Morningside College in Sioux City, IA is seeking TWO colleagues to help create, develop, and launch a new Department of Writing and Rhetoric.  Ph.D. in Composition & Rhetoric strongly preferred.  (ABD in Composition and Rhetoric or Ph.D. in a related field with scholarship and/or teaching evidence in composition or argumentative writing will be considered.)  The tenure-track positions have a 3/2 teaching load, consisting of first year writing with opportunities to teach upper division public speaking and other courses and opportunities to develop creative May Term courses.  As the new department grows, course release time for writing center or writing across the curriculum initiatives will be available.

Applications are welcomed from candidates with evidence of potential for excellence in teaching.  We are looking for colleagues who would be prepared to establish a writing center, focus on WAC faculty development, and further develop the first-year writing/speaking program.  Opportunities for professional development, research, and conference presentations/attendance will be available.  Questions about this position may be addressed to Dr. Leslie Werden; (712) 274-5226, werden@morningside.edu.  Positions begin Fall 2010.

Apply on-line only by submitting an e-mail to: facultysearch@morningside.edu entering Writing Search in the subject line, and attaching in PDF or Microsoft Word files the following documents:  cover letter, curriculum vitae, graduate and undergraduate transcripts, statements of teaching philosophy, and three letters of recommendation.  Electronic submission of letters of recommendation should be sent to the "facultysearch" e-mail address provided above.