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</style></head><body style='font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; '><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="" size="2">Dear colleagues,</font></span></span></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">I am very pleased to share the job posting for four, tenure-track positions at Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC, starting August 2021. I joined the MU community as provost last January and despite the challenges of a global pandemic, I have found it to be a vibrant and welcoming place. I'm happy to answer questions off list, and the search co-chairs, Emily Leverett and John Edwards (emails below), also welcome your inquiries. </font></span></span></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></span></span></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Sincerely,</font></span></span></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Suzanne</font></span></span></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Suzanne Blum Malley, Ph.D.<br>Provost<br>Methodist University<br>she / her / hers<br>smalley@methodist.edu</font></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></span></span></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=23635&clientkey=24375BA29C8AE0EA98AC3A9FD8D2FDCE">https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=23635&clientkey=24375BA29C8AE0EA98AC3A9FD8D2FDCE</a> </font></span></span></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></span></span></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The Departments of English, Modern Languages, and Communication at Methodist University invite applications for four tenure-track positions to begin Fall 2021. Three positions will be housed in English; one will be housed in Communication.</font></span></span></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The successful candidates will be engaging, student-centered teachers who will teach in one or more of the following areas:</font></span></span></span></p><ul class="ignore-global-css" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; list-style-type: square;"><li class="ignore-global-css"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Professional, Technical, and Science Writing, including social media and public-facing writing, as well as first-year composition.</font></span></span></li><li class="ignore-global-css"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Rhetoric and Composition (2 positions), with a preference for expertise in first-year composition and accelerated learning programs (ALP), working with multilingual writers and diverse student populations (including veterans, active-duty military, and students with diverse home and heritage languages), and/or interest in writing program administration.</font></span></span></li><li class="ignore-global-css"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Digital Communication/Speech Communication, debate, persuasion & listening, social media, research methods, and speech.</font></span></span></li></ul><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Secondary interests in any of the other fields or Foreign Language instruction are desirable.</font></span></span></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Other responsibilities include scholarship, advising, and committee work. The teaching load is 4/4, in a variety of modalities.</font></span></span></span></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css"><span class="ignore-global-css"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b style="">Qualifications:</b><b> </b>Ph.D. in relevant field preferred. Special consideration will be given to applicants with experience teaching in fully online and hybrid classroom environments and to applicants with teaching and scholarly experiences that align with the Methodist University commitment to fostering equity and inclusion in all of our university practices.</font></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><strong class="ignore-global-css"><span class="ignore-global-css"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></span></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><strong class="ignore-global-css"><span class="ignore-global-css"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Applications </font></span></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><span class="ignore-global-css"><span class="ignore-global-css" style="">Review of applications will begin February 1, 2021 and continue until the position is filled. Completion of the search is dependent upon available funding at the time of hire. Qualified candidates are invited to submit a </span></span><span class="ignore-global-css" style="">letter of intent, curriculum vitae, three references, unofficial transcripts, and a concise equity and diversity statement about teaching or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working with a diverse student population. </span></font></span></span></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><span class="ignore-global-css" style="">For inquiries contact Emily Leverett, </span><a target="_blank" href="mailto:eleverett@methodist.edu" class="ignore-global-css" style="background: transparent;">eleverett@methodist.edu</a><span class="ignore-global-css" style="">, and John Edwards, </span><a target="_blank" href="mailto:johnedwards@methodist.edu" class="ignore-global-css" style="background: transparent;">johnedwards@methodist.edu</a></font></span></span></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Methodist University reserves the right to authenticate academic and professional credentials and to consult public records prior to extending offers of employment.</font></span></span></span></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> </font></p><p class="ignore-global-css" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 2px 5px;"><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><span class="ignore-global-css" style=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="" size="2"><strong class="ignore-global-css" style="">Salary: </strong> Salary is commensurate with experience</font></span></span></span></p><br/><div style='clear: both;'><font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif">Suzanne Blum Malley, Ph.D.</font><div> </div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif">Provost</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif">Methodist University</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif">she / her / hers</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif">Office of the Provost</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif">5400 Ramsey Street<br style="">Fayetteville, NC 28311</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, sans-serif">910-630-7031</font></div><br><br><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><br></div><br/></body></html>