Position at Niagara University

Submitted by Clancy on December 11, 2002 - 00:45.

Niagara U

English, Niagara, New York 14109

Assistant Professor of English (Composition)

Job Description:

English Composition. Assistant Professor, full-time, tenure-track. Minimum qualifications: Ph.D. by August 2003, in Composition, Rhetoric, or related field, with demonstrated commitment to Composition as the primary field of study; plus experience, scholarly work, and continuing interest in one or more of the following areas: advanced writing pedagogy and curriculum development, writing in the disciplines; computers and composition; professional writing; visual rhetoric; service learning.

Primary teaching

responsibility is in the writing minor, along with contributions to the

general education composition course; teaching load is 12 hours per

semester. Salary commensurate with like institutions and excellent

benefits. Finalist must demonstrate effective teaching and communication

skills during an on-campus interview. Send letter of interest and

curriculum vitae including three letters of recommendation plus graduate

transcripts and teaching evaluations to: Mrs. Dorothy Gould, Chair,

Department of English, Niagara University NY 14109. Review of applications

begins January 15, 2003 and will continue until the position is filled.

Niagara University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.

Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Visit our website at

http://www.niagara.edu. Pending funding.

Background on the Department, University, and Community:

The Department of English at Niagara University boasts a complement

of 9 full-time faculty in English, two in the area of Composition and

Rhetoric. With the recent passage of a new general education

writing-intensive requirement, candidates will have the opportunity to

collaborate with faculty from a range of disciplines. The Composition and

Rhetoric faculty have also begun developing a new undergraduate writing

minor organized around technological literacy and writing as social action.

Niagara University is a warm community of about 3,000 students. The

campus is an attractive mix of historic and contemporary buildings. Niagara

University is located in the historic city of Lewiston, on the Niagara River

Gorge, with easy access to Buffalo, Toronto, and beautiful Western NY,

making this a culturally vibrant area in which to live and work.