Lecturer in Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies

Job Title
Lecturer in Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies


Requisition Number
FE04254


Working Title

Department Name
8E700: Writing Rhetoric and Digital Studies


Work Location
Lexington, KY


Type of Position
Faculty


Position Time Status
Full-Time


Tenure Track Status
Non-Tenure Track


Required Education

M.A. or Ph.D. in English or Writing Studies/Rhetoric and Composition is required



Required Related Experience

n/a



Required License/Registration/Certification

n/a



Job Summary

The Department of Writing, Rhetoric, & Digital Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky invites applications for three full-time Lecturer position to begin August 1, 2025. The selected candidates will be appointed to a 9-month, non-tenure eligible faculty position for an initial two-year period that has the potential for renewal and for promotion to Senior Lecturer after five years.The successful candidates will have comparable pedagogical expertise and experience teaching face-to-face and online sections of WRD 204: Technical Writing as well as possibly WRD 304: Writing in the Social Sciences and WRD 310: Writing in the Natural Sciences. In addition, the successful candidates will have extensive experience teaching courses similar to our first-year sequence, including WRD 110, WRD 111, or WRD 112. The teaching load is four courses a semester and the position will involve departmental service.

The Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies (WRD) offers a BA/BS in Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies, a minor in Professional and Technical Writing, and an online graduate certificate in Professional and Technical Writing. More information about our department is available at http://wrd.as.uky.edu.


An M.A. or Ph.D. in English or Writing Studies/Rhetoric and Composition is required.

Applicants must include the following: 1) letter of application (upload as Cover Letter), 2) CV, and 3) Teaching statement (upload as Specific Request 1). In addition, please provide the names and contact information for three references when prompted in the academic profile. This information may be utilized to solicit recommendation letters from your references within the employment system.


The University of Kentucky provides comprehensive benefits which are fully described at https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/our-benefits.

Questions about this search should be addressed to Dr. Joshua Abboud, Search Committee Chair, Department of Writing, Rhetoric, & Digital Studies, University of Kentucky (j.abboud@uky.edu).


Application deadline is October 15th, 2024.



Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?
No


Preferred Education/Experience

Deadline to Apply
10/15/2024


Open Until Filled
No


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