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As the largest academic unit on the UC Merced campus, the Merritt Writing Program (MWP) has a range of faculty expertise, including creative writing, professional and technical writing, literacy studies, multimodal composition, rhetorical theory, writing pedagogy and assessment, and writing program administration.

The MWP offers an array of courses in which students explore the art of critical thinking, craft their written expression, and address a variety of local and global issues and audiences. Our students learn to use language actively, inventively, and responsibly by exchanging their work at all stages of their writing process. MWP appointments include required composition general education courses as well as the opportunity to teach other lower and upper division courses. Our interdisciplinary approach to writing offers students the opportunity to reflect broadly on their college education as well as to consider a range of pre-professional and academic opportunities.

Full-time MWP lecturers will teach a total of five courses annually with section enrollment capped at 20 students for most courses. Part-time lectures will teach 1-4 courses over the academic year.

Qualifications:
The Merritt Writing Program seeks to hire full and part-time experienced teachers of writing in the areas of first-year composition, professional & technical writing, and/or writing in the disciplines (Psychology and Public Health). Of particular interest are candidates with experience working in Hispanic (HSI), Minority (MSI), and/or Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPISI) serving institutions.

Minimum Qualifications:
• A Master’s Degree in Rhetoric, Professional/Technical Writing or Writing Studies
• Evidence of a strong commitment to undergraduate education
• Evidence of pedagogical approaches that reflect a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications:
• A terminal degree in Rhetoric, Professional/Technical Writing, or Writing Studies
• Evidence of expertise in specialty areas include composition studies, cultural rhetorics, decolonial and antiracist rhetorics, history & theory of rhetoric, assessment, writing in the disciplines, writing across the disciplines, professional & technical writing, new media literacies or related experience

Full and part-time appointments are available. A reasonable estimate for an initial full-time annual appointment is $64,329. See Unit 18 Lecturer table for the salary range for this position. These are academic year appointments and subject to the normal processes of academic review. Salary is prorated in accordance instructional workload calculation.

This is a limited-term appointment which falls under the purview of the Agreement for the Lecturers Unit between the University of California and the American Federation of Teachers. Terms and conditions of employment are subject to UC policy and any appropriate collective bargaining agreement. See the following url for additional information: http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ix/index.html.

Interested applicants are required to submit:
• Cover letter (no more than 500 words) that (1) addresses how you attend to equity, diversity, and inclusion in your classroom environments, and (2) discusses your performance, teaching objectives, and teaching activities. Letter should also indicate interest in full or part-time employment
• Curriculum Vitae
• Annotated Syllabus and schedule that connects teaching practices (policies, readings, assignments, course schedule) to teaching philosophy.
• List of three references with email addresses and phone numbers

Applications must be submitted via this website.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will remain open until all positions have been filled.

Applicants internal to the UCM Department of the Merritt Writing Program who had an appointment in 2022-2023 and submit materials by the “Initial Review Date” of March 31, 2023 will be considered prior to all external applicants.

The Merritt Writing Program at the University of California, Merced is committed to building a more diverse faculty, staff, and student body as it responds to the changing population and educational needs of California and the nation.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/5000695/SARS-CoV_Covid-19. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of Full Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or Religious Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the applicable deadline. For new University of California employees, the applicable deadline is 14 days after their first day of employment.

The University of California is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and invites applications from all qualified applicants, including women, minorities, veterans, and individual with disabilities, who will enrich the teaching, research and public service missions of the university. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy (https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction).

The University of California, Merced, is the newest of the University of California system’s 10 campuses. With over 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students (https://www.ucmerced.edu/fast-facts), UC Merced provides outstanding educational opportunities to highly qualified students from the heart of California, the nation, and abroad. The campus has special connections to nearby Yosemite National Park; is on the cutting edge of sustainability in construction and design; and supports the economic development of Central California. The Merced 2020 Project doubled the physical capacity of the campus, and enhanced academic distinction, student success, and research excellence (https://merced2020.ucmerced.edu/).

UC Merced is a smoke & tobacco free campus (https://smokefree.ucmerced.edu/).