The Harvard College Writing Program has several open faculty positions. Could you please
share the job posting below with graduate students (near completion) and recent Ph.D.s in
your department? These are full-time, regular (not adjunct) non-tenure track positions.
The application deadline is January 9, 2017, 3 p.m. EST.
Thank you,
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James Herron, Ph.D.
Director of the Harvard Writing Project
Harvard University
One Bow Street, Suite 250
Cambridge, MA 02138
t 617.495.5785
f 617.495.3728
http://writingproject.fas.harvard.edu/
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Preceptor in Expository Writing: Expository Writing 20
The Harvard College Writing Program at Harvard University has several openings for
preceptorship positions for the 2017-18 academic year beginning on July 1, 2017, to teach
Expository 20, the Program’s course that fulfills Harvard College’s freshman writing
requirement. Each preceptor develops a writing course on an academic topic and teaches one
or two sections per semester of fifteen students per section. Preceptors are eligible for
multi-year contracts. Salary and benefits are competitive. Preference will be given to
candidates with Ph.D.s or other terminal degrees in fields that are taught at Harvard
College, or to candidates with MFAs; who have experience in the teaching of academic
argument at the college level; who demonstrate a lively interest in issues of writing
pedagogy and an innovative approach to the teaching of freshman communication skills; and
who enjoy collaborating with colleagues on assignment design and program development. We
welcome applications from candidates with experience and expertise in the teaching of
writing in STEM fields, the social sciences, or public policy, as well as applicants with
experience in engaged scholarship/community engagement projects, design studio model, use
of multimedia, or digital learning.
The full job positing with application instructions can be found here:
https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/7306
A more detailed description of the positions can be found here:
http://writingprogram.fas.harvard.edu/pages/jobs
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James Herron, Ph.D.
Director of the Harvard Writing Project
Harvard University
One Bow Street, Suite 250
Cambridge, MA 02138
t 617.495.5785
f 617.495.3728
http://writingproject.fas.harvard.edu/