Towson University (TU) is one of the nation’s top 100 public universities. Located north of Baltimore, TU currently enrolls over 19,000 students and is the second-largest university in the prestigious University System of Maryland. Towson University fosters a climate that is grounded in respect to cultivate the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university community.
Towson University is accepting applications for an Assistant Director of the Writing Center. This position is a twelve-month staff position, which reports to the Writing Center Director. The Writing Center is housed in its own suite in the Liberal Arts Building and regularly provides over 12,000 tutoring sessions per year. The successful candidate will work with the director to manage the day-to-day operations of the main Writing Center and its satellite location in the Cook Library.
$68,000 annually and full University benefits that include 22 days of annual leave, up to 15 holidays, personal and sick days; excellent health, life, and retirement plans; and tuition remission. To learn more about our benefits, click here . TU also offers a variety of great perks and discounts, which can be found here .
If you are motivated, innovative and team-oriented, we would love to hear from you.
For consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume with your online application.
This position will be open for a minimum of 14 days.
The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and neighbors has been our top priority and the focus of every one of our decisions since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the University System of Maryland (USM) has strongly encouraged full COVID vaccination and up-to-date booster shots (when eligible) for all faculty, staff, and students at all schools in the USM as both a reasonable and necessary means of protecting our health and safety.
Submission for the position: Assistant Director of the Writing Center - (Job Number: 2500002O)
Assistant Director of the Writing Center
Recruiting, hiring, scheduling, and training undergraduate and graduate writing tutors; overseeing the reception desk staff; managing the center’s website; conducting writing center outreach and marketing to the campus community; assisting with student tutoring as needed; and collaborating with faculty and staff from other units regarding initiatives that support student writing.
Required:
• Master’s degree in rhetoric and composition or in a related field.
• A minimum of one year of experience working in a writing center as either a tutor or an administrator.
• A demonstrated commitment and ability to work well with a diverse group of students and faculty.
Preferred:
• Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition or in a related field.
• Experience with writing program administration, including supervising student employees and assessing writing center services.
• A strong track record of teaching college composition or other writing intensive courses.
• Experience teaching multimodal forms of communication (video production, blogging, visual presentations, screencasts, etc.).
• A demonstrated commitment to helping faculty, students, and staff navigate the opportunities and challenges that artificial intelligence provides in the context of college writing.
• Professional development and/or previous participation in writing center scholarship, conferences, and organizations.
Academic Affairs Division
Main Campus
Apr 24, 2025
Location(s): Main Campus