Colleagues,
We have an exciting job position open at Southern Illinois University: a faculty director position of the Center for Virtual Expression at SIU. Link to the job ad below:
https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/siu/jobs/4711471/director-center-for-virtual-expression-extended-deadline?keywords=director&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
Some important things to know about the position:
-This is a faculty position with a 1/1 teaching load.
-We are recruiting faculty at the ranks of Associate and Full, and our Dean has indicated rank/title/tenure status will carry over. (And the Dean has made good on this promise with recent hires in Rhet/Comp at SIU).
-This position is housed within the College of Arts and Sciences. While we think someone in Rhet/Comp, and perhaps even specifically with a WC background, would be ideal for this position, this is open to any discipline within the humanities. Several of the search committee members are out of History, Philosophy, and Communications.
-Our Rhet/Comp program is growing fast and there is much potential for future growth! We now have 3 TT faculty members in the program, plus two full-time teaching assistant professors, and our Dean is in Rhet/Comp. We have a PhD and MA program with already a cohort established, and we are actively building undergraduate offerings in our new Public and Professional Writing concentration. If this hire does end up being in Rhet/Comp, we will have a strong program in place.
Applications are now due Jan 15th, 2025. If anyone has questions, please contact the search chair, Joshua Daniel: joshua.daniel
I am not on the search but would be happy to talk to anyone who might be interested and would love a new Rhet/Comp colleague to grow this program along with my excellent colleagues.
All my best, Anna
ANNA SICARI
Assistant Professor
SHE/HER/HERS
LITERATURE, WRITING, AND DIGITAL HUMANITIES
MAIL CODE 4503
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
2370 FANER HALL
CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS 62901
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