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The Department of English and Humanities is accepting applications for a continuing contract (tenure-track) faculty position, beginning Fall 2012 (pending available funding). Primary duties include teaching composition courses and directing the Writing Center.  Standard teaching load is 12 hours per semester with additional responsibilities to include student advising, committee service, and participation in departmental activities.  Eight hours of reassigned time granted per academic year for Writing Center responsibilities.

Please submit hard copies of application materials to:  Dr. Tim Scheurer, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, OH  45662 OR electronic materials to Linda Plummer, Dean's Secretary: lplummer@shawnee.edu.  Application packets for each position must include letter of application, curriculum vita, 1-2 page essay on teaching philosophy, three letters of reference, and copies of unofficial graduate and undergraduate transcripts.   Please address applications to composition/Writing Center Director Search Committee; for electronic submissions, use the committee name as the subject line. Official transcripts and background check required prior to hire. 

PhD (Assistant Professor) or ABD (Senior Instructor) in English with a specialty in Rhetoric and Composition required by August 1, 2012.  Required:  Three years of college teaching experience, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and professional activity in composition through coursework, publications, presentations, and/or attendance at conferences.  Desirable:  Experience working with computer-assisted instruction, working in writing centers, and working in an open-admission educational setting