Job: UTEP Department Chair – English

Hello Colleagues,

The English Department at The University of Texas at El Paso is hiring a Department Chair at the rank of Associate or Full Professor.

Application information is available at https://utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp;jsessionid=0955E840553A511D6C4BAB0980C2C466?JOBID=193645

The ideal candidate will have an outstanding record of scholarly research, extramural funding, and administrative experience, particularly in strategic planning, program-building initiatives, and faculty mentoring. The successful candidate will guide the department during a time of renewal and growth, bringing forward-looking ideas to strengthen the role of English and the humanities more broadly at UTEP and in the greater El Paso/Ciudad Juárez borderlands region.

Requirements:

  • Ph.D. in Literature, Rhetoric and Writing Studies, English Education, or closely related field.
  • Rank of Advanced Associate or Full Professor.
  • Substantive administrative or leadership experience at the Department, College, or University levels.
  • Funded extramural grants and an active scholarly publication record commensurate with an Assoc./Full Professor at a Carnegie R1 institution.

Application instructions:
Please include FOUR files.

  1. Letter of interest that includes relevant administrative experiences that would support UTEP (a public research HSI with R1, Community Engaged, and Opportunity Campus Carnegie designations), research and grants accomplishments/ impact, areas of expertise and their contributions within the Department of English at UTEP.
  2. Statement of leadership and administrative philosophy.
  3. Curriculum vita.
  4. Names and full contact information of three professional references.

If you have questions about the position, please contact the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Elise Takehana: eotakehana

Soyeon Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Writing Studies
English Department, University of Texas at El Paso
Hudspeth Hall 309
slee15@utep.edu

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