Assistant / Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing Studies

The Rhetoric and Writing Studies Program, housed within Appalachian State University’s Department of English, invites applications for one tenure-track position at the rank of assistant, advanced assistant, or associate professor. We seek candidates with experience in writing program administration. Additional areas of desired emphasis include writing studies, composition pedagogy, assessment, professional and technical writing, digital rhetorics and new media, and/or rhetorical theory. As a recipient of the CCCC Writing Program Certificate of Excellence, the program seeks candidates with an interest in innovative curriculum development who can complement existing expertise and serve the program’s overall mission and vision at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Teaching load is 3/3, with additional reassigned time for administrative leadership in the program.

Qualifications: PhD in English, Rhetoric and Writing Studies, or related fields; an active research profile in rhetoric and writing, demonstrated writing program administration and a minimum of three years of teaching excellence required.

Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, administrative philosophy, and cover letter by November 20, 2019. All application materials should be submitted online through http://appstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/23700

Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls about 19,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors. Appalachian State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate in access to its educational programs and activities, or with respect to hiring or the terms and conditions of employment, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or sexual orientation. We at Appalachian State University are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence both locally and globally. Inclusive Excellence is the intrinsic value that a diverse population adds to the learning, teaching, and decision-making processes of an institution.

We understand that the successful implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence is the responsibility of the entire university community, including alumni and official university governing bodies. A diverse campus community supports an influx of broad and distinct ideas that increase learning opportunities and strengthen the impact of our community as we work collectively to achieve a just experience for all.

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