The Department of Writing and Rhetoric at Oakland University seeks applicants specializing in writing for service learning or in community literacy for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 15, 2017. The department’s mission has long specified civic engagement as a fundamental value.

The successful candidate will pursue an active research agenda in writing for service learning or in community literacy, teach courses in the first-year writing and undergraduate major programs, and provide service to the department focused on developing writing for service learning and community engagement opportunities for both FYW and students majoring in Writing and Rhetoric. Teaching load is competitive.

Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition or a related field. Candidates who are ABD will be considered if degree requirements will be completed by August 15, 2017.

To apply, please upload a letter of application describing your teaching experience, research, and teaching interests; a detailed curriculum vitae; a one-page statement of teaching philosophy; a writing sample; and unofficial transcripts.

Three letters of recommendation are also required. Please have these letters sent to Dr. Elizabeth Allan, Search Committee Chair, via email at allan@oakland.edu or by U.S. mail c/o Department of Writing and Rhetoric, O’Dowd Hall, Room 378, 586 Pioneer Drive, Rochester, MI 48309-4482. The online application system is available at  http://jobs.oakland.edu/postings/8930.

Review of applications will begin in November and continue until the position is filled. For full consideration, applications should be received by November 15, 2016.

Planning for the 2017 Canadian Writing Centres Association Annual Conference is under way.

Dates: May 25-26, 2017

Location: OCAD University, Toronto, ON

Keynote speaker: Dr. Frankie Condon, University of Waterloo

The call for proposals will be circulated within the next few weeks, but in the meantime mark your calendars.

Writing Through the Lifespan: A Longitudinal Study of Writing Experiences & Development

Seeking to put Charles Bazerman’s thought experiment into action, we seek potential collaborators interested in contributing to a long-term investigation of writing throughout the lifespan. We seek to develop a century-long longitudinal, mixed-methods study that will use qualitative and quantitative measures to investigate writing development across the lifespan in 10-20 communities in the US and around the globe.

We seek to build an interdisciplinary team of:

Core Researchers: early or mid-career researchers in Writing Studies with an interest in longitudinal work who are excited by the possibility of developing this project over the next 25, 30, or 35 years. Core researchers will work with Consultant Researchers to develop the study design, articulate rights and responsibilities within the collaboration, and secure funding. Most importantly, Core Researchers will identify participants and collect the primary qualitative and quantitative data throughout the project.

Consultant Researchers: senior researchers who have expertise to contribute to the project but are not able to invest 25 years or more into data collection. Consultant researchers will provide guidance to the core researchers during the early years of the project on study design, will help identify funding sources and leverage their existing research to secure funds for the project, and may assist in early stages of data analysis.

Affiliated Researchers: researchers with deep methodological experience in areas that would augment the project in important ways for finite periods of time. Examples include cognitive researchers, linguists, sociologists, literacy specialists, and many others.

To express interest (or questions), send a brief CV and a 1-2 page cover letter describing how you see yourself and your research experience potentially contributing to the project to Talinn Phillips (tiller@ohio.edu) and/or Ryan Dippre (ryan.dippre@maine.edu). Also please describe any institutional resources that you might be able to access or contribute.

Our working plan is to identify and organize researchers by November 1.  This will allow us to have a virtual meeting of interested researchers in late 2016 and a face-to-face meeting at the CCCC in Portland in order to move our project forward in a timely manner.  This will serve as the start of organizing an agenda of work for the project.

The Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre (RGASC) at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) invites applications for a teaching-stream position as a Writing Specialist. We seek an enthusiastic and innovative instructor to coordinate academic writing programming across the curriculum and to teach academic writing. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream and will begin on July 1, 2017.

Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Composition / Writing Studies or a related field by the time of appointment or shortly thereafter. Evidence of experience and excellence in teaching academic writing in a university or postsecondary setting is necessary. Excellence in teaching can be demonstrated through teaching accomplishments (e.g., awards, recognition, curriculum development, pedagogical publications, presentations at conferences), strong endorsements by referees of high international stature reflecting on both excellent teaching and their commitment to pedagogical enquiry and teaching innovation, and the teaching dossier submitted as part of the application. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

We seek candidates who have a record of excellent teaching, demonstrate the intellectual curiosity to pursue novel and innovative teaching and learning methods, and are interested in establishing a long-term career at the RGASC. Responsibilities of the Writing Specialist include:

• Coordinating the Writing Development Initiative Program (a WAC/WID program that provides support for projects that integrate writing instruction in core courses across the curriculum);

• Participating in faculty-wide initiatives that incorporate undergraduate writing instruction and assessment;
• Investigating, implementing, and evaluating innovative pedagogical practices for the teaching of academic writing;
• Assessing programs and projects aimed at improving students’ writing and communication skills;
• Advising faculty members on strategies for integrating academic writing instruction into their courses;
• Training Teaching Assistants in writing pedagogy;
• Supervising writing instructors at the RGASC;
• Teaching academic writing in a variety of settings;
• Conducting face-to-face and online appointments with students in a Writing Centre context;
• Developing curricular resources on academic writing instruction.

The RGASC is a hub for academic skills development on the University of Toronto Mississauga campus. The RGASC works collaboratively with faculty and teaching assistants to help deliver the best possible environment for learning in classes, labs, and tutorials. The RGASC also provides academic support for students through a variety of programming channels, including one-on-one appointments, co-curricular courses, workshops, and peer-facilitated study groups. For more information about the RGASC, please visit its website at http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/asc/.

All qualified candidates are invited to apply online by clicking on the link below. Applications must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and teaching dossier (including a statement of teaching philosophy, teaching evaluations, sample course syllabi, and relevant teaching materials). If you have any questions about this position, please contact Tyler Evans-Tokaryk via email at academicskills.utm@utoronto.ca. All application materials must be submitted online. Submission guidelines can be found at: http://uoft.me/how-to-apply/. We recommend combining attached documents into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format.

Applicants should arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly by the referee by email to academicskills.utm@utoronto.ca by the closing date. Letters of reference should be addressed to Professor Tyler Evans-Tokaryk, Director of the RGASC. Please ensure the candidate name and “Writing Specialist RGASC Search” are included in the subject line and that the letters are on letterhead and signed. Review of applications will begin after the closing date of November 30, 2016.

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applicants from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Aarhus BSS Graduate School now offers a number of PhD scholarships within, among other fields, Business Communication with expected start February 1^st 2017.

The open call will be available from September 15^th 2016 to October 17^th 2016, at this website, where you also can read more about Aarhus BSS Graduate School and find the application guide.

When you apply you automatically also apply for a full scholarship covering your salary and the tuition fee for the duration of the three-year PhD study.

The PhD programme in Business Communication is looking for high quality PhD project proposals within the general fields of:

• corporate communication
• management communication
• strategic communication
• organizational communication
• marketing communication
• HR communication
• branding
• PR communication
• financial communication
• crisis communication
• change communication
• stakeholder communication
• CSR communication
• organizational knowledge communication
• – and related areas.

For further information about this programme, please contact the PhD programme.

 Aarhus University is a modern, academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 42,500 students and 11,500 employees, and has an annual budget of EUR 860 million. Over the course of the past decade, the university has consolidated its position in the top 100 on the most influential rankings of universities world-wide. Learn more at www.au.dk/en.