<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">This is a good opportunity for those with experience teaching first-year writing to students in a linguistically diverse classroom and whose research broadly falls in the digital humanities or cultural studies. I am not involved in the search process, so please direct any questions about the position to Dudley Reynolds, Professor and Arts & Sciences Head, at <a href="mailto:dreynolds@cmu.edu">dreynolds@cmu.edu</a>.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">--</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">Position Title
</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">Assistant
Teaching Professor (Composition for Multilingual Students, Literary and
Cultural Studies, and/or Digital Humanities) </span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">Location </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">Carnegie Mellon’s
Qatar campus Doha, Qatar (CMUQ) </span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">Position Type </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">Faculty </span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">Position URL </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:blue"><a href="http://apply.interfolio.com/57635" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://apply.interfolio.com/57635</a></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">DESCRIPTION OF
POSITION: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">The
Department of English at Carnegie Mellon University invites applications for
two full-time (9-month with opportunity for additional summer support)
positions as Assistant Teaching Professor at Carnegie Mellon’s Qatar campus
beginning in fall 2019. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">Teaching load is
2/2 and includes courses within the First-year Writing Program as well as
upper-level General Education electives. We are especially interested in
candidates with a demonstrated record of excellence in undergraduate education,
research interests in the areas of Literary and Cultural Studies and/or Digital
Humanities, and an ability to connect their research and teaching. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">Serving a diverse
student body since 2004, Carnegie Mellon’s branch campus in Qatar offers
undergraduate majors in Biological Sciences, Business Administration,
Computational Biology, Computer Science, and Information Systems. In addition
to these majors, students have the opportunity to pursue minors. Current
enrollment is approximately 400 students representing 35 countries. </span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">APPOINTMENT
AND RANK</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">: Assistant
Teaching Professor is a nontenure-track faculty career position with provision
for renewal and promotion to Associate Teaching and Full Teaching Professor.
Full Teaching Professors must fulfill two criteria: (1) to be outstanding
educators within Carnegie Mellon, for example, through excellence in classroom
teaching, curricular development, program leadership, and student advising and
mentoring; and (2) to be nationally or internationally known for contributions
to education or to research. Assistant and Associate Teaching faculty must
demonstrate that they will, in due course, fulfill these criteria. Salary is
competitive. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)"> </span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">Requirements
include a PhD in English, Literary and Cultural Studies, Rhetoric/Composition,
Second Language Writing, Second Language Studies, or related field. Knowledge
and experience related to teaching writing for multilingual students is
required. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)"> </span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">DESIRED
QUALIFICATIONS: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">Students
at the Qatar campus have the opportunity to pursue minors in English Studies
and Professional Writing as well as a proposed minor </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="break-before:page;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">in Humanities Analytics (starting fall 2019). Strong candidates
will have a research agenda that supports the development of elective courses
in these areas and reveals a synergy between their scholarship, pedagogy, and
professional development. In addition to resources provided by the university,
the extensive print and digital archives of the Qatar National Library offer
exciting opportunities for scholarship. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">The university is
especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute, through their
research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the
academic community. We strongly encourage applications from female and minority
candidates. </span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">APPLICATION
PROCEDURE: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(50,50,50)">Applications
will be accepted online through Interfolio. Follow this link to electronically
submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, sample course syllabi, recent course
evaluations, a writing sample, and three current letters of reference. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,50,50)">Screening of application materials will continue until the
position is filled. Materials must be submitted online through Interfolio no
later than <b>December 14, 2018 </b>to be assured of full consideration.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p></div></div>