[ATTW-L] Job ad: Chair of Department of English at Virginia Tech

[Jennifer Sano-Franchini]

Dear colleagues,

Attached and below please find an advertisement for Chair of Department of
English at Virginia Tech. A link to the position is here:
https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/postings/98768
<https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/postings/98768>

Please share with anyone who might be interested in applying.

Best,
Jennifer

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The Department of English at Virginia Tech seeks applications for the
position of Department Chair commencing 1 July 2020. The department is one
of the largest at the university with over 80 faculty across multiple
ranks; 350 majors in English language and literature, creative writing, and
professional writing; 200 minors, including Language Sciences; and six
classified staff members. In addition to the B.A., the department offers an
M.A. in English language and literature, an M.F.A. in creative writing, and
a Ph.D. in rhetoric and writing. There are over 60 graduate students, most
of whom are fully funded as Graduate Teaching Assistants. Through
first-year writing, service courses in business and technical writing, and
the Writing Center, the department additionally serves thousands of
students.


The Chair provides leadership for the department, ensuring that all
programs thrive and connecting departmental goals with college and
university objectives, such as implementing curricular reform, creating a
diverse and inclusive student body, and strategically growing graduate and
undergraduate programs. Responsibilities include oversight of budgets;
management of personnel; and stewardship, along with the various program
directors, of academic programs. Other responsibilities include serving as
the department’s advocate; taking a leadership role in the shaping of a
vision for the future of the department; coordinating fundraising and
development; chairing departmental committees; evaluating faculty and staff
performance; and writing/collaborating on departmental reports. The Chair
works to further the department’s commitment to increase the diversity of
its faculty, staff, and students and carries forward the department’s
diversity plan. The initial appointment as Chair is for three years. Rank:
Tenured Professor. Salary: The position carries an eleven month salary plus
an administrative stipend. Salary and stipend negotiations will occur with
the Dean upon selection. Teaching load: The teaching load is at the
discretion of the Chair.


Required: Candidates must have a record of academic achievement in any
subject area covered by the department, including literature, composition
and rhetoric, creative writing, professional and technical writing, and
linguistics, to merit appointment as a Full Professor at Virginia Tech;
demonstrated effectiveness in planning and administration; demonstrated
effectiveness in working with diverse groups of students, faculty, staff,
and other university constituents; excellent interpersonal skills;
demonstrated leadership ability substantiated by at least three years of
service as a program director or equivalent level of responsibility; an
ability to work collaboratively; a commitment to the liberal arts and the
threefold mission of teaching, research, and engagement. Preferred:
Experience handling budgets and directing personnel. To apply: Submit
applications electronically at http://www.jobs.vt.edu, posting no.
TR0190088. Attach a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to the
electronic application, and e-mail contacts for at least three references.
Letters should focus upon administrative experience and philosophy, but can
also address achievement in scholarship, teaching, and outreach, as well as
contributions to diversity and inclusion. Address queries to Joseph F. Eska
at eska at vt.edu. Applications will be acknowledged via e-mail. Review of
applications will begin 21 October 2019 and will continue until the
position is filled. Initial interviews will be conducted in December via
Skype.


Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or
applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including
pregnancy), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information,
national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation,
or veteran status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or
applicants who enquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or
the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis
protected by law.


Individuals with disabilities who desire accommodation in the application
process should contact Patty Morse at pattym1 at vt.edu; 540.231.8466.
Virginia Tech is a research-extensive university that enrolls more than
30,000 students.


-- 
Jennifer Sano-Franchini, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor of Englishrh
Director of Professional and Technical Writing
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Department of English at Virginia Tech
181 Turner Street NW (0112), Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-6918 | jsanofranchini.com | @jsanofranchini
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