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The English Department at Texas Christian University seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Rhetoric and Composition whose work focuses on community literacies (as related to “community writing,” “public writing,” and “community-based” communications). We are looking for a colleague who challenges socially-hierarchical and institutional understandings of literacy, writing, qualitative research, and pedagogy in classrooms and communities and makes real the transformative possibilities of teaching and studying writing in community contexts. Preference will be given to candidates whose scholarly engagements and praxis with community literacies intersect with one or more of the following: BIPOC and anti-racist pedagogies, anti-coloniality, environmental rhetorics, cultural rhetorics, disability justice, abolition, queer of color critique, transnational feminisms. We seek applicants with lived experiences, “community-accountable” service, and/or teaching practices critically informed by worldviews and perspectives from underrepresented groups along the axes of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, and disability. This position is supported by the Provost and the College of Liberal Arts’ DEI initiatives.
Candidates will be asked to teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, mentor undergraduate and MA theses as well as PhD dissertations, and serve on graduate student committees. The successful candidate will contribute to the dynamic graduate program in Rhetoric and Composition as well as support our undergraduate minor and major in writing. The position carries a 3/2 teaching load, a competitive salary, and internal research support. The successful candidate will demonstrate a promising research trajectory, evidence of successful teaching, and a profile demonstrating strong scholarly expertise and service in composition pedagogy and community literacies.
Review of applications will begin November 10 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications should be submitted online through the TCU Human Resources website at jobs.tcu.edu. You may search for this position by entering the 6-digit requisition number or by entering the title in the search field. Complete the application, which consists of personal contact information, contact information for three references, and a voluntary survey. Then, upload 1) a letter of application, 2) a full CV, and 3) a teaching statement that addresses community literacies as well as TCU’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; 4) two sample syllabi for rhetoric or composition courses at the undergraduate or graduate levels. A writing sample and letters of recommendation will be requested at a later time in the process from your three references. Your references will receive an email from TCU asking them to upload their LOR on your behalf. TCU only accepts online applications and documents. For questions, please email the search chair at carmen.kynard@tcu.edu.
Veronica House, Ph.D.
University Writing Program
2150 E. Evans Ave, AAC 282
University of Denver
Denver, CO 80210
Founding CEO & Executive Director, Coalition for Community Writing
Founding Director, Conference on Community Writing
Co-Editor, Community Literacy Journal
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