<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif">Dear colleagues, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(28,30,33);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;font-size:14px">The Virginia Tech Composition Program is hiring several full-time instructors to begin August 2019. Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest, CV, references list, and teaching statement by June 17. I would be grateful for your help in circulating the position description widely, and I am happy to answer any questions about the position(s) via email at dmueller -AT- </span><a href="http://vt.edu/?fbclid=IwAR07JGckX5BWS5iwcyuTSjCt94_oiHp07xtFfp2hmdT-v_L2BXkiO1Liqgg" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" style="color:rgb(56,88,152);text-decoration-line:none;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;font-size:14px">vt.edu.</a> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif">This posting is accessible online at <a href="http://listings.jobs.vt.edu/postings/97512">http://listings.jobs.vt.edu/postings/97512</a></span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> </span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif;font-size:10pt">All the best,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Derek</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif">*******</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Virginia
Tech – Instructor of First-year Writing</span><br></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif">Faculty
Rank: Instructor</span></p>
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Number: TR190060</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif">Position
Summary:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif">The
Department of English at Virginia Tech invites applications for full-time
Instructors in the Composition Program beginning August 2019. These are
one-year positions with the potential of renewal. We seek colleagues who value
contemporary approaches to the teaching of writing, who are dedicated to active
professional development, and who strive to create vibrant, innovative
environments for practice-based teaching and learning. Instructors teach four
courses per semester; they are expected to participate in the department’s
faculty development activities and to embrace the goals and methods of
multi-section courses. Instructors are not required to serve on committees or
in advising, but they are welcome to do so voluntarily. Instructors are expected
to work well with a diverse student body. Virginia Tech’s Composition Program
provides instruction in ENGL1105: First-year Writing: Introduction to College
Composition and ENGL1106: First-year Writing: Writing from Research to nearly
6,000 students each year. Review of applications will begin on 17 June and
continue until the positions are filled. For more information, contact the
Director of Composition, Dr. Derek Mueller, <a href="mailto:dmueller@vt.edu">dmueller@vt.edu</a>. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif">Required
Qualifications:</span></p>
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must hold an M.A. in Composition & Rhetoric, Writing Studies, or Written
Communication (or a related field in English Studies) by August 2019.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif">Preferred
Qualifications:</span></p>
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candidates will have experience teaching first-year writing.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif">How
to Apply for This Job:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif">Applications
must be submitted electronically at <a href="http://www.jobs.vt.edu">http://www.jobs.vt.edu</a>, posting #TR0190060.
Attach to the electronic application a cover letter, resume or CV, a recent
course syllabus and/or statement of teaching philosophy, and a list of up to
three professional references. Interviews will be conducted via Skype. Address
queries to the Director of Composition, Dr. Derek Mueller, <a href="mailto:dmueller@vt.edu">dmueller@vt.edu</a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif">Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Statement:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif">Virginia
Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the
basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, 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 inquire about,
discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees
or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif">Reasonable
Accommodation Statement: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Avenir Roman",sans-serif">If
you are an individual with a disability and desire accommodation please contact
the hiring department.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"> </span></p><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">-----------------------------<br>Derek N. Mueller<br>Associate Professor<br>Director of Composition<br>Department of English<br>Virginia Tech<br>+1-540-231-1738<br>he/him/his<br><a href="mailto:dmueller@vt.edu" target="_blank">dmueller@vt.edu</a><br><a href="http://www.derekmueller.net/rc/" target="_blank">http://www.derekmueller.net/rc/</a><br><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div></div>