College Writing Program

Graduate Student Opportunities in the Writing Program

JOB TITLE: INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COORDINATOR
(position has been filled)

Please note:
WRT 105 and WRT 105E were formerly CAS 105 and CAS 105E.

WRT 571/ENG 571 and WRT 572 /ENG 572 were formerly CAS 571/ENG 571 and CAS 572/ENG 572.

The Instructor Training Coordinator helps the Writing Program Director and/or the Assistant Director

• develop and coordinate instructor training for new WRT 105 instructors, including arranging meetings, preparing and distributing appropriate training materials, visiting classes, and assisting instructors as needed;
• develop and co-teach English 571, the training seminar that prepares new instructors to teach in the writing program, and English 572, a series of practicums held throughout the academic year to support writing instruction; and
• keep records and compile program data.

The Instructor Training Coordinator will also work closely with the Writing Program Director or Assistant Director and the Writing Center Coordinator to ensure the smooth functioning of the Writing Program.

Applicants should be accomplished educators who have taught successfully within the writing program for several semesters (preferably four or more). Compensation for this position is $12,000 plus $2,000 for co-teaching English 571 in the summer. The coordinator also has the option to teach the summer session of WRT 105, for which there will be an additional compensation of $3,000. Applicants must be available between mid-May and Mid-June and two weeks before classes begin in the fall in order to participate in instructor training seminars.

To apply

• please send a letter of application explaining what you could bring to this position, a C.V., two sets of teaching evaluations,
• and a letter of recommendation that speaks to your teaching and organizational abilities by February 28, to:

Dr. Deborah Rossen-Knill
Director, College Writing Program
Rush Rhees Library G-121
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14627

If you apply for a teaching position and a coordinator position (with the understanding that you would be offered only one of these positions), you may present one application package for both. However, you must clearly indicate this in your cover letter, and clearly mark components of your package that are applicable to only one of the positions.


last updated May 21, 2008