Assistant Professor of Writing Languages and Literatures (Composition and Rhetor

FACULTY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYDEPARTMENT OF WRITING, LANGUAGES, AND LITERATURESASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF WRITING, LANGUAGES, AND LITERATURES (COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC)FULL-TIME TENURE-TRACKTHE UNIVERSITY: California State University, East Bay (CSUEB), one of the 23 California State Universities, is a comprehensive university serving the San Francisco Bay Area/Silicon Valley. We are proud of our mission to support a richly diverse student body through academically rich and culturally relevant learning experiences. We are designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) as well as an Asian American & Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI), and we have the second highest percentage of Black students in the CSU system. Our student population reflects a variety of abilities and identities. Many are the first in their family to attend college. The successful candidate will bring expertise or an openness to creating a welcoming and supportive environment for all of our students.THE DEPARTMENT: Our newly formed Department of Writing, Languages, and Literatures (WLL) believes in the transformative power of writing. Bringing together the Departments of English and Modern Languages and Literatures in fall 2024, WLL consists of 40 educators (15 tenure-line, 25 lecturer faculty) with varied lived experiences and interests. Our department serves diverse students across campus through our composition program and other general education (GE) offerings. Our GE offerings focus on themes of diversity, social justice, and environmental justice in composition, literature, creative writing, and cultural studies.THE DUTIES OF THE POSITION: The department seeks a tenure-line teacher/scholar/administrator/activist in composition, rhetoric, and writing studies. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in the Writing, Languages and Literatures majors, composition, and other general education areas. The successful candidate will coordinate the current composition program and creatively direct sustainable writing pedagogies and curriculum. The successful candidate should sustain an active research agenda, coordinate professional development to support composition faculty, and provide support to university initiatives such as increasing first-year retention rates and eliminating equity gaps for historically underserved students in first-year composition.REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:Ph.D., or Ed.D. in Composition, Rhetoric, Writing Studies, English, or closely related field (degree must be conferred by the start date of the position)Demonstrated evidence of training, experience, and/or research in writing program administration, writing center administration, and/or community-based writing programs at the university or secondary levelDemonstrated evidence of training, experience, or research with an impact on student writers and faculty through anti-racist, equitable, and social justice-centered programming and/or pedagogyDemonstrated evidence of training, experience, or research in multimodal literacy and/or AI applications in compositionPedagogical experience or training reflecting the ability to teach undergraduate courses in the WLL major, composition, and other areas of general educationA record of publication (including dissertation or thesis) pertaining to composition, rhetoric, and/or writing studies, especially scholarship focused on diverse student populations and administrative approachesPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:Teaching experience in technical writing, comparative rhetoric, socio/linguistics, creative writing, or English educationExperience in advising students from diverse educational and cultural backgroundsExperience with developing online communities of practice for students and facultyAPPLICATION DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin November 6, 2024. The position, however, will be considered open until filled. Please submit a letter of application, which addresses the qualifications noted in the position announcement, along with a complete and current vita, and the materials listed below. Applications should be submitted via PageUp (see “Apply Now”).Note: California State University, East Bay hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. All offers of employment are contingent upon presentation of documents demonstrating the appointee’s identity and eligibility to work in accordance with provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act. A background check (including a criminal records check and prior employment verification) must be completed and cleared prior to the start of employment.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, CSUEB does not discriminate on the basis of any protected categories: age, ancestry, citizenship, color, disability, gender, immigration status, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran’s status.

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