Job: UNCC Lecturer or Assistant Teaching Professor of Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Studies
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Lecturer or Assistant Teaching Professor of Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Studies
Position Description
The Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Studies (WRDS) department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte seeks applications for the position of Lecturer or Assistant Teaching Professor of Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Studies to begin August 14, 2023. This is a 9-month non-tenure track position on an initial 3-year, renewable contract. This position includes opportunities for promotion and the potential for a 5-year, renewable contract.
Responsibilities are to teach primarily First-Year Writing, engage in curriculum and instructional development, provide appropriate service and leadership to the university, the public, and the profession, engage in ongoing professional development, and contribute to developing and promoting the new WRDS minor and major. Depending on qualifications and experience, teaching opportunities may include occasional upper-division courses in the major, as well as Liberal Studies courses within General Education. Course load is 12 credit hours per semester (three 4-credit courses or four 3-credit courses).
Required Qualifications
MA (Lecturer) or PhD (Assistant Teaching Professor) at time of appointment in Rhetoric & Composition or related discipline
Record of effective teaching of college-level writing
Demonstrated commitment to teaching First-Year Writing
Familiarity with the “Writing About Writing” approach to teaching college composition
Demonstrated commitment to social justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
Evidence of inclusive teaching practices
Experience working effectively with multicultural and otherwise diverse groups of people
Evidence of collegiality and a commitment to work collaboratively as part of a supportive team
Desired Qualifications
Demonstrated success teaching a “Writing About Writing” curriculum
Experience and interest in learning theory, writing pedagogy, emerging media, and innovative technologies of digital communication
Experience in an independent writing program or department with an undergraduate major
Successful leadership in writing program administration, particularly writing center and/or First-Year Writing
UNC Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a doctoral, research-intensive urban university, located on an expanding modern campus. The second largest of the 16 UNC System campuses, UNC Charlotte is a diverse and inclusive institution, offering more than 30,000 culturally and ethnically varied students a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The University is a Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement campus and an APLU Innovation and Economic Prosperity University. It supports faculty with excellent family and medical leave policies, junior faculty development awards, internal faculty research grant opportunities, and other research opportunities. Charlotte offers a dynamic space to live, work, and connect for faculty, students, alumni, and staff, with its outstanding cultural, recreational, and business amenities. As the 15th largest U.S. city, Charlotte is consistently ranked as one of the best cities to live (#20 on the 2021-22 list by U.S. News and World Report).
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
As the largest and most diverse college at UNC Charlotte, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences houses 21 departments in the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, and military sciences, as well as 28 applied research centers and interdisciplinary programs. With its 34 undergraduate degrees, 56 undergraduate minors, 24 master’s degrees, 10 doctoral degrees, 17 undergraduate certificates, 19 graduate certificates, 23 graduate early-entry programs, and 23 honors programs, the College is connected to the world and its concerns and is particularly supportive of the greater Charlotte region.
Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Studies Department
The WRDS department engages in teaching, research, and service in rhetoric, composition, and digital communication. WRDS is home to an exemplary First-Year Writing Program (winner of the 2017 Conference on College Composition and Communication Writing Program Certificate of Excellence), the Writing Resources Center, and an emergent undergraduate minor and major. Together, WRDS programs are committed to providing UNC Charlotte students from first-year to graduate high-quality writing instruction, while serving as a site for innovative research and service to the university and the Charlotte community. For additional information about our department, visit our website at https://writing.charlotte.edu/.
Our Commitment to Social Justice, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
As an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups.
The WRDS department seeks candidates whose teaching, service, leadership, community engagement, and professional development have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to social justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in higher education.
Required Application Materials
Please apply online at http://jobs.uncc.edu (position #003737) and include the following:
Letter of application responding to the required and desired qualifications listed above
Current curriculum vitae
Writing sample
Contact information for 3 professional references, who can address quality of teaching, in particular
Candidates should be prepared to submit 3 current letters of recommendation, sent separately to the search committee co-chairs. Please do not send letters until requested.
Complete applications received by December 19, 2022 are assured full consideration, although recruitment will continue until the position is filled.
After an initial round of Zoom interviews, provided it remains safe to do so, we expect to host on-campus interviews for finalists early in the new year.
Candidates will be asked during their initial interview to discuss how they address social justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in teaching.
Applicants are subject to a criminal background check. The finalist will be required to submit an official transcript of the highest earned degree.
For more information, please contact the search committee co-chairs, Mark Hall (Mark...@UNCC.edu) and Angela Mitchell (Angela....@UNCC.edu).
Departmental administrative contact: Denise Sabo, dsa...@uncc.edu, 704-687-1902.
Director of First Year Writing | Teaching Professor
Department of Writing, Rhetoric and Digital Studies (WRDS)
UNC Charlotte | WRDS | Cameron 130
9201 University City Blvd. | Charlotte, NC 28223
Angela....@uncc.edu | http://writing.uncc.edu