Writing Department Postdoctoral Fellow at Colby College in Benton, Maine

Job Description:

Writing Department Postdoctoral Fellow



Location:

Waterville, ME

Open Date:

Mar 27, 2025

Description:

We seek a two-year postdoctoral candidate to become an integral member of the Colby Writing Department and its Writing-Enriched Curriculum (WEC) initiative for upper-level writing in the majors. The successful candidate will teach in a WAC-based Writing Department and work closely with the Director on departmental WEC projects, data analysis, and faculty development. There will also be an opportunity to develop new courses and continue to advance a research agenda in the candidate's area of expertise. Candidates with a Ph.D. or advanced ABD status in Writing Studies or a related field (e.g., English, Composition/Rhetoric) are invited to apply.

The successful candidate will have teaching experience in college-level writing, composition studies, and/or rhetoric; a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with faculty across disciplines; experience with research methods in composition and rhetoric; knowledge of composition/writing studies scholarship and pedagogies; and the ability to work as a member of a diverse community.

The successful candidate will work with the chair and disciplinary faculty to support the development, implementation and assessment of departmental WEC writing plans; teach three courses annually: two first-year writing courses and either Professional Writing or a new course in a relevant area of the candidate's choosing; support campus writing assessment; and collaborate with the Writing Department Chair and other faculty to plan and facilitate writing pedagogy workshops, ongoing programs, and new initiatives; and work with the Farnham Writers' Center director on ongoing center programs and new initiatives.

To apply, submit the following materials through Interfolio at url cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a statement of teaching philosophy that demonstrates commitment to inclusive teaching and contact information for three references. Please also include a representative sample of current scholarship and official summaries of recent teaching evaluations.

Applications received by April 11, 2025 will receive full consideration, with review of applications to begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The committee expects to interview candidates via Zoom at the end of April and invite candidates to campus in early-to-mid May. Position starts July 1, 2025. This is a Full-Time, 10-Month, Exempt, Salaried, Faculty Appointment.

Colby is a private, coeducational liberal arts college that admits students and makes personnel decisions on the basis of the individual's qualifications to contribute to Colby's educational objectives and institutional needs. The principle of not discriminating on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, caste, national or ethnic origin, marital status, genetic information, political beliefs, veteran or military status, parental status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, physical or mental disability unrelated to the job or course of study requirements is consistent with the mission of a liberal arts college and the law.