Job Opening: ESL/L2 Writing Scholar and Associate Director of the Writing Program

ESL/L2 Writing Scholar and Associate Director of the Writing Program

The University of Arizona Department of English invites applications for a tenured Associate Professor to join us as a faculty member in the English, Language, and Linguistics (EL/L) Program and as Associate Director of the Writing Program. We encourage candidates with experience in Writing Program Administration and a strong background in Second Language Writing to apply. This colleague will be member of our graduate faculty in EL/L, teaching MA students in ESL (TESL, TEFL) and PhD students in the internationally known graduate interdisciplinary program in SLAT (Second Language Acquisition & Teaching), and he/she will play a crucial role as a part of the collaborative leadership team in the Writing Program. We are seeking a candidate with a proven track record of effective administration, superior teaching, and well-established research. This administrative position includes a 1/1 teaching load and a stipend to cover summer duties and responsibilities.

Basic Qualifications: Applicants must have a PhD in Applied/Educational Linguistics, Second Language Studies/Acquisition, Rhetoric & Composition, or a related field, and experience in administering a college or university writing program. Applicants also must have a record of productive scholarship, a superior teaching record, and the ability to collaborate within and across programs at the university-level.

Preferred Qualifications: Applicants with expertise in ESL/L2 Writing, and a background in Rhetoric and Composition for both native and non-native speakers of English are preferred. Other possible areas of expertise or experience could include: Writing Program Assessment, teacher training, academic placement and transfer; English for Academic/Specific Purposes (EAP/ESP), intercultural rhetoric, Professional & Technical Communication, Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC), and Writing in the Disciplines (WID); ESL/L2 writing curriculum development, assessment, and pedagogy, especially genre-based and literacy-based approaches; multilingualism, Global Englishes and English as an Int'l Language; multimodal and technology-mediated composition.

For full details and online application, see Job # 50942 at http://www.uacareertrack.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=205938

Review of complete applications will begin on 10/26/2012 and will continue until the position is filled.

The University of Arizona is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer.