[ATTW-L] Job Ad: Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Professional Writing at Millersville University of Pennsylvania

[Justin Mando]

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to share a job opportunity at Millersville University for an Assistant Professor in Professional Writing with a specialization in discourses of social justice. Review of applications will begin on December 2nd. Please see the official posting here: https://jobs.millersville.edu/postings/10047.

Best,
Justin Mando

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The Department of English & World Languages welcomes applicants for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position beginning August 2023 with expertise in professional writing, preferably with specialty in discourses of social justice.

Faculty will have the opportunity to teach courses as part of the University’s General Education program, support our growing undergraduate on campus and online bachelor’s degrees in English: Writing Studies, and collaborate with the university’s new Lombardo College of Business to develop course offerings and programming for our shared students.

Responsibilities include teaching, advising students, scholarly work and department and university service. Teaching responsibilities will include business writing, technical writing, first-year writing and other courses in the Writing Studies program as well as the possibility of graduate-level courses. Actual course assignment will depend upon departmental need and may include day, evening, weekend, and/or online courses. Classes should be conducted through multifaceted teaching strategies for face-to-face, web-enhanced, or web-based classroom delivery. Faculty are expected, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement Article 4, to engage in professional responsibilities such as developing and updating curriculum, assessing learning outcomes for courses and programs, and participating in department, college and university meetings and workshops.

The faculty member will have opportunities to teach in our graduate program in their area of expertise and to innovate courses in business and technical writing. There is also an expectation for faculty to mentor undergraduate students in scholarly research and to establish a robust and sustainable research agenda that leads to peer-reviewed scholarly outputs appropriate for the discipline. Faculty routinely advise and mentor students in other high-impact practices, as appropriate. We are committed to antiracist pedagogies and curricular interventions, and we seek a colleague who will contribute to facilitating constructive dialogues in the classroom and community to inspire responsible, socially engaged citizenship.

Salary and rank are commensurate with qualifications as well as aligned with the details contained in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (http://www.passhe.edu/inside/HR/LR/Pages/default.aspx) and the Millersville University Promotion Statement (http://www.millersville.edu/about/administration/policies/).

A complete application comprises the following:

  *   A Cover Letter summarizing how the applicant’s education and experience match the required qualifications of the position.
  *   A current Curriculum Vitae.
  *   A Teaching Philosophy that includes the applicant’s commitment to inclusive and equitable learning and to working with diverse populations of students.
  *   A summary (2 – 5 pages) of Scholarly and/or Creative Plan outlining 3 – 5 year agenda involving undergraduate or graduate students.
  *   Copies of registrar-issued unofficial transcripts for all degrees conferred and in progress (the successful candidate will be required to provide registrar-issued official transcripts from the issuing institution(s) directly to the Provost’s Office by the start date).
  *   Three current letters of reference (applicant to submit names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of individuals who will be contacted to upload current letters of reference directly to a confidential website).

Required Qualifications

  *   ABD or PhD in writing (Rhetoric/Composition; Writing Studies; English with a specialization in professional or technical writing). Must have doctorate by January 31, 2023, for eligibility for reappointment to 2nd year. An official transcript must be submitted as proof of completion. If the doctorate is not completed by the specified date, the faculty contract will be terminated effective as of the end of the (second) year of employment.
  *   Experience teaching courses in rhetoric and composition and professional writing (e.g. Technical Writing, Business Writing, Science Writing, Web Writing).
  *   Evidence of research/ scholarship in or professional experience in business, technical, or professional writing.
  *   Ability to teach classes through multifaceted teaching strategies for face-to- face classroom delivery, distance learning, or blended learning.
  *   Ability to develop professional writing, business writing, and general education curricula.
  *   Evidence of interest in developing new courses related to Writing Studies.
  *   Ability to develop cross-disciplinary collaborations with business, marketing, entrepreneurial studies.
  *   Evidence of ability to teach diverse student populations.
  *   Evidence of a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
  *   Successful interview, scholarly presentation, and teaching demonstration.
  *   Successful completion of three successful background checks.

Preferred Qualifications

  *   Ph.D. in writing (Rhetoric/Composition; Writing Studies; English with a specialization in writing).
  *   Ability to teach courses in one or more of the following areas: grant writing, proposal writing, writing for non-profits, workplace literacies/communication, digital workplace, entrepreneurship, business ethics, public rhetoric’s, professional writing and community engagement/advocacy and social justice.
  *   Practical career experience in a business field.
  *   Evidence of scholarly engagement in areas related to professional writing and community engagement/advocacy/social justice.
  *   Evidence of teaching with high-impact practices.



Justin Mando, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Writing Studies
Assistant Chair, Department of English & World Languages

MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY
P.O. Box 1002, Millersville, PA 17551-0302
717-871-7392| Justin.Mando at Millersville.edu | www.millersville.edu<https://mail.millersville.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=j9-3wZrje73us33WhWDmApDuiFh7AHGrzuTNmadcRZBkP47IaB3VCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.millersville.edu>

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