F0200- Director First-Year Composition Program- Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition

Title: F0200- Director First-Year Composition Program- Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition

State Role Title: F0200- Director First-Year Composition Program- Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition

Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience and credentials

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Norfolk State University

Location: Norfolk State University

Agency Website: www.nsu.edu

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Norfolk State University’s Department of English and Foreign Languages seeks candidates with a specialization in first-year composition for a tenure-track or tenured appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor of English beginning August 2024. This position is a 9-month position that carries administrative and teaching responsibilities.

The successful candidate’s duties will include the following:

• Serve as Director of NSU’s First-Year Composition Program. Work closely with first-year composition faculty to develop curricula, new course content, and new assignment designs. Provide instructor training and support; assist with ongoing assessment of and research on the first-year writing program; maintain and update LMScourse templates for ENG 101 and ENG 102; serve on department committees focused on teaching and program administration and teach undergraduate writing courses.
• Teaching responsibilities will include classes in the general education core as well as required and elective classes for the major.
• Active engagement in research, scholarship, and/or grantsmanship. Participation in ongoing accreditation activities. Attendance at departmental meetings, collegial engagement with faculty, holding office hours, and meeting university deadlines. Advising and mentoring students and participating in recruitment activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• An earned Ph.D. degree in English with a specialization in rhetoric, composition, or writing studies.
• Demonstrated record of scholarly research and/or publications in relevant subfields.
• Demonstrated commitment to serving diverse and/or underrepresented student populations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in writing program administration and demonstrated commitment to the teaching and administration of first-year composition.
• Experience and commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarly activity at the university level with knowledge in areas of specialization in a discipline as stated above.
• Considerable practice with face-to-face and online teaching and commitment to distance learning and online course delivery modalities.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with a diverse student body, both verbally and in writing.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with all staff levels

Additional Considerations

Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include: criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to University employing officials. As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Special Instructions

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You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

A complete packet is required for employment consideration.

Qualified applicants should submit the