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

Writing Program @ Emory University; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

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

We seek colleagues specializing in Composition, Rhetoric, and Writing to join our interdisciplinary teaching-track team. The director of First-Year Writing will train instructors, develop curriculum, assess programs, and collaborate on graduate pedagogy initiatives.

Qualifications

• Preference for specialization in Composition, Rhetoric, and Writing.
• Experience in research and assessment related to first-year writing.
• Expertise in first-year composition pedagogy and related research and assessment experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Director of First-Year Writing (FYW).
• Train and mentor instructors at all levels.
• Develop and assess curriculum for FYW.
• Run continuing education for writing instructors and collaborate on pedagogy practicum for graduate student instructors.

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.