Arts and Sciences Faculty Positions Notice
Digital Composition
The Program for Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) is approved to hire a faculty position at the rank of Instructor in Rhetoric and Composition with an emphasis in digital composition. We seek faculty with expertise in multi-modal composing, digital information literacy, and on-line and hybrid learning environments. Additional interest in technical and professional communication is welcome.
The PWR is the largest instructional program at CU Boulder with campus-wide responsibilities for undergraduate writing and rhetoric. Our faculty are rostered in Arts and Sciences and are recognized for their commitment to diversity and inclusion, multi-modal composing, sustainability, service-learning and outreach, creative non-fiction, and residential learning communities.
We seek candidates with terminal degrees in Rhetoric and Composition and related fields. Master’s degrees with exceptional experience relevant to the position will be considered.
Instructors hold nine-month appointments and contribute substantive service to the unit and campus. They regularly teach a 3-3 load of lower and upper-division courses each year with enrollments capped at 20. Instructors hold renewable, multi-year positions with the expectation of long-term professional commitments to teaching. We offer competitive salaries, full benefits, mentoring, travel support, and summer teaching opportunities.
Applications are accepted electronically at https://www.jobsatcu.com/, posting #819460, and consist of (a) a cover letter, (b) CV, (c) the names, titles, affiliations, and emails of three references, and (d) a Teaching and Curriculum Philosophy appropriate to the position. Review of applications begins November 12, 2012 and the search remains open until the position is filled. Substantive questions may be addressed to john.ackerman@colorado.edu.
The University of Colorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to building a diverse faculty and community. We encourage under-represented groups such as women, racial and ethnic minorities, individual with disabilities, and veterans to apply.
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