Council of Writing Program Administrators

The Department of English at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga invites applications for the position of tenure-track assistant professor of English, beginning August 2008, with primary specialization in rhetoric and composition. The department seeks a candidate able to teach writing and rhetoric courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Teaching responsibilities include a 4/4 load. Qualifications: Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition; demonstrated scholarly potential and commitment to undergraduate teaching; excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills.

The Department of English at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga invites applications for the position of tenure-track assistant professor of English, beginning August 2007, with primary specialization in rhetoric and composition. The department seeks a candidate able to teach writing and rhetoric courses at all levels (including graduate courses). Teaching responsibilities include a 4/4 load. Qualifications: Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition; demonstrated excellence in and commitment to undergraduate teaching; excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills. The search committee will begin screening applications immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

An announcement about recent WPA conference is currently posted on the website of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. To view the story online, go to http://www.utc.edu/news06/wpa.php. Since these news stories are generally posted for only a week, I'm also pasting the story below for all to see. Thanks again to all the conference participants for making the meeting in Chattanooga such a success.

--Lauren

Council of Writing Program Administrators Meets in Chattanooga

The Council of Writing Program Administrators (WPA), the professional organization for university faculty who design and direct college writing programs, gathered at the Chattanooga Choo-Choo recently, where more than 200 participants from nearly 50 states were registered for a conference, according to Dr. Lauren Sewell Ingraham, Associate Professor of English and Director of Composition, and Local Arrangements Chair WPA 2006.