Writing Program Administrator

* Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition, Writing Studies, Technical Communication, English, or other appropriate discipline;
* Experience teaching composition at the college level.
* Writing program administration;
* Experience teaching in multiple modalities;
* A record of excellence as a teacher;
* Existing scholarly record and/or clear scholarly trajectory in Rhetoric and Writing studies, broadly defined;
* A record of professional service activities.
* Collaborate with the Chair to create and implement an ongoing professional development plan for faculty and adjuncts in the first-year and developmental writing programs;
* Organize and supervise scheduling and assessment procedures;
* Maintain an active personnel file of part-time composition staff;
* Coordinate and monitor development, mentoring, and evaluation of part-time composition teachers (including graduate teaching assistants);
* Work with other departments and colleges across the university to ensure that Composition articulates well with writing initiatives in the various content areas;
* Teach courses in theory, rhetoric, technical writing, nonfiction, editing/publishing in online, hybrid, or hy-flex formats;
* Provide service on departmental, college, and university committees as well as service to the community and to the discipline;
* Produce and disseminate scholarly work and/or applied research;
* Other duties as assigned.
* Program administration at the post-secondary level;
* Teaching experience in a college setting;
* Ability to teach a variety of courses within our curriculum in various modalities;
* Desire to engage in professional service activities in the community.

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