Sweetland Center for Writing LEO Lecturer III | |||||
Company: University of Michigan Location: Ann Arbor, MI Employment Type: Full Time Date Posted: 11/07/2024 Expire Date: 01/07/2025 Job Categories: Collegiate Faculty, Staff, Administration |
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Job Description | |||||
Sweetland Center for Writing LEO Lecturer III A comprehensive writing center and an independent academic unit in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA), the Sweetland Center for Writing is guided by commitments to equity, anti-racism, and linguistic justice in its support of student writing at all levels and in all forms and modes. Please visit the Sweetland Center for Writing website for more information about the programs and services offered, and to read our DEI statement. Sweetland seeks to hire a LEO Lecturer III with expertise in public-facing writing and teaching as social justice practices, and experience in multimodal composition and/or digital rhetoric. We are looking for a candidate who can make novel contributions to the Center's robust multimodal and multimedia curricula and programs. Teaching load is 3/3 per academic year. Typically, one class each term consists of 10 hours per week consulting in Sweetland's Writing Workshop. Core courses for this position will include: Writing 220: Introduction to the Minor in Writing, Writing 420: Minor in Writing Capstone, and Writing Workshop (10 hr/week). Additional courses may include: Writing 160: Multimodal Writing (fulfills the First-Year Writing Requirement) and/or Writing 200 and Writing 201: Writing in Digital and Social Media (cross-listed with U-M's Digital Studies minor). Administrative duties for this position include serving on two of Sweetland's standing committees, curricular development and administration for the Minor in Writing, advising Minor in Writing students, and curricular development for Writing 200/201 courses. Faculty in the Minor in Writing also regularly collaborate on special projects with Minor in Writing students. Ph.D. or terminal degree in writing studies, media/digital studies, technical communication, or related field; demonstrated excellence in and commitment to teaching writing; expertise in the areas of public-facing writing and multimodal composition/digital rhetoric; capacity to teach writing using theoretically grounded research-based practices at a range of levels. Successful candidates will demonstrate a cross-culturally informed praxis and a commitment to fostering an equitable environment that promotes the success and participation of all students, staff, and faculty. Collaborative potential and excellence in both teaching and instructional service, as well as evidence of reflective teaching practices and attention to iterative improvement, will be the principal criteria used to select the successful candidate. Contact Information
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Website: https://careers.umich.edu/job_detai... Company Description: A comprehensive writing center and an independent academic unit in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA), the Sweetland Center for Writing is guided by commitments to equity, anti-racism, and linguistic justice in its support of student writing at all levels and in all forms and modes. |