Assistant Teaching Professor of English

Description

Carnegie Mellon University Qatar invites applications for a full-time (9-month with opportunity for additional summer support) position as Assistant Teaching Professor of English at our Qatar campus beginning in Fall 2025.

Teaching load is 2/2 with a focus on courses within the First-year Writing (FYW) Program. We are especially interested in candidates with: a record of excellence in undergraduate education, including course planning and curricular development in FYW; research interests in FYW; and an ability to connect their teaching and research. Our program strongly encourages collaboration between faculty teaching similar courses.

APPOINTMENT AND RANK

Assistant Teaching Professor is a nontenure-track faculty career position with provision for renewal and promotion to Associate Teaching and Full Teaching Professor. Full Teaching Professors must fulfill two criteria: (1) to be outstanding educators within Carnegie Mellon, for example, through excellence in classroom teaching, curricular development, program leadership, and student advising and mentoring; and (2) to be nationally or internationally known for contributions to education or to research. Assistant and Associate Teaching faculty must demonstrate that they will, in due course, fulfill these criteria.

ABOUT CMUQ

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar is a branch campus of Carnegie Mellon University that operates in concert with other U.S. and European branch campuses under the umbrella of the Qatar Foundation’s Education City. The branch campus closely follows the admissions requirements and English-medium curriculum of the home campus. CMUQ has served a diverse student body since 2004. Current enrollment is approximately 450 students representing around 40 countries, and the several thousand students in Education City are a broad mix of nationalities, with many from the Middle East, North Africa, and Central and South Asia. The majority of CMUQ faculty are on teaching tracks and are hired specifically to teach at this campus; others include visiting faculty from the main campus as well as locally-hired visitors. CMUQ’s primary focus is undergraduate education in Business Administration, Biological Sciences, Computer Science and Information Systems.

The position offers competitive salary, travel and housing allowances and other benefit packages, as well as attractive professional development support. The 2/2 teaching load at CMUQ allows time for quality teaching, support for student learning outside of class, close involvement with students and faculty, curricular innovation, and service.

Carnegie Mellon University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its community on a range of intellectual, cultural and social dimensions. Carnegie Mellon welcomes faculty applicants who will contribute to this diversity through their research, teaching, and service, including women, members of minority groups, protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, and others who would contribute in different ways.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Requirements include a PhD in English, Rhetoric/Composition, Writing Studies, Second Language Writing, Second Language Studies, or a related field at the time of appointment. Knowledge and experience related to teaching writing for multilingual students is required.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Strong candidates should demonstrate a passion for teaching FYW and a research agenda that could help develop and enrich the FYW curriculum at CMUQ. For example, a relevant research agenda could include corpus-based pedagogy and AI applications to writing.

The university is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute, through their teaching and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community. As a community, we are committed to treating everyone with the dignity and respect we all deserve irrespective of gender, ethnicity, religion, age, rank in the organization, and any other differences. We also pledge to treat each other fairly and equally, including providing equal access to opportunities, so each member of our community can reach their full potential in a safe and positive environment.

Application Instructions

Applicants will be accepted online through Interfolio. Follow this link to electronically submit: http://apply.interfolio.com/156127

1. A cover letter that highlights the applicant’s proven track record of teaching excellence, or potential for teaching, as well as their fit with the position
2. Curriculum vitae
3. A teaching statement outlining the candidate’s teaching philosophy and experience, including the use of any innovative approaches for teaching students, and any relevant courses
4. A research statement (clearly indicating the candidate’s approach to involving undergraduate students in research or opportunities for involving them)
5. Diversity statement that outlines how the candidate has contributed to or plans to contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The statement may include past examples of, or future plans to help, the learning and growth of students from diverse backgrounds. These examples or plans can be in the form of activities/initiatives conducted/planned both in-class and outside the class
6. Evidence of effective teaching: sample course syllabi and course evaluations
7. A writing sample
8. The email addresses of three individuals who have been asked by the candidate to upload confidential letters of reference. These individuals will be automatically contacted by our online application system

Applicants will be considered on an ongoing basis. For full consideration, candidates are encouraged to complete their applications by November 10, 2024. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Ideally, campus visits will be completed by the end of February, 2025.

Official graduate academic transcripts will be required by the time of appointment.

For more information on the Carnegie Mellon Qatar Campus, see http://www.qatar.cmu.edu/

CONTACT

Direct all inquiries about the position to Search Committee Co-Chairs:

Thomas D. Mitchell, Associate Teaching Professor of English: tmitchel@qatar.cmu.edu

Danielle Z. Wetzel, Teaching Professor of English and Director, Writing & Communication Program: dfz@andrew.cmu.edu

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Carnegie Mellon University shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

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