Rhetoric and Composition Open-Rank Tenured or Tenure Track Faculty

Mercy University (NY) invites applications for an openrank tenured or tenuretrack faculty position with specialization in Rhetoric and Composition to begin September 2025 4/4 teaching load). We seek applicants who demonstrate the multicultural competence and awareness to teach diverse student populations at the largest private HispanicServing Institution in New York State. Candidates must demonstrate excellence in dynamic equitydriven undergraduate teaching and ideally familiarity with basic writing and corequisite models of firstyear composition. Applicants with scholarship and expertise in the areas of firstyear writing (including areas of antiracist teaching and assessment multilingualism and/or disability studies) and WAC/WID are especially encouraged to apply. Mercy has a new model of Gen Ed that delivers writing intensive courses and that looks to promote best practices in the teaching and tutoring of writing through collaborative opportunities such as within the Center for Academic Excellence and Innovation.

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities include the teaching of inperson firstyear composition courses on our Dobbs Ferry campus (and on our Bronx or Manhattan campuses as needed)
• Contributing to curriculum development and initiatives around firstyear composition and Writing Across the Curriculum
• Teaching areas may also include upperlevel undergraduate and graduate courses depending on departmental need and the candidates qualifications and interests
• Service to the Department English Program School of Liberal Arts and University is also required
• Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. It in no way states or implies that the responsibilities listed are the only duties required to perform in this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position responsibilities if the work is similar related or is an essential function of the position

Required Skills & Experience:

• An active research agenda in writing studies
• Experience teaching firstyear writing as an instructor of record
• Exceptional communication skills

• Experience in writing programs or writing center administration is highly desirable as the candidate will help lead curriculum design and/or instructor training within the firstyear writing program and across the university.

• A Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition by appointment date is required
  

About Mercy

Mercy University is a dynamic independent coeducational New York City area university that offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs in six schools: Business Education Health and Natural Sciences Liberal Arts Nursing and Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Mercy is the regions largest private nonprofit MinorityServing Institution proud to serve a student body that is highly diverse. As a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Mercy University has been ranked nationally among top colleges in the country for Hispanics by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and by Excelencia in Education earning their prestigious Seal of Excelencia for intentionally serving Latino students.

Mercy University was further recognized by HACU as a national leader in awarding bachelors degrees to Hispanics in several disciplines including Psychology Sociology and Business. Westchester Magazine has also named Mercy the Best College in Westchester County inand 2022.

Mercy is committed to offering an inclusive learning environment to help a diverse student body set a course for their future. To support its student body Mercy has been awarded a number of federal grants which enable us to better develop and deliver education to our students.

Mercys student body reflects the rich diversity of the New York metropolitan area. Enrollment including fulltime and parttime undergraduates and graduates is approximately 8800. Mercy students learn on campuses in Dobbs Ferry the Bronx and Manhattan as well as online.

At Mercy University we strive to provide employees and their families with a comprehensive and valuable benefits package. We offer highquality health care plans retirement benefits tuition discounts flexible spending and much more.

Our Mission:
Mercy University is committed to providing motivated students the opportunity to transform their lives through higher education by offering liberal arts and professional programs in personalized and highquality learning environments thus preparing students to embark on rewarding careers to continue learning throughout their lives and to act ethically and responsibly in a changing world.

EEO Statement

Mercy University is an equal opportunity employer. Mercy University actively engages in recruiting a diverse workforce and student body that includes members of historically underrepresented groups and strives to build and sustain a welcoming and supportive campus community. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color national origin ethnicity creed religion marital status sex sexual orientation gender gender identity pregnancy height weight genetic information disability or protected veteran status.

As part of this commitment Mercy University will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed please contact The Office of Human Resources atOption 6 or via email at .

The posted salary range for this position is based on several legitimate nondiscriminatory factors set by the organization. Mercy is committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender race or any other category protected by federal state or local pay equity laws.

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