[ATTW-L] Job Opening: Director of Writing and Professor (Open-rank) of Writing Studies at UW Tacoma

[Huatong Sun]

Hi All,

Happy Holidays!

We are hiring a Director of Writing and Professor (Open-rank) of Writing
Studies!

Full job ad: https://apply.interfolio.com/118370
For questions, please contact Dr. Rubén Casas, search chair, at
rcasas at uw.edu.

*Description*
The School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (SIAS) at the University
of Washington Tacoma (UWT) invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track
Director of Writing and professor (open-rank). The successful applicant
will join the faculty of the Division of Culture, Arts, and Communication,
and teach in its Writing Studies major. This is a full-time 9-month service
period and is expected start date of Autumn 2023.

The successful applicant will serve as Director of Writing for the Tacoma
campus and, through this role, support diverse student populations through
inclusive teaching practices, leadership, and service. In alignment with
the University’s and UWT’s vision and mission, the Director of Writing will
work within this role to cultivate excellence among minoritized,
first-generation, working- and non-traditional students, faculty, and
staff.

The Director of Writing will coordinate the first-year writing program and
lead campus-wide initiatives that support writing pedagogy and assessment
in the disciplines. The primary responsibilities of the Director of Writing
include:

   - overseeing the application of university-wide (i.e., at the tri-campus
   level) standards for teaching writing in the School of Interdisciplinary
   Arts and Sciences and across the Tacoma campus
   - leading programmatic development related to 100- and 200-level writing
   courses
   - designing and coordinating programmatic assessment
   - assisting in course scheduling, which may include hiring part-time
   instructors
   - designing, coordinating, and facilitating faculty development related
   to writing instruction across SIAS and the Tacoma campus
   - teaching three courses a year, including first-year writing (with 3
   course releases for leadership and administrative duties)
   - representing SIAS and the Tacoma campus in university-wide
   conversations, meetings, and activities related to writing pedagogy
   - taking part in shared leadership at the level of the major and beyond

Positive factors for consideration include but are not limited to having at
least two years of experience in WPA, WAC, and/or WID; having two or more
years of teaching experience, particularly in lower-division writing and
stretch composition; experience in assessing and developing writing
programs collaboratively; experience mentoring faculty and leading
evidence-based initiatives meant to improve writing pedagogy, access, and
student success; the centering of equity and inclusion in their research,
scholarship, and service.

Faculty at the University of Washington engage in teaching, research, and
service. The successful applicant will be expected to conduct and publish
research in Writing Studies/Rhetoric and Composition. All specializations
will be considered. Positive factors for consideration include, but are not
limited to, those doing research about cultural rhetorics and Indigenous
rhetorics, environmental rhetorics, anti-racist pedagogy and assessment,
first-year writing, multilingualism, or disability studies.

The University of Washington Tacoma is an urban-serving institution
committed to providing an interdisciplinary and community-engaged education
to a diverse student body. The tri-campus University of Washington is among
the 119 institutions of higher education in the U.S. to receive the
Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation
denoting institutional commitment to community engagement. In particular,
the Tacoma campus is renowned for its community-engaged activities, wherein
many of its faculty, students, and staff are taking an active role in
transforming the city and region into a thriving and just collective of
communities.

The University of Washington Tacoma is a Minority-Serving Institution (MSI)
and a federally funded Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-
Serving Institution (AANAPISI). UWT’s commitment to equity and inclusion is
central to maintaining an atmosphere wherein students, staff, faculty, and
residents find abundant opportunities for intellectual, personal, and
professional growth.


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Huatong Sun | 孙华彤 (she/her), Ph.D.
Vice Chair, Faculty Assembly 2022-2023
Associate Professor, Digital and Social Media & Global Design
School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
Global Innovation and Design Lab
University of Washington Tacoma
http://faculty.washington.edu/htsun/

OUP Author: Global Social Media Design: Bridging Differences Across
Cultures
<https://global.oup.com/academic/product/global-social-media-design-9780190845582>
(2020) & Cross-Cultural Technology Design
<https://global.oup.com/academic/product/cross-cultural-technology-design-9780199744763>
(2012)
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