Lecturers or Senior Lecturers in Writing and Rhetoric-Technical Writing and Science Writing
Emory University

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The Writing Program in the Emory College of Arts & Sciences (Atlanta, GA) is accepting applications for two new positions at the rank of Lecturer or Senior Lecturer. In addition to teaching responsibilities in these areas, successful applicants will have training or experience to enhance our team of writing program administrators (WPAs), taking on leadership roles over time. The ideal candidates will add to our team's strengths in composition, technical writing, science writing, and rhetoric in one or more of the following areas:

Science Writing. Specialization in writing in scientific disciplines, science writing for the public, and/or data communication. We would welcome a colleague to tailor offerings for students in the social and/or natural sciences and serve as a resource for training tutors working with STEM students in the Writing Center. In additional to teaching, the candidate may play an important role in working with natural and social science faculty across our campus in their writing and communication intensive courses.

Technical Writing. Specialization in rhetoric and technical writing or professional communication. The candidate will teach Technical Writing in our existing program and develop further specialized courses for undergraduates in all areas of technical communication. Technical Writing is an upper division course focuses on writing and data science that draws students from Applied Math, the Business School, Computer Science, Neurobiology, and the Quantitative Theory and Methods Department (QTM).

The Writing Program at Emory offers a new minor in Rhetoric, Writing, and Information Design (RWID) and has an integrated English Language Learners (ELL) program. We also support first-year writing and various WAC/WID initiatives in the College of Arts and Sciences, including a long-standing Writing Center. Successful applicants will join a collegial group of five lecture-track faculty, four administrative staffers, and six postdoctoral fellows already working in the Writing Program.

Lecture-track appointments at Emory are renewable contracts for three, five, or seven years depending on rank. Appointments have career trajectories with opportunities for promotion from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer to Professor of Pedagogy. Our faculty positions are housed in the English Department. The program also reports to the Office of Undergraduate Education, as we foster faculty development, support the three-course College Continuing Writing Requirement, and support students across the College and beyond. The normal teaching load for faculty in the lecture-track at Emory is 3/2, normally including some first-year writing instruction. This hire will also have the opportunity to design and teach courses of interest which serve the minor in RWID.

Lecture-track faculty have access to research funding through the College and the Writing Program. A reduction of teaching load is negotiable for administrative responsibilities. Salary will be dependent upon qualifications and professional experience and is competitive with full faculty benefits. The appointment will be effective Fall 2022.

Informational websites about the Writing Program:

First-Year Writing http://writingprogram.emory.edu/first-year-writing/index.html

Writing across Emory http://writingprogram.emory.edu/writing-across-emory/index.html

The Emory Writing Center http://writingcenter.emory.edu/

RWID Minor http://writingprogram.emory.edu/curriculum/index.html

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD in rhetoric and composition, or related field.
• Interest in writing program administration and/or related leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience working with faculty and students from various disciplinary backgrounds.
• Evidence of commitment to writing, rhetoric, and/or communication across the curriculum, and/or writing in the disciplines (WAC/WID) scholarship and pedagogies.
• Research activity in composition and rhetoric or related field.
• Experience working with a diverse student population.

Desired Qualifications:

• Teaching experience in multiple levels of university writing courses, including first-year writing.
• Teaching or research experience in either quantitative methods or scientific methods, as appropriate for each position.
• Experience performing service at the department, college, and university level.
• Experience in leadership roles in a writing program.
• Experience in linking the university to the surrounding community.
• Experience with universal design for learning and developing accessible pedagogies and practices.
• Pedagogical approach that integrates anti-racism and cultural responsiveness.
• Expertise in technical applications of rhetoric and the fields of writing technology, science and/or health communication, and data journalism.
• Familiarity with the educational needs of students who are multilingual and/or from historically underrepresented groups.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

For full consideration, application must be received by February 1, 2022. Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, teaching portfolio (a teaching statement, two sample syllabi, one or two sample assignments, and recent course evaluations and/or evidence of teaching effectiveness), and three letters of recommendation through Interfolio, at: http://apply.interfolio.com/98028. In your letter of application, please reflect upon your experience and vision regarding the teaching and mentorship of students from diverse backgrounds and/or your commitment to anti-racism in your field of specialization. Only applications submitted through Interfolio will be reviewed.

Questions? Contact Joonna S. Trapp, Chair of Search Committee, joonna.trapp@emory.edu. Email inquiries only.

Emory University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all Federal and Georgia State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. Emory University does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. Students, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in University programs and in use of facilities without such discrimination. The University also complies with all applicable federal and Georgia statutes and regulations prohibiting unlawful discrimination. All members of the student body, faculty, and staff are expected to assist in making this policy valid in fact. Any inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Emory University Office of Equity and Inclusion, 201 Dowman Drive, Administration Bldg., Suite 305, Atlanta, GA 30322. Telephone 404/727-9867 (V) 404/712-2049 (TDD).

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