[ATTW-L] Late Job Ad: Instructor of Technical Writing at Virginia Tech

[Jennifer Sano-Franchini]

Dear Colleagues,

The Department of English at Virginia Tech invites applications for an
Instructor position in Professional and Technical Writing to begin August
2020. Teaching load is 4/4. Responsibilities include teaching multi-section
technical writing courses and participation in the department’s faculty
development activities. Instructors are expected to work well with students
from diverse backgrounds and to support the goals and methods of
multi-section courses. Instructors are not required to serve on committees
or in advising, but they may do so voluntarily. The appointment is for one
year. The department gives priority to faculty who have served as
instructors on restricted contracts should openings be available in
subsequent years. Required qualifications: Master’s degree in professional
and technical writing or related field, or a Master’s degree with relevant
industry or teaching experience. Preferred qualifications: Experience
teaching technical writing; experience with on-line writing instruction;
and demonstrated ability to work well with diverse constituents.

Applications must be submitted electronically at http://www.jobs.vt.edu,
job no. 513610. Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a list
of three referees with contact information. The successful candidate will
be required to have a criminal background check. Address queries to
Jennifer Sano-Franchini at sanojenn at vt.edu. Review of applications will
begin on 24 June 2020. It is anticipated that interviews will take place
the week of 29 June via Zoom. We seek a diverse pool of applicants.
Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or
applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin,
political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic
information, veteran status, or 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.

Here is a direct link to the posting:
http://careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us/job/513610/instructor-of-technical-writing

Sincerely,
Jennifer

-- 
Jennifer Sano-Franchini, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor of English
Director of Professional and Technical Writing | Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/vtptw/> | LinkedIn
<https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12270157/>
---
Department of English at Virginia Tech
181 Turner Street NW (0112), Blacksburg, VA 24061
jsanofranchini.com | @jsanofranchini
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://attw.org/pipermail/attw-l_attw.org/attachments/20200604/1b141c99/attachment-0001.htm>