Assistant Professor of English

UW-Rock County

The University of Wisconsin-Rock County and the University of Wisconsin Colleges English Department invite applications for an Assistant Professor of English. The UW-Rock County campus in Janesville, Wisconsin, is one of thirteen campuses comprising the UW Colleges, a freshman-sophomore transfer institution within the UW System. UW Colleges offers an excellent liberal arts and pre-professional education for students beginning work toward a bachelor's degree.

TITLE:

Assistant Professor of English

APPOINTMENT:

Tenure-track faculty appointment in the Department of English. Contract begins August 26, 2010.

QUALIFICATIONS:

MFA or Ph.D. in the field of English with a specialization in Writing required prior to start date.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Typical teaching load is twelve credit hours per semester to include four sections of writing. Courses will include Composition I and Composition II on a regular basis plus Technical Writing, Creative Writing, and Intermediate Composition as needed. Interest in developing a Writing in the Sciences course, a writing-related learning community, and/or an online technical writing course is plus. Innovative teaching and integrating technology into the classroom is expected. This tenure-track position also requires scholarly or creative activity in the discipline and/or in the scholarship of teaching and learning. Service expectations include assisting with student recruitment, engaging in campus activities, serving on institutional committees, and participating in discipline-specific community service.

SALARY:

Starting salary currently is $43,000. Additional compensation for summer and/or winterim instruction may be a possibility depending on campus need. Details of the excellent benefits package may be found at http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/benefits.

Applications:

Assured consideration date is December 14, 2009; position will remain open until filled. Applications must include a letter of interest, current vita, unofficial transcripts, a one-page statement of teaching philosophy, and three current letters of recommendation. If summaries of student evaluations of teaching are available, they should be included with the application. Final interviews of candidates will include a class presentation.

Applications must be accompanied by a statement of whether the applicant wishes to have the application held in confidence or made available to the public upon request. If requested, confidentiality of an applicant can be maintained until an applicant is deemed a finalist in the search.

Employment will require a criminal background check. A pending criminal charge or conviction will not necessarily disqualify an applicant. The University of Wisconsin is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Electronic submission required for all materials. Send to chase.janisch@uwc.edu. Send materials that cannot be submitted electronically to Chase Janisch, University of Wisconsin Colleges, 432 N. Lake St., Madison, WI 53706. Send queries about the position to Jane Oitzinger, English Department Chair, at jane.oitzinger@uwc.edu.

Candidates can find additional information about the UW Colleges at http://www.uwc.edu, about the UW-Rock County campus at http://rock.uwc.edu, about Janesville and Rock County at http://www.ci.janesville.wi.us/citysite/, and about the English Department at http://depts.uwc.edu/english/.