Colleagues,

Please feel free to circulate this announcement and to send along questions. Thanks!

-Bill H-D

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WRITING ASSESSMENT AND PLACEMENT POSITION

Assistant or Associate Professor in Rhetoric/Composition, Department of
Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, beginning August 2006. Ph.D. in
Rhetoric, Composition, Education, or related field. Primary specialization
in placement, assessment, and evaluation of writing (at the individual,
course, and program levels). Experience in one or more of the following
areas highly desired: electronic systems for placement/assessment (e.g.,
e-portfolios), writing program administration, research methodology
(particularly quantitative), composition curriculum, teacher training,
composing research, and/or digital technology. The successful applicant will
provide leadership on issues of placement and assessment for a comprehensive
writing program (including first-year composition, a professional writing
undergraduate major, and a graduate program in rhetoric/writing) and will
participate in a proposed University Writing Initiative to strengthen
undergraduate writing instruction at Michigan State University. Other
responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in
writing and rhetoric; taking the lead on revision and development of
placement and assessment procedures for the required first-year writing
curriculum (Tier I); and advising the University on assessment of student
outcomes in upper-level disciplinary writing courses (Tier II).

Further information about the department can be found at
http://www.msu.edu/~wrac.
All applicants and nominees who wish to be considered must submit a c.v.,
letter highlighting their interest and qualifications pertinent to the
position, and at least three letter of recommendation. Send materials to:

Chair, Writing Assessment and Placement Search Committee
Department of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures
235 Bessey Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1033

The committee will begin reviewing applications on March 3, 2006 and
continue until the position is filled. Women and minorities are encouraged
to apply. Persons with disabilities may request and receive reasonable
accommodation. Michigan State University is an affirmative action, equal
opportunity institution.