Visiting Assistant Professor English

Located 36 miles east of Atlanta on Emory’s original campus Oxford, Georgia, Oxford College invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor in English, to begin August 1, 2021. This is a one-year position with a 3-3 load that may be renewable for up to three years, based on strong teaching evaluations, need, and available funding. Courses are anticipated to be in person.

Position responsibilities include teaching six writing courses per year, primarily in first-year composition (ENG 185/6: “Writing & Inquiry in the Liberal Arts”—description below). We especially seek candidates with experience teaching first-year writing using a rhetorical and writing in the disciplines (WID) approach. We value pedagogies intentionally designed to support a diverse student population and candidates interested in contributing to ongoing faculty conversations related to inclusive teaching. Qualified and interested candidates may teach one or more sheltered sections of first-year writing for multilingual students (ENG 186).

Qualifications

Required

• Demonstrated excellence in teaching first-year writing.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with experience working with diverse student populations.
• Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Composition, Writing Studies, or related field by August 1, 2021 (also considered: A terminal degree in English or related field with significant pedagogical training and teaching experience in composition).

Preferred

• Experience teaching first-year writing using a writing in the disciplines (WID) approach.
• Experience using inquiry-based approaches to teaching rhetoric and writing.
• Commitment to the liberal arts.
• Active professional development in Rhetoric, Composition, Writing Studies.
• Demonstrated excellence and/or expertise in teaching first-year writing to multilingual, international, multiple-English, and non-heritage English writers.
   

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy, sample FYW syllabus, evidence of strong teaching, transcripts (unofficial acceptable), and a list of three professional references via Interfolio

Located 36 miles east of Atlanta on Emory’s original campus Oxford, Georgia, Oxford College invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor in English, to begin August 1, 2021. This is a one-year position with a 3-3 load that may be renewable for up to three years, based on strong teaching evaluations, need, and available funding. Courses are anticipated to be in person.

Position responsibilities include teaching six writing courses per year, primarily in first-year composition (ENG 185/6: “Writing & Inquiry in the Liberal Arts”—description below). We especially seek candidates with experience teaching first-year writing using a rhetorical and writing in the disciplines (WID) approach. We value pedagogies intentionally designed to support a diverse student population and candidates interested in contributing to ongoing faculty conversations related to inclusive teaching. Qualified and interested candidates may teach one or more sheltered sections of first-year writing for multilingual students (ENG 186).

Qualifications

Required

• Demonstrated excellence in teaching first-year writing.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with experience working with diverse student populations.
• Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Composition, Writing Studies, or related field by August 1, 2021 (also considered: A terminal degree in English or related field with significant pedagogical training and teaching experience in composition).

Preferred

• Experience teaching first-year writing using a writing in the disciplines (WID) approach.
• Experience using inquiry-based approaches to teaching rhetoric and writing.
• Commitment to the liberal arts.
• Active professional development in Rhetoric, Composition, Writing Studies.
• Demonstrated excellence and/or expertise in teaching first-year writing to multilingual, international, multiple-English, and non-heritage English writers.
   

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy, sample FYW syllabus, evidence of strong teaching, transcripts (unofficial acceptable), and a list of three professional references via Interfolio

Located 36 miles east of Atlanta on Emory’s original campus Oxford, Georgia, Oxford College invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor in English, to begin August 1, 2021. This is a one-year position with a 3-3 load that may be renewable for up to three years, based on strong teaching evaluations, need, and available funding. Courses are anticipated to be in person.

Position responsibilities include teaching six writing courses per year, primarily in first-year composition (ENG 185/6: “Writing & Inquiry in the Liberal Arts”—description below). We especially seek candidates with experience teaching first-year writing using a rhetorical and writing in the disciplines (WID) approach. We value pedagogies intentionally designed to support a diverse student population and candidates interested in contributing to ongoing faculty conversations related to inclusive teaching. Qualified and interested candidates may teach one or more sheltered sections of first-year writing for multilingual students (ENG 186).

Qualifications

Required

• Demonstrated excellence in teaching first-year writing.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with experience working with diverse student populations.
• Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Composition, Writing Studies, or related field by August 1, 2021 (also considered: A terminal degree in English or related field with significant pedagogical training and teaching experience in composition).

Preferred

• Experience teaching first-year writing using a writing in the disciplines (WID) approach.
• Experience using inquiry-based approaches to teaching rhetoric and writing.
• Commitment to the liberal arts.
• Active professional development in Rhetoric, Composition, Writing Studies.
• Demonstrated excellence and/or expertise in teaching first-year writing to multilingual, international, multiple-English, and non-heritage English writers.
   

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy, sample FYW syllabus, evidence of strong teaching, transcripts (unofficial acceptable), and a list of three professional references via Interfolio https://apply.interfolio.com/87933. The cover letter should address the candidate’s qualifications for the position as well as their interest in working at a small liberal arts college. Review of applications will begin 05/24/2021 and continue until the position is filled. Inquiries may be directed to Dr. Gwendolynne Reid, Director of the Writing Program (gwendolynne.reid@emory.edu).

Course Description

ENG 185/6: “Writing & Inquiry in the Liberal Arts” introduces students to the range of writing and inquiry they will encounter as part of their liberal arts education, engaging them with the role of writing in inquiry. It is designed to introduce students to rhetorical principles for writing, including disciplinarity as an important element of academic rhetorical situations and exposing them to writing across a range of disciplines and purposes. Using inquiry-based approaches, the course introduces students how to ask good questions about new writing situations and unfamiliar genres as well as strategies and tools for developing, revising, and editing their writing. The course introduces students to resources and strategies for college-level library research and research-based writing.

Oxford College of Emory University

One of Emory University’s four schools partnering in undergraduate education, Oxford College provides 950 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.  We are interested in candidates who have a commitment to working with a remarkably diverse student body in an inclusive learning community. Applications from women and historically underrepresented minorities are particularly welcome.

For more information about Oxford College and for a full listing of open positions, visit http://oxford.emory.edu/hiring

. The cover letter should address the candidate’s qualifications for the position as well as their interest in working at a small liberal arts college. Review of applications will begin 05/24/2021 and continue until the position is filled. Inquiries may be directed to Dr. Gwendolynne Reid, Director of the Writing Program (gwendolynne.reid@emory.edu).

Course Description

ENG 185/6: “Writing & Inquiry in the Liberal Arts” introduces students to the range of writing and inquiry they will encounter as part of their liberal arts education, engaging them with the role of writing in inquiry. It is designed to introduce students to rhetorical principles for writing, including disciplinarity as an important element of academic rhetorical situations and exposing them to writing across a range of disciplines and purposes. Using inquiry-based approaches, the course introduces students how to ask good questions about new writing situations and unfamiliar genres as well as strategies and tools for developing, revising, and editing their writing. The course introduces students to resources and strategies for college-level library research and research-based writing.

Oxford College of Emory University

One of Emory University’s four schools partnering in undergraduate education, Oxford College provides 950 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.  We are interested in candidates who have a commitment to working with a remarkably diverse student body in an inclusive learning community. Applications from women and historically underrepresented minorities are particularly welcome.

For more information about Oxford College and for a full listing of open positions, visit http://oxford.emory.edu/hiring

. The cover letter should address the candidate’s qualifications for the position as well as their interest in working at a small liberal arts college. Review of applications will begin 05/24/2021 and continue until the position is filled. Inquiries may be directed to Dr. Gwendolynne Reid, Director of the Writing Program (gwendolynne.reid@emory.edu).

Course Description

ENG 185/6: “Writing & Inquiry in the Liberal Arts” introduces students to the range of writing and inquiry they will encounter as part of their liberal arts education, engaging them with the role of writing in inquiry. It is designed to introduce students to rhetorical principles for writing, including disciplinarity as an important element of academic rhetorical situations and exposing them to writing across a range of disciplines and purposes. Using inquiry-based approaches, the course introduces students how to ask good questions about new writing situations and unfamiliar genres as well as strategies and tools for developing, revising, and editing their writing. The course introduces students to resources and strategies for college-level library research and research-based writing.

Oxford College of Emory University

One of Emory University’s four schools partnering in undergraduate education, Oxford College provides 950 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.  We are interested in candidates who have a commitment to working with a remarkably diverse student body in an inclusive learning community. Applications from women and historically underrepresented minorities are particularly welcome.

For more information about Oxford College and for a full listing of open positions, visit http://oxford.emory.edu/hiring