Council of Writing Program Administrators

Director of Writing Program, University of California, Santa Barbara

The University of California, Santa Barbara is conducting a search for the Director of the Writing Program effective July 1, 2008. The Writing Program is an independent unit within the College of Letters and Science that offers approximately 335 undergraduate courses yearly at both lower- and upper-division levels. Some freshman composition sections are linked to general education courses across the disciplines. Numerous upper-division writing courses are discipline specific. The Program offers a Minor in Professional Writing and participates in the interdisciplinary culture that characterizes UC Santa Barbara. A related area of specialization in Composition, Literacy, and English Education is offered to students in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education.

Writing Program courses are taught mostly by Writing Program lecturers and graduate student teaching assistants recruited across campus. The Director, who normally teaches half-time, supervises faculty recruitment, hiring, and evaluation; plans and staffs the curriculum; manages the budget; oversees the Program office; and represents the Program across campus. The Director reports to the Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts.

We seek a senior scholar and teacher with a distinguished record who has the vision and the leadership skills to further the development of an independent, teaching-centered undergraduate writing program dedicated to writing across the disciplines. The successful candidate must be qualified to hold a tenured academic appointment as a professor in the University of California. Candidates should have experience in teaching, administration, and program development. Experience in obtaining extramural funding is desirable. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The College is particularly interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service.

Further information about the Program is available at www.writing.ucsb.edu.

Candidates should submit a letter of application detailing experience and areas of academic interest, a current vita, the names (with numbers and e-mail addresses) of 3-5 references, and a sample of scholarly research. Additional materials may be requested at a later date. Review of candidates will begin on November 5, 2007 and will continue until the position is filled.

Send applications to:

Writing Program Search Committee, The Writing Program, 1516 South Hall, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3010

The University of California, Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.