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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">We are excited to announce an opening for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of English (Professional Writing) position here at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Please forward this message to candidates who might be interested in applying. Thanks so much.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Official job posting:
<a href="https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/wcupa/jobs/3246098/22-38-tenure-track-assistant-professor-of-english-professional-writing?sort=PostingDate%7CDescending&keywords=22-39&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs">
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/wcupa/jobs/3246098/22-38-tenure-track-assistant-professor-of-english-professional-writing?sort=PostingDate%7CDescending&keywords=22-39&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Position Summary<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Join a vibrant campus community whose excellence is reflected in its diversity and student success. West Chester University of Pennsylvania's Department of English invites applications
for a full-time, tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of English (Professional Writing) to begin in August 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">West Chester University, a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is a public, comprehensive institution committed to offering high-quality undergraduate education,
selected post-baccalaureate and graduate programs, and a variety of educational and cultural resources for its students, alumni, and citizens of southeastern Pennsylvania. The University offers more than 100 graduate and undergraduate programs in the sciences
and mathematics, business and public management, arts and humanities, health sciences, education and social work, music, and interdisciplinary studies. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">We are a community of educators dedicated
to developing graduates who succeed personally and professionally and contribute to the common good.</span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">The College of Arts and Humanities is a regional innovator in education that cultivates interdisciplinary collaboration, artistic and cultural programming, and inclusive and engaged citizenship. With
over 500 undergraduates, 80 graduate students, and more than 70 full-time and adjunct faculty, the English Department is a large and dynamic community dedicated to building knowledge in the field of English Studies.</span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Responsibilities include:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Teaching Professional and Technical Writing and First Year Writing <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif"> Advising and mentoring students <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Maintaining an active research agenda <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Serving the University and the community through participation in various committees <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">The typical course load involves teaching four courses per semester. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Minimum Qualifications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Ph.D. in English, Rhetoric & Composition, Professional Writing, and/or Technical Communication, completed or expected by August 2022 <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Demonstrated experience in teaching professional and technical writing courses <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Research agenda in any area related to professional and technical writing <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Preferred Qualifications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Area of specialization in one or more of the following: professional writing and social justice; professional writing and/as social or community advocacy;
professional writing and community engagement; professional writing and ethics; disability studies; or accessibility <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Demonstrated experience in teaching first-year writing courses <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Evidence of scholarly engagement in areas related to professional writing and social justice <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Demonstrated experience with service and/or committee work at the program, departmental, college/university, or national level <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">The ideal candidate will have an enthusiastic commitment to teaching professional and technical writing as well as first-year writing and be an active contributor to a growing minor program
in professional and technical writing through innovative curricula, assessment, and programming. Recognizing that a diverse campus community strengthens the learning environment and our community, WCU seeks applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to
supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in an academic setting. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Special Instructions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">The following materials should be submitted to the West Chester University Electronic Submission site:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Cover letter<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Curriculum vitae<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Statement of teaching philosophy<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">A listing of contact information for three references<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">A diversity statement will be requested of all finalists<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Copies of graduate transcripts will be requested of all finalists<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Official transcripts required prior to employment<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Review of applicants will begin November 15, 2021 and will continue until the position is filled. Finalists must provide a diversity statement and official graduate and undergraduate transcripts
and successfully complete interviews, a research presentation and a teaching demonstration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Developing and sustaining a diverse faculty and staff advances West Chester University’s educational mission and strategic Plan for Excellence. West Chester University is an Affirmative Action – Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals
with disabilities are encouraged to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i>All offers of employment are subject to and contingent upon satisfactory completion of all pre-employment criminal background checks.</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next Demi Bold",sans-serif">Kyle P. Vealey, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Associate Professor of English<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Co-Director of the Business and Technical Writing Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Department of English<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">West Chester University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif">Pronouns: He, him, his</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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