Writing Studio Director

Position Summary:

The Department of Languages, Literature, and Communication Media seeks a committed, enthusiastic, and highly motivated candidate to serve as the Director of the Writing Studio. Responsibilities include managing the day-to-day activities of the Writing Studio, training and mentoring tutors, building relationships across campus, creating opportunities for student engagement and success, and working with a diverse and under-served population of students. The successful candidate will have training in writing center pedagogy and/or a related area and experience working with college level writers. The successful candidate may also teach one section of Adams State’s first-year writing courses, ENG 101 Communication Arts I (GT-C01) or ENG 102 Communication Arts II (GT-C02) each semester.

STARTING DATE 

The position is available to start June 1, 2025. 

Mission of the Department 

The Department of Languages, Literature, and Media Communication’s mission is to utilize high impact and best practices that promote student development of writing, communication, critical thinking, and critical analysis, skills that are interdisciplinary and essential for lifelong learning. Our programs foster student success through diversity and inclusivity, and prepare students for careers that include writing, media, education, and the arts. 

We recognize that women and people of color are often less likely to apply to a position if they don’t match 100% of the job qualifications. Don’t let that be the reason you miss out on this opportunity! We encourage you to apply if you can demonstrate many of these skills and competencies. 

Minimum Qualifications 

1. Masters degree in Rhetoric and Composition or English. Related field if candidate has 18 credit hours in English or Rhetoric and Composition. 

2. Experience tutoring student writing in a college or university writing center and/or experience teaching first year writing at the university level. 

3. Demonstrates knowledge of, sensitivity to, and ability to work effectively with, the educational needs of individuals and groups with a diverse range of identities, cultures, backgrounds, and abilities 

4. Evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the racial, socioeconomic, academic, and cultural diversity of Adams State University’s student population, including students with different abilities (e.g. physical and or learning) as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded, inclusive practices within the classroom 

5. Demonstrated commitment to honesty, efficacy, and collaboration. 

Preferred Qualifications 

1. Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition, English. Related field if candidate has 18 credit hours in English or Rhetoric and Composition.

2. Experience teaching and/or working with multilingual students. 

3. Ability or experience working with historically under-served and/or underrepresented populations, and first-generation college students. 

4. Ability or experience in the recruitment and/or retention of underrepresented students, including students of color. 

5. Commitment to professional development. 

6. Demonstrated self-awareness of one's own cultural beliefs, perspectives, and privileges as a part of one's orientation towards teaching and mentoring. 

7. Demonstrated decision-making that is informed by research, data, and theory and that leverages students' unique cultures, experiences, and background as strengths. 

8. Experience in writing program administration 

9. Experience in TA education and/or training writing center tutors. 

10. Supervisory experience, especially of student workers. 

Salary and Benefits 

The pay range for this position is $46,476 - $52,872 commensurate with experience and education. In addition to salary, Adams State University offers a competitive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and retirement savings plans. For detailed benefits information please visit our Human Resources Benefits Page. 

Required Documents Cover letter, curriculum vitae, Informed Response, graduate transcripts(unofficial copy officials will be requested upon hire), and three references. 

Completed applications should include the following: 

• A detailed cover letter of application addressing teaching interest/experience as well as how professional interests and goals align with Adams vision and values. 

  • In the cover letter, a section should be included that details the applicant’s pedagogical approach to writing center work and how the applicant adapts to students with different backgrounds, abilities, and skills. 

  • The cover letter should also address the minimum qualifications, as well as any of the preferred qualifications the candidate possesses. 

• Informed Response regarding Adam State’s Commitment to People, Place and Perspective. 

  • People: An understanding of, and commitment to, the people who study, work, lead and help or have helped shape our university. 

  • Place: An understanding of our university's geographical and historical context within the San Luis Valley region and commitment to the unique opportunities and responsibilities that come with being part of this place. 

  • Perspective: An understanding of the intersecting perspectives that define our university’s resilience, grit, strength, and innovation from being a low-income, first-generation, and Hispanic-serving, rural anchor university and commitment to intentionally supporting individuals who possess these characteristics. 

  • Please address the following: 

    • Your understanding of Adams State’s history, the people who occupy it, and the place in which it is located and how you will contribute to our unique university environment.

    • Articulate how your understanding of our location in the San Luis Valley, with its unique challenges, and its realities, such as scarce resources, rurality, the land and geography, and current and historical occupants will be manifested in your approach to teaching, research, and service. 

    • Share your understanding of the unique characteristics that make up our university such as First-Generation, Low-Income, Hispanic Serving, and being a rural anchor university, and how those perspectives influence your role as a faculty member. Please give specific examples from your experiences in the classroom, or in your teaching and mentoring experience(s), or other relevant experiences from your life that inform your perspective(s). 

• ​References: name, job title, and contact information (email, phone).

How to Apply: 

All interested candidates must submit application materials electronically through Adams State University’s Workday application portal. No other format of application material will be accepted.

Review of completed applications will begin 04/17/2025 priority will be give to applications received by this date.

Questions about the position may be directed to Dr. Eric Brown, ericbrown@adams.edu. 

Adams State University is committed to building and expanding the talent of its professional staff and actively seeks qualified applicants who bring unique perspectives, experiences, skills, and attributes that can augment the perspectives of our current faculty and staff and can contribute to serving and preparing our students to engage and thrive in their learning, leadership, and service.

We strive to create a more representative workforce that mirrors the people who study, work, and lead our institution and welcome applications from candidates from all walks of life, especially members of communities who fall within state and federally protected classes such as: women, BIPOC, LGBTQ individuals, veterans, and people with disabilities.

We value qualified candidates, with varied language skills, who have a record of successful experience with varied communities and student populations, and who have a deep understanding of and commitment to the unique geographical and historical characteristics of the place we are situated in and the intersecting perspectives that define our university being a low-income, first-generation, and Hispanic-serving, rural anchor university. Therefore, we seek individuals committed to intentionally supporting students and colleagues who possess these characteristics through their teaching, service, and scholarship.

The successful candidate will join a campus that is dedicated to inclusive excellence and acknowledges Adams State’s purpose to foster the educational goals of its students and the well-being of the surrounding community.

Additional information about the university and the academic mission may be found at www.adams.edu/academics/
 

Disclosures:

In compliance with the Immigration Control Act of 1968 candidates for positions must provide proof of eligibility to work before an offer of employment can be made final.

Adams State University is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for its students, faculty, staff and visitors, and to protecting its funds, property and other assets. Well-informed hiring decisions contribute to this effort. Therefore, Adams State University has adopted a policy on background screening for its prospective, continuing, and returning employees as well as students in certain circumstances. Offers of employment will be contingent upon the completion of an acceptable background check. The information received in response to a background check will be treated as confidential to the extent provided for by law.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Part 106 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and CFR 106 to Adams State University (ASU) may be directed to ASU's Office of Equal Opportunity, Director Ana Guevara, and/or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education. Support resources for sexual misconduct, ASU's  sexual misconduct policies, contact information for the Adams State University's Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX, as well as a detailed  procedure for filing a grievance due to discrimination on the basis of sex may be found online at  https://www.adams.edu/administration/oeo/reporting-sexual-harassment/.  These  procedures also describe the University's response to reports and/or complaints of sex discrimination or sexual harassment.  

Adams State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Applications are sought from all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, disability, and, as covered by law, veteran status. In addition, University policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation including transgender status and gender expression, marital status, and parental status.

Salary : $46,476 - $52,872