English Writing Center Director and Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor

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应聘材料：
A Ph.D. in English or Rhetoric and Composition with emphasis on writing center pedagogy; ABD can be considered with completion prior to the effective date of employment. A minimum of two years of teaching experience in a college or university setting and tutoring international students are preferred. A Ph.D. and/or work experience from a prestigious university are preferred. Experience teaching and tutoring Chinese students will be an advantage, as will experience in writing center administration.
Please send cover letter, CV, statement of teaching and writing center philosophy, a research statement describing research interests, past accomplishments in research, and future research plans, unofficial transcripts, and the email contact information of three professional references. Please send all materials to Search Committee Chairperson at wkuenglish@wku.edu.cn. Three current letters of recommendation are required before advancement. Official transcripts for all degrees are required before appointment.

The School of English Studies seeks an innovative and dynamic writing center director to run the new WKU writing center. This is a tenure-track assistant/associate professor of English position starting on site for Fall 2023. Duties include:
1.Managing a brand-new writing center, including scheduling tutoring sessions and coordinating faculty and peer tutors
2.Developing writing center marketing and university community outreach initiatives
3.Organizing and leading writing workshops on a variety of topics related to academic writing across the disciplines for undergraduate and graduate students
4.Teaching a writing center pedagogy course required of peer tutors in addition to other writing courses
5.Conducting writing center outcomes assessment
6.Managing the writing center budget
Conducting academic research related to global writing center pedagogy