Assistant Professor & Director of the Writing Instruction Program

Posting Details

Position Information

Working Title
Assistant Professor & Director of the Writing Instruction Program

Department
English

Full Time or Part Time?
Full Time

Position Number
tbd

Commitment to Inclusive Excellence

Northern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access institution. We embrace inclusiveness, equity, and global awareness in all dimensions of our work and seek excellence through diversity among our students, administrators, faculty, and staff. Application by members of diverse groups is encouraged.

Purpose of Position

12-month, tenure-track appointment to direct the Writing Instruction Program in the Department of English at Northern Kentucky University. The department offers both upper and lower division writing courses at a university with approximately 15,000 students.

Writing courses are taught by 22 full-time and 30 part-time faculty. Normal teaching load will be two courses per semester. The department has a graduate program (MA) that offers certificates in composition/rhetoric and professional writing. Credit towards tenure negotiable.

Primary Responsibilities

Responsibilities:
● Provide leadership for the Writing Instruction Program
● Develop policies and curricula for undergraduate general education composition classes in dialogue with departmental and university writing initiatives
● Supervise writing instruction in the general education curriculum, including traditional and co-requisite writing courses and critical reading courses
● Conduct training of graduate students, dual credit teachers, and part-time faculty and teach practicum in writing pedagogy
● Recruit, hire, mentor, and evaluate part-time writing faculty
● Represent the Writing Instruction Program in the university community and the broader regional community
● Lead university’s directed self-placement efforts
● Chair the department Writing Instruction Program Advisory Committee
● Work with offices and campus partners related to student success, including first-year programs, office of international students and scholars, writing center.

Qualifications

Requirements:
● Ph.D. in English—composition/rhetoric
● Record of teaching excellence in the field of composition/rhetoric
● Experience/familiarity with the administration of writing programs
● Record of on-going scholarly achievement in the field of composition/rhetoric
● Experience with technology in the field of composition/rhetoric

Desirable:
● Ph.D. in composition/rhetoric with emphasis on digital writing, new media, writing program administration, or public writing
● Experience/familiarity with writing assessment
● Experience/familiarity with general education issues
● Experience/familiarity with service learning
● Experience/familiarity with writing across the curriculum

Applications must include the following:
(1) Letter of Application
(2) Curriculum Vitae
(3) Letters from three professional references. The system will ask you to provide name and contact information for 3 professional references and will reach out to them for a letter.

Open until filled; review of application starts on October 31, 2024.

Any candidate who is offered this position will be required to go through a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.

Minimum Education
Ph.D

Preferred Education
Ph.D

Posting Detail Information

Requisition Number
2024F745

Job Open Date
10/08/2024

Job Close Date

Quick Link
https://jobs.nku.edu/postings/14302

Supplemental Questions

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Applicant Documents
Required Documents

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Cover Letter/Letter of Application

Optional Documents