The University Writing Center of the University of Notre Dame invites applications for the position of Associate Director. This is a full-time, non-tenure track position in a dynamic writing center serving undergraduate and graduate students. The person hired will be responsible for setting Writing Center policy; hiring, training, and supervising 30-35 undergraduate and graduate peer tutors; maintaining the Writing Center website and expanding the Center’s on-line instructional services; acting as a liaison to academic departments across the university; setting long-term strategic goals for the Center; and fostering a culture of intellectual inquiry among students and tutors. The Associate Director will also serve on program-related committees, develop new initiatives for the Center, and teach a 2-1 course load.

We seek applicants with strong records of teaching and administrative excellence. The ideal candidate will have a proven record of leadership, innovation, and commitment to education.
Requirements: A PhD in rhetoric and composition; knowledge of computer-based instruction; experience with English as a second language learners; at least three years of writing center administrative experience, preferably in a research-based university setting. A research agenda is rhetoric and composition is desirable.

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Closing Date: Open until filled

Instructions: Applicants may submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation to: Terri O’Bryan, University Writing Program, 205 Coleman Morse Building, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Materials may also be sent electronically (tobryan@nd.edu). Interviews will be conducted at the MLA conference in San Francisco December 27-30, 2008.

The University of Notre Dame, a private Catholic university, is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We invite applications from women, minority and Catholic candidates, and from other candidates whose work may contribute to the distinctive mission of the University.

For more information about the University Writing Program at the University of Notre Dame, visit: http://www.nd.edu/~fwriting/