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rAssistant Professor of English / Writing Center Director
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rCategory: Faculty Positions
rDepartment: ENGLISH
rLocations: Macomb, IL
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rAPPOINTMENT: August 21, 2025
RESPONSIBILITIES: The faculty member will be expected to direct the
University Writing Center and teach relevant undergraduate and graduate
courses, conduct research, and serve on committees. Undergraduate
teaching would include courses in our professional writing minor and
major option, and our first-year writing program. Graduate teaching
would include courses in writing studies. Additionally, the faculty
member may develop new courses in their area of expertise. The director
of the University Writing Center receives a reduced teaching load and a
supplemental contract in the summer.
RANK & SALARY: Assistant or Associate Professor. This is a tenure-track,
9-month appointment. Salary ranges from $7,242 to $8,835 per month,
commensurate with experience.
Western Illinois University employees may be eligible for a variety of
State of Illinois benefits.
These benefits are administered through the Illinois Department of
Central Management Services (CMS). These benefits include: Health
Insurance plans, (HMO’s, OAP’s, QCHP, and CDHP), Dental Insurance,
Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D),
Supplemental Long-Term Disability (LTD), Flex Spending Accounts (HAS,
MCAP, and DCAP), 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Plans and 457(b)
Deferred Compensation Plans.
Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities
Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for
employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.
Other benefits available to eligible employees include: paid time-off,
Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Waiver programs, and discounts to
the local YMCA. For a full list of benefits as a WIU employee, please
visit our Benefits Homepage:
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vpas/human_resources/benefits/.
For questions on benefits, or eligibility, contact our benefits team at
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or by calling 309-298-1971.
Job Requirements:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
– Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition, Writing Studies, or related field
required by time of appointment
– Demonstrated commitment to contemporary best practices in writing
studies
– Two years of college-level teaching experience
– Demonstrated focus on any or a combination of the following:
technology and digital media; digital rhetoric; multimodal
composition; writing program administration (writing center,
first-year composition, and/or WAC/WID); professional/technical
writing
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
– Demonstrated success in teaching students from diverse cultural and
linguistic backgrounds with varying levels of academic preparation
– Experience in writing program administration (first-year
composition, WAC/WID, and/or writing center) or curriculum
development and assessment
*For a degree to be considered, it must be conferred from a regionally
accredited degree-granting institution of higher education (or
equivalent from an international accrediting body). Unless otherwise
stated, the degree must be conferred at the time of appointment.*
Additional Information:
THE UNIVERSITY:
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Since 1899, Western Illinois University has provided outstanding
ed cational opportunities to individuals in west central Illinois and
well beyond our region and state. WIU’s traditional residential campus
in Macomb, Illinois, is the educational, cultural and athletic center of
the region, while the WIU-Quad Cities non-residential branch campus in
Moline, Illinois, is the only public university in the immediate Quad
Cities region.
WIU-Macomb, IL: Western’s traditional, residential main campus offers a
comprehensive slate of undergraduate and graduate programs, including a
doctorate in education, and post-baccalaureate certificates. A diverse
community in west central Illinois, Macomb features a unique blend of
agriculture, industry, service, retail, education, and culture. Macomb
serves as the county seat, with connections across the state with Amtrak
providing twice-daily service from Macomb to Chicago (and point in
between). Macomb is located approximately 75 miles from the Quad Cities
International Airport (Moline, IL) and 70 miles from the Greater Peoria
Regional Airport (Peoria, IL).
WIU-Quad Cities: Located on the banks of the Mississippi River in
Moline, Illinois, the WIU-Quad Cities campus is the only public
four-year regional university that serves the Quad Cities region.
Designed as a metropolitan commuter campus, WIU-Quad Cities offers
select undergraduate, graduate, and docto