Job Opening at Carnegie Mellon University

The Rhetoric Program in the Department of English at Carnegie Mellon University invites applications for a non-tenure track Assistant Teaching Professor of English and Director of Undergraduate Professional and Technical Writing beginning in August 2012. Assistant Teaching Professor appointments at Carnegie Mellon are faculty appointments with provision for unlimited renewal and promotion to Associate Teaching Professor and Teaching Professor. Evaluation of teaching-track faculty is based upon excellence in educational leadership as evidenced through research in the pedagogy and/or practice of technical and professional communication, excellence in classroom teaching, leadership in curricular development, and overall contributions to the profession.  Teaching load is 3-3 with an administrative reduction to 2-2 as Director of Undergraduate Professional and Technical Writing.  Duties will include teaching undergraduate and graduate professional and technical communication courses, curriculum and program development, and program administration, including training and oversight of PhD candidates teaching in the professional writing curriculum.

The Department seeks a colleague whose education and research interests focus on the intersection of rhetorical studies and professional communication. Special teaching and research areas of expertise may include but are not limited to one or more of the following: information design, multi-modal communication, social media, digital journalism, user-centered design methods, science and engineering communication, health communication, communication policy, public ethics, such as ethics in government, non-profits, and industry. Candidates whose teaching range also spans regularly taught courses in style, argument, or intercultural communication are desired.

Qualifications:

Ph.D. in hand by the time of appointment in Rhetoric, Linguistics, Communication Studies, or closely related field. The Department will prefer candidates with successful teaching experiences, research and publication records, and interdisciplinary skills appropriate to teaching and publishing in professional/technical writing.

Appointment, Rank, and Salary:

Nine-month, teaching-track position at the rank of assistant professor. Salary is competitive.

Application Procedure:

Send letter of application that includes a statement of career goals within the context of the position, a curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference to:

Professor David S. Kaufer

ATTN:  Rhetoric/Professional Writing Position

Department of English

Baker Hall 259

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Application Deadline:

The deadline to insure full consideration is postmarked by November 1, 2011.

Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2011 until the position is filled. 

Carnegie Mellon University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. For further information about department and university, see: http://www.cmu.edu/hss/english/.