Dear Colleagues,
We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in Rhetoric and Composition with a specialty in digital rhetorics and/or technical communication at the University of Maryland this year.
I encourage all interested doctoral students and junior faculty to apply, and I would also appreciate everyone’s help in circulating our job advertisement.
I’ve pasted the main piece of the job ad below, but full details on the position and application instructions are available on the UMD website: https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/111099
Thank you in advance for your help.
Scott Wible
Associate Professor of English
Director, Professional Writing Program
University of Maryland, College Park
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The English Department of the University of Maryland, College Park, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in Rhetoric and Composition with a specialty in digital rhetorics and/or technical communication. We are especially interested in applicants who examine cultural identities—race, ethnicity, ability, sexuality—as they relate to digital texts, networks, and performances. Applicants are encouraged at both the assistant and advanced assistant professor levels.
Successful candidates will be expected to:
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publish actively.
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teach two courses per semester, including courses that contribute to the Language, Writing, and Rhetoric and Media Studies tracks within the undergraduate English major; the Professional Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Storytelling & Poetics minors; and the M.A. and Ph.D. concentrations in Writing Studies and Rhetoric.
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direct dissertations, comprehensive exams, capstone projects, and honors theses.
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offer service to the Department, the College, and the University.
Diversity, inclusion, equity, and access drive the mission of the English Department, and we seek candidates whose research, teaching, and service have prepared them to contribute to and advance this mission. Within their applications, candidates are asked to summarize their leadership efforts and past or potential contributions to diversity; contributions might include leadership in teaching, mentoring, research, or service towards building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment and/or increasing access or participation of individuals from historically underrepresented groups.
For advanced assistant professor applicants, WPA experience is welcomed. Upon earning tenure, the person hired for this position would join the rotation of Language, Writing, and Rhetoric faculty who serve in fixed terms as administrators of the Academic Writing Program, Professional Writing Program, and/or Writing Center, which collectively serve over 7,000 students in writing classes and over 4,000 students in tutoring sessions each semester and were honored by the Conference on College Composition and Communication with the 2017 Writing Program Certificate of Excellence.
Experience within the digital humanities is also welcomed. The University of Maryland serves as a leading international site for digital humanities research, including both the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) and the African American Digital and Experimental Humanities Initiative (AADHum). Candidates are invited to discuss their experiences managing and/or contributing to individual or collaborative digital humanities research projects.
The University of Maryland is located in College Park, eight miles from the heart of Washington, DC, offering its faculty access to world-class library and archival facilities, an array of cultural institutions, and culturally and linguistically diverse communities. The English Department recognizes the challenges of employees in caregiver roles and offers work-life benefits that include paid parental leave; subsidized emergency childcare; and support for dual-career couples. More information on these policies and resources can be found at: https://uhr.umd.edu/benefits/family-care/.
The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition, Technical Communication, or a related field by July 1, 2024.
For best consideration, candidates should apply by October 6, 2023.