Assistant Professor - English and Communication Studies

Position Summary

The Department of English and Communication Studies at Hamline University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor, to begin in fall 2025, whose research, teaching, and service in digital humanities & professional communication will advance more just and equitable social systems and structures.  Strong candidates will have a solid foundation in the theory and practice of rhetoric and communication, with a particular emphasis in the uses of digital technologies in public advocacy and to support student learning.

Areas of teaching and research may include but are not limited to the following: digital communications and social justice; community-centered digital media/marketing strategies and tools; cross-disciplinary digital literacies; climate justice and science/environmental communication; media or game studies; and technology-informed instructional design and pedagogy.  Regardless of specialization, we seek scholars whose work will help students translate theoretical knowledge and practical expertise into a wide array of multimodal design skills.  All members of our department also design and teach courses, as well as contribute to faculty development efforts, that link the digital humanities and communication studies to core general education requirements, including the First Year Writing curriculum.

Successful candidates will join a collaborative, supportive, multidisciplinary department that is committed to transformational learning in and beyond the classroom, at the intersection of textual analysis, effective expression, and community leadership and advocacy. Tenure-track faculty typically teach six courses per academic year, with a one-course reduction during the first year and a three-course release after a successful third-year review.  A Ph.D. in English, Rhetoric and Composition, Communication Studies, or related field is required; ABD applicants with expected defense dates by August 30th, 2025 will also be considered.

To Apply

Screening of applications begins on October 15, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. Questions may be addressed to Mike Reynolds, search chair, at 651-523-2641 or mreynolds@hamline.edu.  

You will be asked to include the following documents with your application:

• A letter of interest
• Current curriculum vitae
• Names and contact information for three references

About Hamline University

Hamline University continues to strengthen connections between curricular and co-curricular programs, linking our distinctive education to the unique contexts of the Midway neighborhood, the culturally rich Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, and Minnesota's economic and political regional prominence.  The College of Liberal Arts, and its Schools of Education and Leadership and of Business, serves approximately 1,700 undergraduate students. The University’s mission is to create a diverse and collaborative community of learners dedicated to the development of students’ knowledge, values, and skills for successful lives of leadership, scholarship, and service.

Hamline University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and educator, and is especially interested in faculty candidates whose work and scholarship will enrich diversity and equality on campus.