Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition
Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition
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The English Department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro invites applications for a tenuretrack assistant professor position in Rhetoric and Composition to begin August 1 2025. We seek a teacherscholar with research and teaching interests in areas that would complement and expand departmental strengths. Desirable areas of expertise include cultural rhetorics; transnational or global rhetorical studies; literacy studies; or other emerging fields. The successful applicant for this position will teach courses in rhetoric and writing at the undergraduate and graduate level will advise undergraduates and contribute to the supervision of M.A. and Ph.D. students and will pursue research related to the applicants area of specialization within rhetoric and composition. Applicants should demonstrate excellence in teaching and strong potential for independent research. Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a diverse academic setting and demonstrated knowledge of inclusive accessible and culturally relevant teaching practices is desirable. Interest and/or experience with writing program administration is desirable as the successful applicant will be expected to rotate after tenure into a threeyear term as Director of College Writing. Such interest and/or experience may be addressed at the end of the applicants letter of application following their research and teaching expertise. UNCG is a doctoralgranting university with an engaged English department and thriving undergraduate and graduate programs. We value crossdisciplinary approaches and maintain strong institutional connections with interdisciplinary programs in African American and African Diaspora Studies and Womens Gender and Sexuality Studies. In recent years we have revised our undergraduate curriculum PhD curriculum and doctoral exams to reflect emerging disciplinary paradigms and to increase students opportunities for publicfacing and communityengaged scholarship. The English Department has emerged as a campus leader in envisioning and supporting innovative futures for humanities work at public institutions through such initiatives as UNCGs Humanities Network and Consortium HNAC . Building on the leadership of English Department collaborators UNCG aims to be a model institution for connecting humanities students to meaningful careers and communities through a multiyear Mellonsupported Humanities @ Work initiative. UNCG is a Minority Serving Institution and for multiple years has been the top university in the state for social mobility. Nearly eighty percent of recent graduates report remaining in North Carolina after graduation. Knowledge of and commitment to our unique student body informs the work of the English Department the College of Arts and Sciences and the university. UNCG fosters an environment of collaboration across departments and schools and supports communityengaged research. UNCG is an EOE /AA/M/F/D/V employer and is strongly committed to increasing faculty diversity. We offer competitive salaries and benefit packages a reduced teaching load for researchactive faculty who contribute to our graduate programs and opportunities to develop research agendas participate in crossdisciplinary collaborations and teach in a department committed to equity access and excellence. UNCG is located in a metropolitan area of more than 1.7 million in the Piedmont region of North Carolina between the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains. The city of Greensboro offers an affordable excellent quality of life with numerous cultural and recreational opportunities. How to Apply: Please upload a letter of application a CV a list of references a teaching statement and a statement of teaching effectiveness; please include in your teaching statement a list of potential courses you would like to teach at the undergraduate and graduate level. Candidates who are invited to interview will be asked to provide three letters of recommendation.
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates should hold or anticipate a PhD in Rhetoric and Composition English or a related discipline by August 1 2025.
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated teaching excellence Potential for independent research Ability to work effectively in diverse academic setting Knowledge of inclusive accessible and culturally relevant teaching practices Interest or experience with writing program administration
Work Environment
Inside F Outside O
The English Department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro invites applications for a tenuretrack assistant professor position in Rhetoric and Composition to begin August 1 2025. We seek a teacherscholar with research and teaching interests in areas that would complement and expand departmental strengths. Desirable areas of expertise include cultural rhetorics; transnational or global rhetorical studies; literacy studies; or other emerging fields. The successful applicant for this position will teach courses in rhetoric and writing at the undergraduate and graduate level will advise undergraduates and contribute to the supervision of M.A. and Ph.D. students and will pursue research related to the applicants area of specialization within rhetoric and composition. Applicants should demonstrate excellence in teaching and strong potential for independent research. Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a diverse academic setting and demonstrated knowledge of inclusive accessible and culturally relevant teaching practices is desirable. Interest and/or experience with writing program administration is desirable as the successful applicant will be expected to rotate after tenure into a threeyear term as Director of College Writing. Such interest and/or experience may be addressed at the end of the applicants letter of application following their research and teaching expertise. UNCG is a doctoralgranting university with an engaged English department and thriving undergraduate and graduate programs. We value crossdisciplinary approaches and maintain strong institutional connections with interdisciplinary programs in African American and African Diaspora Studies and Womens Gender and Sexuality Studies. In recent years we have revised our undergraduate curriculum PhD curriculum and doctoral exams to reflect emerging disciplinary paradigms and to increase students opportunities for publicfacing and communityengaged scholarship. The English Department has emerged as a campus leader in envisioning and supporting innovative futures for humanities work at public institutions through such initiatives as UNCGs Humanities Network and Consortium HNAC . Building on the leadership of English Department collaborators UNCG aims to be a model institution for connecting humanities students to meaningful careers and communities through a multiyear Mellonsupported Humanities @ Work initiative. UNCG is a Minority Serving Institution and for multiple years has been the top university in the state for social mobility. Nearly eighty percent of recent graduates report remaining in North Carolina after graduation. Knowledge of and commitment to our unique student body informs the work of the English Department the College of Arts and Sciences and the university. UNCG fosters an environment of collaboration across departments and schools and supports communityengaged research. UNCG is an EOE /AA/M/F/D/V employer and is strongly committed to increasing faculty diversity. We offer competitive salaries and benefit packages a reduced teaching load for researchactive faculty who contribute to our graduate programs and opportunities to develop research agendas participate in crossdisciplinary collaborations and teach in a department committed to equity access and excellence. UNCG is located in a metropolitan area of more than 1.7 million in the Piedmont region of North Carolina between the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains. The city of Greensboro offers an affordable excellent quality of life with numerous cultural and recreational opportunities. How to Apply: Please upload a letter of application a CV a list of references a teaching statement and a statement of teaching effectiveness; please include in your teaching statement a list of potential courses you would like to teach at the undergraduate and graduate level. Candidates who are invited to interview will be asked to provide three letters of recommendation.
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates should hold or anticipate a PhD in Rhetoric and Composition English or a related discipline by August 1 2025.
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated teaching excellence Potential for independent research Ability to work effectively in diverse academic setting Knowledge of inclusive accessible and culturally relevant teaching practices Interest or experience with writing program administration
Work Environment
Inside F Outside O
Employment Type
Full Time
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