Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor: First-Year Writing Director; Critical Data Studies

Emory University; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Emory University’s Writing Program in the Emory College of Arts & Sciences (Atlanta, GA) invites applications for a faculty WPA position at the Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor rank, with an anticipated start August 1, 2027.

The successful candidate will lead First-Year Writing, training instructors, developing curricula, and collaborating to teach a graduate student writing pedagogy practicum, while promoting inclusive pedagogy and community-based writing.

Qualifications

• Expertise in first-year composition pedagogy.
• Research and assessment experience in writing programs.
• Ability to train instructors and mentor faculty.
• Experience developing writing curricula and pedagogy practicum.

Responsibilities

• Direct the First-Year Writing program.
• Train and mentor instructors at all levels.
• Develop and assess FYW curriculum.
• Lead continuing education for writing instructors.
• Collaborate to teach a graduate student writing pedagogy practicum.

Skills

First-year writing

Curriculum design

Mentoring

Assessment

Job description

The Writing Program in the Emory College of Arts & Sciences (Atlanta, GA) is accepting applications for a faculty WPA position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor. The anticipated start date for this position is August 01, 2027.

We seek colleagues with preferred specialization in Composition, Rhetoric, and Writing to join our Writing Program’s interdisciplinary team of teaching-track faculty. We welcome collaborative, innovative administrators and instructors who will complement our strengths in inclusive pedagogy, cultural rhetorics, community-based writing, digital humanities, and writing with quantitative data.

The successful candidate will be prepared immediately to serve as the Director of First-Year Writing (FYW). As such, we seek candidates with expertise in first-year composition pedagogy and related research and assessment experience. First-year writing serves about half of the Emory undergraduate student body (~800 students/year) and the director’s responsibilities include training and mentoring instructors at all levels, supporting prospective and enrolled students, developing and assessing curriculum, and running continuing education for writing instructors. While serving as Director of First-Year Writing, they will also collaborate with faculty in the Writing Program to develop and teach a writing pedagogy practicum for graduate student instructors.