Title:
Director of Writing

Department:
Humanities & Social Sciences

Reports To:
The Department Chair

Position Type:
Staff

Position Summary:
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences is an interdisciplinary community of researchers and educators that encourages state-of-the art pedagogy consistent with the aims of a technologically intensive university. The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology seeks applications for a Director of Writing. This role involves instructional, administrative, and leadership responsibilities for the First-Year Writing Program and advanced courses in professional and technical communication that are a key part of the undergraduate experience at a research-intensive polytechnic university. The position also entails close coordination with the English Language Program and the NJIT Writing Center that are administratively situated within the department as well as with the university’s Institute for Teaching Excellence, the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies, the Office of Academic Advising, and the Center for Pre-College Programs.

Essential Functions:
The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the teaching of writing to undergraduate students, to manage and mentor a large instructional staff, to interface with other writing-related activities in the department and across the university, to serve as an advocate for writing proficiency in undergraduate education, to administer the writing-placement process for newly admitted students, to supervise relationships with educational institutions that participate in the university’s pre-college program, and to engage actively with various internal and external stakeholders.

Prerequisite Qualifications:

• Candidates should have a Ph.D. or other advanced academic degree in writing studies, composition, rhetoric, professional and technical writing, English, communication, or closely related field.
• Key criteria for selection will include instructional proficiency in university-level writing, experience administrating a writing program, demonstrated success advising a diverse student population, familiarity with learning assessment and placement procedures, and evidence of effective collaboration with institutional stakeholders in an academic setting.
• At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Bargaining Unit:
PSA

Range/Band:
26

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Application packages should include a letter outlining background and expertise, a curriculum vita, a 2–3 page statement describing instructional and administrative experience, a 1–2 page diversity statement, and the names and contact information of three references. This is a twelve-month position and the successful candidate can expect a competitive salary. Questions can be directed to the search committee chair, Nancy Steffen-Fluhr at steffen@njit.edu. Review of applications will begin on December 15, 2022 and continue until the position is filled.