Assistant Professor - Technical Communication
- Employer
- University of Houston-Downtown
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Dec 21, 2020
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Communications, Digital Media, Other Communications
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Department of English at the University of Houston-Downtown
(UHD) invites applications for one or more tenure-track or tenured
positions at the rank of either Assistant or Associate Professor of
Technical Communication, to begin August 2021. The Department
offers Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in
Technical Communication. The ideal candidate will have an
active research agenda with preferred expertise in social justice.
Additional areas of interest include: research methods,
environmental writing, editing, and legal writing. Experience
teaching at the university level, applying for external grants,
and/or working in industry is preferred. The successful
candidate will teach upper-division and graduate courses in their
area(s) of specialization as well as TCOM 3302: Business and
Technical Report Writing. Publications in the candidate’s
field of expertise and university service are required for
tenure.
The teaching load is 4/3 with a 3/3 load in the first year on the
tenure track and continuous adjustments for graduate
teaching.
Required Qualifications
- PhD in relevant field at time of initial appointment
- Ability or willingness to teach online
Preferred Qualifications
- Research and teaching interests in social justice, research methods, editing, environmental writing, and legal writing
- Ability or willingness to apply for grants
- University teaching experience
- Online teaching experience
- Related industry experience
UHD is a vibrant urban university serving a diverse student population. Offer of employment is contingent upon verification of individual's eligibility for employment in the United States. UHD is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.
Applicants should submit an initial letter of application and CV using the following link: https://tinyurl.com/UHDAPTC2021. Applications will be accepted until February 1, 2021. Candidates selected for the second stage of the search process will be contacted and asked to provide additional materials. All stages of the search will likely be conducted via Zoom.
For specific questions about the position, please contact Dr. Jillian Hill at hillj@uhd.edu.
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