[ATTW-L] ASSISTANT PROFESSOR of Rhetoric and Writing Studies

[Dura, Lucia]

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is America's leading Hispanic-serving university. Located in far west Texas, where three states and two countries converge along the Rio Grande, UTEP is a public top tier research university that transforms lives. Ninety-four percent of UTEP's nearly 25,000 students are minorities, and many are the first in their families to go to college. At UTEP, students have access to 168 bachelors, masters, and doctoral degree programs at the only open-access, top tier research university in America. Located in the second-most educated city in Texas, UTEP is recognized as one of the best research universities in the country for connecting students with the community around them.

Job Description

The Department of English at The University of Texas at El Paso invites applications for a tenure-track, assistant professor of rhetoric and writing studies (RWS) to begin Fall 2023. Preferred areas of expertise include rhetoric, law, and culture with priority given to applicants with experience in legal humanities and cultural studies (including African-American, Latinx, Asian, and Indigenous foci), social justice approaches to research and teaching, and anti-racist pedagogy. We seek a colleague who will work with the intellectual interests of our burgeoning population of international students in the RWS PhD program and build on the department's traditional strengths in borderlands rhetoric, literature, and English Education. The successful candidate will teach RWS courses associated with the Law School Preparation Institute and UTEP's legal reasoning minor.

Required Qualifications: PhD in Rhetoric, English, Comparative Literature, or related field by August 31, 2023.

Additional information: In keeping with its Access and Excellence mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.

The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP's Equal Opportunity Office at eoaa at utep.edu<mailto:eoaa at utep.edu>

Application Procedures: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information for three references. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible and no later than November 1, 2022.


Lucía Durá<mailto:ldura at utep.edu>, PhD, Associate Professor
Rhetoric & Writing Studies, English Department<https://www.utep.edu/liberalarts/english/index.html>
915-747-5199
Associate Dean, Graduate School<https://www.utep.edu/graduate/>
915-747-7896
The University of Texas at El Paso<utep.edu>

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