Assistant Teaching Professor--English Department Program in Writing Across Campus
Position Overview
Organization: English
Title: Assistant Teaching Professor--English Department Program in Writing Across Campus
Position Details
Position Description
The Department of English at the University of Washington, located on the unceded land and waters of the Coast Salish peoples, invites applications for a full-time, Assistant Teaching Professor in the Program for Writing Across Campus (PWAC). PWAC offers undergraduate writing seminars linked with lecture courses in disciplines such as Psychology, Philosophy, Comparative Literature, Biology, History, Anthropology, Music, Environmental Studies, International Studies, and Technical and Professional Communication. The program is situated among a broader group of departmental Language and Rhetoric faculty, renowned for their work in composition studies, WID/WAC, rhetoric, translingualism, language policy, disability studies, antiracist teaching and scholarship, and literacy studies. The successful candidate will join the core faculty of PWAC, a discipline-linked writing program whose key values include offering outstanding composition courses by centering community and collaboration, supporting teacher development, and creating partnerships across and beyond the university. Candidates will be expected to teach composition courses linked to Humanities and Social Science fields such as Literature, Anthropology, Drama, Geography, Legal Studies, Gender and Women Studies, Digital and Environmental Humanities, and in other related fields depending on program need and instructor interest. This candidate will also play a key role in program building and teacher development initiatives, particularly by expanding antiracist, inclusive, and accessible praxis.
Other anticipated job responsibilities may include: program assessment and administration; curriculum development in areas related to writing pedagogies, disciplinary writing, teaching across modalities (i.e., remote, hybrid, in-person teaching, and/or teaching with technology), accessible and equity-oriented pedagogies, and/or public or community-engaged teaching; supporting international and multilingual students’ writing; collaboration with other department and campus writing partners; mentorship of graduate student instructors; engagement in ongoing professional and teacher development, defined broadly (including community-based work); and service on departmental/campus committees.
University of Washington teaching faculty engage in teaching and service. The successful candidate will promote a diverse and inclusive community of faculty, staff, and students. This position will have an anticipated start date of September 2023, and is a full-time, 9-month, 3-year renewable (promotion eligible but not tenure-track) position. Length of renewal period increases with promotion rank.
Qualifications
Applicants should have by the start of the appointment a PhD, or foreign equivalent, in English, English Education, Rhetoric & Composition, Communication, Writing Studies, or a related field, with an emphasis in writing across/in the disciplines. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a record of innovative and effective teaching that centers language, racial equity, and identity; accessibility; social justice education; anti-oppressive pedagogies; or closely related work. In addition to a record of innovative and effective teaching, candidates should have experience with student mentoring as well as active participation in departmental, university, and/or professional service.
Instructions
Please submit a letter of application, CV, teaching portfolio, diversity statement, three letters of recommendation, and writing sample. Applicants are encouraged to describe in their cover letter and demonstrate throughout their materials any experience in program building and teacher development, as well as how their teaching, professional service, community work, scholarship, and/or mentoring contribute to antiracism, inclusive teaching, or social justice.
Priority will be given to applications received by October 1, 2022. Please direct inquiries to Anis Bawarshi, Department Chair, at bawarshi@uw.edu.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.
Benefits Information
A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.
Commitment to Diversity
The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).
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Disability Services
To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements and Information
Under University of Washington (UW) Policy, University-compensated personnel must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, or receive a UW-approved medical or religious exemption. This requirement will be a condition of any offer associated with this recruitment. For more information, please visit https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/vaccination-requirement/.