk, VA 23529
Email: mboeshar
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