[ATTW-L] Job Post: TT Assistant Professor of Technical Communication at Towson University

[Grant, Carrie]

Hello everyone,

The English department of Towson University invites applications for a tenure-track, 9-month Assistant Professor position in Technical Communication beginning August 2023. https://towson.taleo.net/careersection/fac_ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=220000UF

Qualifications:
PhD required. ABD applicants considered, but appointment will be at the Instructor rank and all degree requirements must be completed by February 1, 2024. The candidate should have a PhD in Technical Communication, Professional or Scientific Communication, or New Media. We particularly welcome applications from candidates whose research and teaching are anchored to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion<https://www.towson.edu/inclusionequity/diversity-strategic-plan/> and community-engaged practices as they relate to the following areas of studies:
*        Disability advocacy and design
*        Usability/UX/Accessible design
*        Information design & production
*        Web-based content/media

Responsibilities:
Faculty are assigned an instructional workload of six (6) course units per academic year plus advising 10-15 students in the undergraduate English degree. The candidate will teach and design courses in technical communication to undergraduate non-majors and in the Technical Writing & Information Design track within the M.S. Professional Writing program<https://www.towson.edu/cla/departments/english/gradwriting/>. Applicants will need to demonstrate the potential for strong research, excellent teaching, and service aligned with the college's expected outcomes of impact, innovation, and engagement towards R2 status and the university's new strategic plan<https://www.towson.edu/about/mission/strategicplan.html>.

The Department:
The M.S. in Professional Writing program serves over 50 master's students, and the English department has 400+ majors and is home to over 40 full time faculty members. Towson's proximity to Baltimore and Washington, DC provides ample service-learning and internship opportunities in the government, tech industry, and nonprofit sectors.

Our professional writing students work in government contracting, the nonprofit industry, education, publishing, and other sectors pertinent to the Baltimore-Washington region, so a candidate with technical writing industry experience is preferred. Candidates must be sensitive to the needs of and possess an interest in working with an ethnically and racially diverse student body.

Towson University:
Towson University (www.towson.edu) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U.S. News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, is Baltimore's largest university, and is the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls over 19,000 undergraduates and more than 3,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, education, fine arts, health professions, liberal arts, science & mathematics), has of 900 full-time faculty, and offers 65 bachelor's, 42 master's, and 4 doctoral programs. Our centrally located campus sits on 330 rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia.

Application Process:
Review of applications begins November 21st.
Address cover letter and curriculum vitae to Professor Chris Cain, Chair.
Please note that the search number for which you are applying is CLA-3618.
https://towson.taleo.net/careersection/fac_ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=220000UF

All my best,
Carrie
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Carrie Grant
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Grantwriting in Valued Environments (GIVE<https://www.towson.edu/cla/departments/english/resources/grantwriting-valued-environments.html>)
Towson University
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