[ATTW-L] Tenure-track position at the University of Maine, deadline: 4/17/21

[Kathryn Swacha]

Dear friends,

We are delighted to announce our newly approved tenure-track line of
Assistant Professor of Technical & Professional Writing at the flagship
campus of the University of Maine System in Orono! You can find all the
official details here
<https://umaine.hiretouch.com/job-details?jobID=67307&job=assistant-professor-of-professional-and-technical-writing>
.

Below are a few other details that might interest you or your
about-to-defend tech-comm PhD students:

   - UMaine's Colleges of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Forestry, and
   Agriculture are doing important work on technologies of vital interest to
   the planet: offshore wind turbines, tidal turbines, aquaculture, and forest
   bioproducts among them; you can have a look at some of our fascinating
   Centers and Institutes here
   <https://umaine.edu/research/research-centers-institutes/>, (which
   include not only the Climate Change Institute and the Center for
   Sustainability Solutions, but also the Lobster Institute and Blueberry
   Institute).
   - President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, previously chief operations officer at
   the NSF, is continuing her strong commitment to research *and* teaching.
   - Our students are terrific -- hardworking, self-reliant, and deeply
   committed to Maine
   - Maine summers and falls need no advertisement. Yes, winters are long
   here, but the Bangor region is close enough to the ocean to moderate the
   chill, and with a little willpower, one can cultivate a taste for
   snow-related activities: snowshoeing, cross-country and downhill skiing,
   icefishing -- or of course staying inside and reading.
   - Bangor and its environs feature glorious scenery, a farm-to-table
   dining culture that's beginning to reemerge from quarantine (and that's
   been around since before that was even a phrase (see
   <http://www.mofga.org/Community/About-MOFGA/MOFGA-History>)),
   astonishingly affordable real-estate, superb public schools, an
   unpretentious vibe, and plenty of opportunities to get involved in the
   local "doings" if that's to your liking.
   - The University embraces a commitment to equity and inclusion including
   resources like the Intersectional Feminist Resource Center
   <https://umaine.edu/ifrc/>; The Wabanaki Center,
   <https://umaine.edu/nativeamericanprograms/wabanaki-center/> which works
   toward sustaining a reciprocal relationship between the University and
   Native American communities; and a newly appointed Commision on Excellence
   and Equity.

As you'll see from the official posting linked above, we'll be moving
fairly quickly, so please do feel welcome to let us know you're interested.
I'd be very obliged if folks would be willing to pass this along to
students, friends, and local listservs. Dylan Dryer is chairing the search
and is happy to answer any questions you might have:  dylan.dryer at maine.edu
.

-Katie Swacha

-- 
Katie Swacha
Assistant Professor of English
University of Maine
Orono, Maine
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