Writing Center Director/English Instructor
Alma College invites applications for a non-tenure track position in English/Composition. This full-time, twelve-month position will include a blend of administrative duties in support of Alma College's Writing Center, and teaching duties in the area of rhetoric and composition. The starting date is negotiable, but no later than August 1, 2011.
Applicants should have at least three of the following areas of expertise: administration of Writing Centers, ESL, digital rhetoric, rhetoric and composition, and faculty training and support for Writing Across the Curriculum programs. Specific responsibilities for this position will reflect the candidate's areas of expertise.
Position requires at least a M.A. in English or Composition and relevant teaching and/or administrative experience. The ideal candidate will have a commitment to liberal arts education at the undergraduate level in an environment emphasizing close faculty-student interaction.
Review of applications will start June 20, 2011 and continue until the position is filled. E-mail letter of application and vita to Laura von Wallmenich (vonwallmenich@alma.edu) and Chih-Ping Chen (chen@alma.edu), Co-Chairs, English Department, Alma College, 614 W. Superior St., Alma, MI 48801.
A Phi Beta Kappa institution, Alma is a selective, baccalaureate liberal arts college committed to academic excellence and an equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff and student body. For more information about the College, visit www.alma.edu.
Posted: Tue, June 7th, 2011 at 1:49PM
