English: Assistant Professor in English Education

Position: The English Department in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in English Education for the 2024-2025 academic year with a start date of August 19, 2024. Final authorization of the position is subject to availability of funding.

Required Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate in English education or closely related field. Candidates who are ABD will be considered, but all requirements for the doctoral degree must be completed by August 19, 2024.
• Three years of successful teaching at the middle or secondary level in the United States (or equivalent experience).
• Evidence of teaching excellence in English education methods and/or writing/composition.
• Evidence of strong scholarship or scholarly potential.

Preferred Assets:

• Secondary area of specialization in one or more of the following areas: digital literacy, multimodal communication, writing studies, culturally sustaining pedagogies, or children's/adolescent literature.
• Experience with supervision of field experience and/or program administration in English education.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities: The successful candidate will teach courses as assigned in the English Department: All department members teach in the Blugold Seminar in Critical Reading and Writing, our first-year writing program (https://www.uwec.edu/academics/blugold-seminar/)every semester as well as specialized and general courses in English. The typical semester load is 3 courses, equivalent to 11-12 credits. The successful candidate will supervise student teachers and participate in the administration of the English Language Arts-Teaching program. In addition, all department members participate in research and scholarly activities; provide academic advising to students as assigned; and engage in service to the department, university, and profession.

Department: The English department is a thriving, diverse academic community dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning and committed to sustaining an inclusive and equitable environment for those it serves. The department offers rigorous emphases in literature, creative writing, scientific and technical writing, linguistics, and education.

University and Eau Claire Community: The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire promotes diversity and inclusiveness, stewardship and sustainability, leadership and innovation. With approximately 11,500 students, UW-Eau Claire is consistently rated as one of the top comprehensive universities in the Midwest and is widely known as a leader in faculty-undergraduate research and study abroad.

A community of 68,000, Eau Claire is the largest city in western Wisconsin with thriving arts and music scenes, as featured in the Star Tribune, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Thrillist (https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/things-to-do-in-eau-claire-wi), and other media sources. Eau Claire and the surrounding areas offer scenic rivers, parks, bike trails, farmers' markets, outdoor concerts, writing retreats, poetry readings, and more. Eau Claire is 90 miles from Minneapolis-St. Paul, which additionally offers world-class theater, symphony and chamber orchestras, opera, and major league sports.

Application Procedure: Applications are submitted electronically at the following UW-Eau Claire website: https://www.uwec.edu/job-postings/. You must create an account and login before you can apply. If you have not yet registered, click on the "Click here to Register" link to begin the registration process. If you are already a registered user, input your "User Name" and "Password" and select "Login." Click on the link to the English: Assistant or Associate Professor in English Education position (Job ID: 20115 ) and then click the "Apply Now" button. Your application will not be considered complete unless all required documents (in Microsoft Word or PDF format) are submitted:

• letter of application, in which you explicitly address how you meet the qualifications in the position description
• curriculum vita
• writing sample (15-25 pages)
• unofficial graduate school transcript

In addition, three confidential letters of recommendation will need to be emailed to Candis Sessions, sessionc@uwec.edu. Please have your letter writer or portfolio service put "Education" and your name in the subject line.

Direct any questions to Dr. David Jones, Interim Chair of the English Department, jonesm@uwec.edu.

To ensure priority consideration, completed applications must be received no later than 11:59 pm on October 16, 2023. However, screening may continue until position is filled.

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UW-Eau Claire is an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disability employer dedicated to enhancing equity, diversity, and inclusion.

The University reserves the right to contact additional references with notice given to the candidates at an appropriate time in the process. Employment will require a background check. Employment will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding past conduct related to sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. §. 19.36(7).