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Director of UCLA Writing Programs/Academic Administrator University of California Los Angeles Requisition Number: JPF10859 UCLA Writing Programs seeks an experienced writing program administrator to lead the unit. We welcome candidates who possess a record of outstanding composition teaching and administrative excellence (multiple direct reports, curricular innovation, faculty development, campus student success initiatives, gift stewardship, fiscal and enrollment management), and who are committed to student success and higher education access. The position is an Academic Administrator with an 11/12 appointment, given that the Writing Programs director carries substantive duties during the summer months related to summer courses, fall enrollments, and course staffing. The director supports and manages personnel actions for Writing Programs’ faculty, who come from a range of writing and academic backgrounds. Employing approximately 40 full-time lecturers (represented non-Senate faculty) and 5-10 teaching assistants (also represented employees), UCLA Writing Programs is a vibrant and complex campus unit that offers first-year through advanced writing courses, as well as ESL and TA mentoring and professionalization courses. The Director of Writing Programs shapes the overarching vision, mission, and administration of UCLA Writing Programs and its subsidiary programs and initiatives (i.e., first-year composition, the Professional Writing Minor, the Graduate Certificate in Writing Pedagogy, TA training, writing and oral skills courses for multilingual students and international graduate students, writing placement and international teaching assistant assessment, the Undergraduate Writing Center, summer sessions offerings, outreach to the campus and greater Los Angeles community). Basic Requirements include: A Ph.D. is required by the start date of July 1, 2026 Preferred fields as follows: Rhetoric & Composition, Writing Studies, Applied Linguistics or other discipline relevant to the position 5 years’ experience and excellence in college-level teaching of required writing courses and/or tutoring of college-level writing, using teaching practices informed by current evidence-based pedagogy and scholarship 3 years’ leadership and administrative experience related to writing or ESL programs, writing centers, and/or WAC/WID initiatives Additional Qualifications Proven ability to support & promote faculty development among composition and ESL specialist faculty who come from a range of writing and academic backgrounds Success in teaching and supporting first-generation undergraduate students, students from groups historically underrepresented in higher education, and multilingual students Preferred Qualifications Experience at a large public research university Experience in writing, language and/or program assessment Experience in establishing and assessing learning outcomes Knowledge of seminal research and current developments related to writing programs, writing centers, multilingual students, professional writing, and/or WAC/WID initiatives. Appointment begins on July 1, 2026. To apply, access the recruitment via Recruit . Complete applications should be received by April 5, 2026. To apply, please visit: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10859 The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration 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 jeid-7d0cc6be9bb1d440b51fb0fd09dec8f5