<div dir="ltr"><font style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">The English Department at Minnesota State University, Mankato is searching for an Assistant Professor to support our First Year Writing program. This is a one-year appointment with the possibility of renewal for a second year. </font><div style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-weight:400" color="#000000">Responsibilities:<br></font><div style="font-weight:400"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Specialist in Composition with administrative experience to support student success in the department's first-year writing curriculum. Responsibilities include training and supervising ENG 101 (Composition) TAs, designing and providing supplemental instruction for composition students, and supporting at-risk composition students as needed. This instructor will teach one section of composition per year. Also required: ongoing professional development, continued scholarly activity, and service on college/department committees. </font></span></div><div style="font-weight:400"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font style="font-weight:400" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">For more information and to apply, please visit</font><div style="font-weight:400"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><a href="https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mankato/jobs/2021262/english-assistant-professor-aa19054?keywords=english&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs" class="m_5819001527333791154gmail-OWAAutoLink" style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px" target="_blank">https://www.governmentjobs.<wbr>com/careers/mankato/jobs/<wbr>2021262/english-assistant-<wbr>professor-aa19054?keywords=<wbr>english&pagetype=<wbr>jobOpportunitiesJobs</a><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;float:none;display:inline"><span class="m_5819001527333791154gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font></div><div style="font-weight:400"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-weight:400"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I'm the chair of this search committee, so feel free to contact me with questions. But please direct your questions to my work email and not this one (which is my personal account). </font></div><div style="font-weight:400"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-weight:400"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><a href="mailto:Jennifer.Veltsos@mnsu.edu" target="_blank">Jennifer.Veltsos@mnsu.edu</a></font></div><div style="font-weight:400"><br></div><div><b><font size="4"><br></font></b></div><div><b><font size="4">Why Mankato? </font></b></div><div style="font-weight:400"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>Minnesota State Mankato is a comprehensive four-year public university in south central Minnesota. We have a total student population of about 16,000, and about 1300 are international students. Mankato has a four-year public university, a four-year private college, and a community college. We all get along, but that might be because MSU Mankato is the only one with a hockey team. The public system that we belong to (</span><a href="http://goog_516072675/" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">m</span></span><span></span></a><a href="http://minnstate.edu/" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">innstate.edu</span></span><span></span></a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">) has 37 affordable two- and four-year schools. Elsewhere in the state are the University of Minnesota System and lots of private colleges. Minnesotans respect and value education. </font><br><br><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">With a population of about 50,000, Mankato is the largest city in the region, but this is still a pretty agricultural area. Fortunately, we are located only 75 miles southwest of Minneapolis. The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul (and their many, many suburbs) have lots to see and do. The Mall of America has an indoor amusement park. </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;float:none;display:inline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We are an 8 hour drive from Chicago. The MSP airport is a Delta Hub! There are lots of escape routes if you get cabin fever.</font></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Some prospective faculty express interest in living in the Twin Cities and commuting to Mankato. While I do have colleagues who live that way, I cannot say that I recommend it. Three hours in the car each day? Minnesota Winters! But if you have a partner who finds work in the Cities, it *is* manageable to live there or in one of the smaller cities in between. (On the other hand, it takes 10 minutes to get from one end of Mankato to the other, which might be useful if you are chronically late.) <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">We even have a curling club if the Winter Olympics inspired you to try a new sport.</span><br><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:white"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Our union, the Interfaculty Organization (</span></span><a href="http://ifo.org/" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">ifo.org</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">), vigorously negotiates our contract. A key component is Article 22: Professional Development. All faculty are required to plan activity in five areas: teaching, scholarship, continuing preparation, contributions to student growth, and service. <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">All universities require you to do this kind of work, of course, but ours explicitly includes professional development, advising, etc. in the annual reviews. You will meet with the Dean of Arts and Humanities in early fall to discuss your professional development plan for the year, and then you meet again at the end of the year to discuss your progress toward the goals you set for yourself. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">I won't bore you with details about our contract because you can read it yourself to see what you might be getting yourself into: </span></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:underline;color:purple"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="http://ifo.org/index.php/download_file/view/2003/1/" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://ifo.org/index.<wbr>php/download_file/view/2003/1/</a></span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><wbr> (Some highlights: Salary scale, benefits, paid parental leave, annual professional development funds, and more.)</span></span></span></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:white"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><br></span></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:white"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">The local branch of the union, called the Faculty Association, is vibrant and actively involved in nearly every aspect of the university. We have a very good working relationship with the administration.</span><br></span></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:white"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></span></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:white"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span></span></span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:white"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">This is not a tenure-track position, but the person we hire will be a full-fledged member of the English Department for the term of their service. </span></span></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Although we wouldn't expect this person to join university-level committees in their first year, it is possible that you will be invited to attend meetings or participate in workgroups where the First Year Writing program is impacted. Don't worry: Our committees are very respectful of everyone's time, so it's unlikely that you will need to use a "</span></span><a href="http://99u.com/workbook/39403/stuck-in-a-meeting-that-barely-involves-you-pull-a-fixler" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:purple" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Fixler</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">" to escape a meeting. But if you do, remember that Minnesotans probably won't ever call you on it. That's just now how we are.</span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:white"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:white"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Warm wishes from the Bold North!</span></p></div><div style="font-weight:400"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-weight:400"><font><font color="#000000"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Jennifer</font><br></font></font><div style="font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<wbr>--------------<br clear="all"></font><div><div class="m_5819001527333791154gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Jennifer R. Veltsos<br>Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Associate Professor, Technical Communication Program<br>Department of English<br>Minnesota State University, Mankato<br><a href="http://jenniferveltsos.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">jenniferveltsos.com</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="m_5819001527333791154gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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