Assistant Director of First-Year Writing (Non-Tenure Track)

The Writing Program at Dartmouth College seeks an Assistant Director to join the leadership team of our first-year Writing Program. This benefits-eligible non-tenure track faculty position is responsible for leading and ensuring the quality of Dartmouth’s first-year writing courses. The Assistant Director of First-Year Writing works with the Director and other administrators to ensure the quality of the Writing Program. The Assistant Director of First-Year Writing will also teach four sections of Writing 5 each year (two sections in the fall and two in the winter). The person holding this position will be appointed a Senior Lecturer and will hold a multi-year contract.

Apply via Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/104544

The Assistant Director of First-Year Writing will be expected to

  • coordinate writing contests, orientation programs, and develop and update instructional and curriculum material.
  • ensure the quality and consistency of First-year Seminars, working with the Curriculum committee to evaluate and update learning objectives, mentor FYS faculty, coordinate teaching observations of WRIT 5 and FYS courses
  • collaborate with Assistant Director of Faculty Development and Assessment to conduct assessments specific to WRIT-5 and First-Year Seminars.

 

The successful candidate will have administrative experience; evidence of excellence in teaching first-year writing courses; strong writing ability; and experience in the training and evaluation of faculty. Consensus building skills, the ability to work very effectively in a team and to collaborate productively are essential, as is an interest in mentoring faculty new to teaching writing.

 

To learn more about Dartmouth College and the Writing Program, visit https://writing-speech.dartmouth.edu.

 

Dartmouth is highly committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive population of students, faculty, and staff. We are especially interested in applicants who are able to work effectively with students, faculty, and staff from all backgrounds, including but not limited to: racial and ethnic minorities, women, individuals who identify with LGBTQ+ communities, individuals with disabilities, individuals from lower income backgrounds, and/or first generation college graduates.

 

Candidates should submit a letter of application that includes a statement of specific interest in the work of the position and what they would bring to that work, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching excellence, a diversity statement that states how their teaching, research, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth’s commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and two confidential recommendation letters.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates should have a Ph.D. (or be ABD with degree in hand by the appointment date, no later than September 1, 2022). They should have administrative experience; possess evidence of excellence in teaching first-year writing courses; strong writing ability; and experience in the training and evaluation of teaching assistants. Consensus building skills, the ability to work very effectively in a team and to collaborate productively are essential, as is an interest in mentoring faculty new to teaching writing.

Application Instructions

  1. Cover letter
  2. Curriculum vitae
  3. Evidence of teaching excellence such as student course assessments or classroom observation reports.
  4. Diversity statement
  5. Two references

Review of applications will begin on April 22nd and continue until the position is filled.


Similar searches: Administrator, Full-time, Composition and rhetoric, 4-year college or university, Lecturer/instructor, English, Humanities, Interdisciplinary, New Hampshire