<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Dear
all,</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The Department of
English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is hiring an Assistant Director
of Composition (description below and link to ad <a href="https://www.higheredjobs.com/institution/details.cfm?JobCode=177123814&Title=Assistant%20Director%20of%20Composition%2FAssistantProfessor%2Din%2DResidence%2C%20UNLV%20College%20of%20Liberal%20Arts%20%5BR0118731%5D&aID=584" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">here</span></a>). Please consider
applying or sharing the posting with qualified candidates. The priority
deadline is November 1st,
and we will review applications until the position is filled.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thanks so much!</span><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Best,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Melissa Carrion</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Assistant Professor of
Writing and Rhetoric</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Department of English</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">University of Nevada,
Las Vegas</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:melissa.carrion@unlv.edu" style="color:blue">melissa.carrion@unlv.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">JOB
POSTING</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"></span></p>
<p dir="LTR" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">The Department of English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, non-tenure track teaching faculty member (Assistant Professor in Residence) to serve as Assistant Director of Composition. The position will start in July 2020. The successful applicant will join a growing Composition Program that serves approximately 9,000 students a year at the most diverse institution in the U.S. The Assistant Director of Composition will collaborate with other administrators on program curriculum, personnel management, professional development, assessment, program research initiatives, and program operations. The Assistant Director will teach one composition course a semester and assist with the writing pedagogy and practicum course for new graduate teaching assistants every fall.</font></p><p dir="DEFAULT" style="text-align:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:16.08px;white-space:pre-wrap"></p><p dir="LTR" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Applicants must possess a Ph.D. by June 30, 2020, in Rhetoric and Composition, Technical or Professional Communication, English or other related fields from an accredited college or university. Applicants should have experience teaching multiple first-year writing courses; evidence of teaching excellence in first-year writing courses is required. Experience or training in teaching basic writing, ESL/ELL, service-learning, or online writing classes is preferred. Previous writing program administration experience is preferred. The successful applicant will also demonstrate interest in continued professional development and research related to writing studies and writing program administration. Career advancement is available with evidence of continued professional development.</font></p><p dir="LTR" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p dir="LTR" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Please apply online at <a href="https://www.higheredjobs.com/institution/details.cfm?JobCode=177123814&Title=Assistant%20Director%20of%20Composition%2FAssistantProfessor%2Din%2DResidence%2C%20UNLV%20College%20of%20Liberal%20Arts%20%5BR0118731%5D&aID=584" target="_blank">https://www.higheredjobs.com/institution/details.cfm?JobCode=177123814&Title=Assistant%20Director%20of%20Composition%2FAssistantProfessor%2Din%2DResidence%2C%20UNLV%20College%20of%20Liberal%20Arts%20%5BR0118731%5D&aID=584</a>. Candidates should submit a letter of interest, a detailed resume listing qualifications and experience, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of at least three professional references who may be contacted. Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience, with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications because this is the information on which the initial review of materials will be based.</font></p><p dir="DEFAULT" style="text-align:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:16.08px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Although
this position will remain open until filled, review of candidates’ materials
will begin on <b style="">November 1, 2019</b>, and best consideration will be gained
for materials submitted prior to that date. Materials should be addressed to
Dr. Kaitlin Clinnin, Search Committee Chair, and are to be submitted online as
we do not accept emailed materials. For assistance with the application
process, please contact UNLV Human Resources at (702) 895-3504 or <a href="mailto:applicant.inquiry@unlv.edu" target="_blank" style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><span style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit">applicant.inquiry@unlv.edu</span></span></a>.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><br></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="text-align:left;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:"Roboto",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-variant:normal;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;float:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.4;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,Sans-Serif;font-size:9pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span>Assistant Professor </span></font><br>
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span>Department of English</span></font><br>
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">University of Nevada, Las Vegas</font></span></p>
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