Job Description:

Writing Programs at UCLA announce an opening for the Director of UCLA Writing Programs/Academic Administrator beginning July 1, 2026. 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.

To read the entire job announcement and to apply, please visit https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10859.

Salary Range:

$131,906-$185,208

Application Deadline:

Sunday, Apr 5, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Contacts:

Please address any questions to the chair of the search committee, Louise Hornby (hornby@english.ucla.edu) or Christine Holten, Interim Director, (holten@humnet.ucla.edu).