Tenure-Track - Assistant Professor - Composition and Rhetoric
- Employer
- St. Catherine University
- Location
- St. Paul, Minnesota
- Start date
- Oct 10, 2019
- Closing date
- Nov 26, 2019
Job Details
The English Department at St. Catherine University invites applications for a full time, tenure-track position in Composition and Rhetoric. Rank and salary commensurate with experience.
Responsibilities:
Teaching three courses each semester for majors and nonmajors at introductory through advanced levels, with opportunities to teach in summer, in our January term, and in study abroad programs. In addition to teaching, faculty are expected to advise and mentor students, contribute to department and university service, and be engaged in scholarship and publication, including possible collaborative research with undergraduates. The successful candidate will also help the department create and lead initiatives for excellence in writing curriculum and pedagogy.
Applicants should be prepared to support our diverse students who are characteristically passionate about social justice and plan to use their education to lead and influence globally. Experience teaching less prepared or first-generation students is preferred, as is research that includes intersectional and critical race pedagogies.
Though most writing courses are offered in the on-campus baccalaureate women's college, English faculty also teach in the College for Adults in online and hybrid formats. Preferred candidates will also bring secondary experience in any of the following areas: business and medical writing, medical humanities, or cultural, film, and media studies.
Position Qualifications
Required qualifications:
Applicants from many fields are welcome, but preference will be given to candidates whose published research is in the fields of Composition, Rhetoric, and Professional Writing. This scholar will be joining a small but innovative and collaborative faculty of English and Spanish professors holding interdisciplinary and team-teaching commitments and sharing requirements with ASL , Education, Honors, Women's Studies, Critical Studies of Race and Ethnicity, and the Core Curriculum.
A doctoral degree in Composition and Rhetoric or a related field, earned by May 2020, along with demonstrated evidence of a commitment to excellence in research and teaching.
Preferred qualifications:
St. Catherine University seeks creative, adaptable faculty who enjoy working in a university climate that promotes cultural diversity and multicultural understanding. Candidates of color are encouraged to apply. Consistent with the university's commitment to women, diversity and social justice, preference will be given to candidates who manifest these themes in their teaching, research and service.
To Apply and Special/Other Requirements Summary
To apply:
Please go to the St. Catherine University Employment Site at http://www.stkate.edu/hr to electronically Applicants may also visit the University Human Resources office, located in Derham Hall Room 8, to submit an electronic application. Attach a cover letter, CV, and a statement of teaching interests. Candidates selected for interview will need to provide 3 references. Official transcripts and background check will be required for employment. For information, email Cecilia Konchar Farr, Chair of English, at ckfarr@stkate.edu . Review of applications will begin on December 6, 2019, and continue until the position is filled; however, priority will be given to complete applications received by December 2, 2019.
Permanent Link to Posting
http://stcatherine.peopleadmin.com/postings/3956
Company
ST. CATHERINE UNIVERSITY
Formerly the College of St. Catherine, St. Kate’s was founded in St. Paul in 1905 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, whose social justice mission of loving God and neighbor without distinction anchors our commitment to respond to the needs of the time. The University is named for St. Catherine of Alexandria, the 4th-century Egyptian philosopher, who suffered martyrdom for her faith.
St. Kate’s is a nationally recognized university with the College for Women at its core which is one of the largest Catholic colleges for women in the nation. It is one of the most comprehensive Catholic universities in the United States, offering access to an education in over 80 academic programs ranging from professional certificates to post-graduate degrees in the liberal arts and professional programs. In 2009, St. Kate’s moved from college to university status, retaining its tradition of academic excellence while expanding its structure to three colleges and three schools. The three schools are the School of Humanities, Arts and Sciences (SHAS), School of Business, and the Henrietta Schmoll School of Health (HSSH), each of which serves students in the College for Women, the Graduate College, and the College for Adults.
The University’s commitment to Inclusive Excellence encourages students across schools and colleges to incorporate global learning and experiences into their education. St. Kate’s is committed to making Inclusive Excellence a reality and has identified “Drive a Culture of Inclusive Excellence” as one of its six strategic priorities. Initiatives include the expansion of equity and inclusion-centered curricular content in specific courses and in each program of study, new recruitment strategies and training around elimination of bias, and retention efforts targeted for faculty and staff of color using professional development opportunities and resources. Finally, the plan has an explicit focus on the articulation and development of the essential skills students must possess to succeed in diverse and inclusive workplaces and communities and defining how the educational program and co-curricular student experience will foster these outcomes.
For career opportunities, please visit https://www.stkate.edu/careers
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