Assistant Teaching Professor – Program for Writing Across Campus (PWAC)

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 as core faculty in the Program for Writing Across Campus (PWAC) with affiliation with the Program in Writing and Rhetoric (PWR). PWAC is a discipline-linked writing program offering undergraduate writing seminars linked with lecture courses in disciplines such as Psychology, Philosophy, Comparative Literature, Biology, History, Anthropology, Music, Environmental Studies, International Studies, as well as a wide range of technical and professional communication courses. PWAC’s mission is to offer outstanding composition courses by centering community and collaboration, supporting teacher development, and creating partnerships across and beyond the university. Along with PWR, PWAC offers courses that satisfy the university’s composition requirement. Beyond their affiliation with these writing programs, the new hire will be situated intellectually among a broader group of departmental Language and Rhetoric faculty, renowned for work in composition studies, WID/WAC, rhetoric, translingualism, language policy, disability studies, racially just teaching and scholarship, technical and professional communication, and literacy studies.

The candidate will primarily teach PWAC composition courses linked to Social Science fields such as Anthropology, Environmental Studies, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, Geography, and Integrated Social Sciences. They may also teach in other related fields, depending on program need and instructor interest. Moreover, the candidate will play a key role in program building and teacher development initiatives, particularly by expanding socially just, inclusive, and accessible teaching.

Other anticipated job responsibilities may include: program assessment and administration; curriculum development, particularly with regard to teaching across modalities, 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; and/or service on departmental/campus committees. We welcome applications in various areas of composition studies including but not limited to Writing in the Disciplines/Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Program Administration, teacher development, sociocultural rhetoric, translingualism, language policy, disability studies, racially just teaching and scholarship, multimodal composition, community-engaged teaching, A.I. and writing, and/or literacy studies.

University of Washington teaching faculty engage in teaching, scholarship, 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 2025, 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. Washington State Law requires that this ad list a binding salary range. The base salary range for this position will be $7,000 – $9,500 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

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; 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.

Application 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 18, 2024. Please direct inquiries to Habiba Ibrahim, Department Chair, at hibrahim@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.

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