Assistant/Associate Professor and UWC Director
Assistant/Associate Professor and UWC Director
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Job Description
The Opportunity
We seek a transformational leader who will encourage motivate and support colleagues as we pursue the ongoing success and evolution of the center. The UWC program director will collaboratively advance writing and critical thinking across the university and will be responsible for daytoday operations and oversight of the UWC. The position carries a teaching load of 1/1/1 which includes reassigned time for administrative duties. Teaching responsibilities will include firstyear composition upperdivision rhetoric and writing courses and graduate courses in writing center pedagogy.
Administrative duties include:
Providing vision and direction for the University Writing Center.
Conducting and reporting programmatic assessment.
Collaborating with colleagues consultants and other internal and external stakeholders.
Supervising guiding and mentoring undergraduate and graduate tutors.
Supporting curricular implementation and innovation.
Planning tracking and managing fiscal operations associated with the center.
Representing the UWC in internal and external partnerships.
The program director is supported by a team that includes a staff member and a faculty member at a reduced workload who serves as the assistant program director. The UWC program director works closely with the department chair and programmatic directors within the department to support and enhance student experiences and successes. All faculty in the department report to the department chair. The anticipated start date is August 8 2025.
The Department of Writing and Rhetoric (DWR) is one of seven academic units in the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Central Florida (UCF). As an independent writing department DWR is the academic home to 12 tenureearning faculty members 35 fulltime nontenureearning instructors and lecturers and approximately 15 graduate teaching assistants. The department supports comprehensive writing instruction that includes a firstyear composition program an undergraduate major (B.A.) and minor and a graduate program with both an M.A. and certificate in professional writing. The department offers an undergraduate certificate in Medical Writing and Rhetoric alongside the existing Public and Professional Writing certificate. The department is the home of the colleges new interdisciplinary certificate in Artificial Intelligence Big Data and Human Impacts which signals DWRs commitment to being a leader in shaping conversations around emergent technologies and their consequences both locally and nationally. Graduate faculty may request to teach in the interdisciplinary doctoral Texts and Technology program which includes an area of specialization in Rhetoric and Composition. The department houses the Center for Writing Excellence encompassing the University Writing Center and the Writing Across the Curriculum program. DWR boasts a nationally recognized faculty with expertise in cultural and feminist rhetorics disability studies medical rhetorics composition theory and pedagogy digital writing community/public rhetorics multimodal rhetorics writing program.
Minimum Qualifications:
Ph.D. in rhetoric and writing communication English or a related field from an accredited institution.
Experience teaching collegelevel writing.
Experience working in a writing center at the college level with demonstrated strong leadership skills and the ability to solve problems.
Writing program administration graduate coursework and/or experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Ph.D. with specialization in Rhetoric and Composition from an accredited institution.
Significant experience directing a collegelevel writing center with responsibility for fiscal management.
Experience developing partnerships across campus and engaging in community outreach.
Active research agenda in rhetoric and writing studies with a scholarly focus on writing center studies.
Evidence of excellence in teaching writing/rhetoric courses particularly at the upperlevel and graduate level.
Experience with programmatic assessment.
Commitment to creating a welcoming environment for students.
Experience working with writers who vary linguistically and in social background.
A record of scholarship teaching and professional service/leadership commensurate with a tenured appointment pending a successful tenure vote and approval by the Board of Trustees.
Additional Application Materials Required:
UCF requires all applications and supporting documents be submitted electronically through the Human Resources employment opportunities website addition to the online application candidates should upload the following PDF documents:
cover letter addressing qualifications for position
curriculum vitae with a list of three references with contact information
statement of research and
administrative philosophy.
The selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts (and as applicable U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of their qualifying academic credentials. Additionally candidates may be requested to offer writing samples and performance review materials.
NOTE: Please have all documents ready when applying so they can be simultaneously uploaded. Once the online submission process is finalized the system does not allow applicants to submit additional documents later. Review of applications will begin immediately.
Questions regarding this search should be directed to: Shane Wood Search Chair at
Special Instructions to the Applicants:
N/A
Job Close Date:
Open until filled.
Note to applicants: Please keep in mind that a job posted as Open until filled may close at any time without notice. As such we encourage you to submit your application and all required documentation as quickly as possible to ensure consideration for the posted position.
Are you ready to unleash YOUR potential
As a nextgeneration public research university and Forbesranked top employer in Florida we are a community of thinkers doers creators innovators healers and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is when you join Knight Nation youll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. Youll be met with opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented faculty staff and students across 13 colleges and multiple campuses engaging in impactful work that makes a positive difference. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow youll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills and youll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck.
Working at UCF has its perks!UCF offers:
Benefit packages including Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance Flexible Spending and Employee Assistance Program.
Paid time off including annual (12month faculty) and sick time off and paid holidays.
Retirement savings options.
Employee discounts including tickets to many Orlando attractions.
Education assistance.
Flexible work environment.
And moreFor more benefits information view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide click here.
Unless explicitly stated on the job posting it is UCFs expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.
Additional Requirements related to Research Positions:
Pursuant to Florida State Statute 1010.35 prior to offering employment to certain individuals in researchrelated positions UCF is required to conduct additional screening. Applicants subject to additional screening include any citizen of a foreign country who is not a permanent resident of the U.S. or who is a citizen or permanent resident but is affiliated with or has had at least 1 year of education employment or training in China Cuba Iran Russia North Korea Syria or Venezuela.
The additional screening requirements only apply to researchrelated positions including but not limited to faculty graduate positions individuals compensated by research grants or contract funds postdoctoral positions undergraduate positions visiting assistant professors and visiting research associates.
Department
College of Arts and Humanities (CAH) Writing and RhetoricWork Schedule
VariesType of Appointment
RegularExpected Salary
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
