Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville TN

VISITING COMPOSITION INSTRUCTOR / ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Department of English and Communications

Full-time, nine-month, non-tenure-track, one-year renewable (up to three years) appointment to begin August 1, 2009. One or more positions available.

INSTRUCTOR OF COMPOSITION (tenure-track)

Department of English and Communications Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville TN

POSITION: Full-time, academic year (nine-month), entry-level, tenure-track instructor position to begin August 1, 2007. One or two positions available.

QUALIFICATIONS: MA in English (or Master’s degree in related field with 18 semester graduate hours in English). Must have graduate coursework in rhetoric/composition. Must have recent experience teaching college-level composition effectively. Preferred: successful experience using computer-assisted instruction.

Available Position: Composition Instructor Tennessee Technological University (www.tntech.edu) Cookeville, TN

VISITING INSTRUCTOR / ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Department of English and Communications

Full-time, nine-month, non-tenure-track appointment to begin August 2006. One-year contract may be renewed, depending on department need and funding.

QUALIFICATIONS: MA in English (or Master’s degree in related field with 18 semester graduate hours in English). Graduate coursework in composition pedagogy. Evidence of excellent in composition instruction. Demonstrated commitment to teaching first-year composition. Preferred: Experience teaching in networked classroom.

Invitations to participate

With the help of Shirley Rose, I’m coordinating a WPA task force on students’ research and human-subjects issues in first-year composition courses, and we’re seeking composition professionals who have experience with Institutional Review Board (IRB) policies and procedures. Specifically, we’re seeking volunteers for the task force who plan to attend the WPA conference in Chattanooga in July. In the months preceding this drafting session, we’re also seeking documents and suggestions from WPAs and composition instructors who are already working to address the problem and goals outlined in the attached overview.