Council of Writing Program Administrators

Director, Writing Center, Florida International University

Florida International University (FIU) invites applications for the position of Writing Center Director at the associate or full-professor level to lead the redesign of FIU's Writing Center after its move to a new campus space. The director will hold faculty status in the English Department and must possess the credentials to be tenured in the Department. The successful candidate will possess the leadership skills and administrative experience necessary to develop a writing center as well as a record and research agenda commensurate with a tenured position at FIU. Ph.D. in rhetoric/composition or related field is required.

A public urban research-intensive university, FIU serves over 38,000 students and is one of the nation's largest Hispanic-serving universities. The Director will have the opportunity develop a center that will serve both graduate and undergraduate students, within a diverse and international environment.

To apply, candidates should send a letter of application that details administrative experience and research interests, a CV, the names and contact information for three to five references, and a sample of scholarly research to

Writing Center Director Search Committee Florida International University Department of English University Park Campus 11200 S.W. 8th Street Miami, Florida 33199.

Application review begins March 31, 2008, and continues until the position is filled.