<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000000">Dear members of ATTW,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000000"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
Department of English at The University of Texas at El Paso invites
applications for a tenure-track, assistant professor position in Rhetoric and
Writing Studies to begin Fall 2021. Preferred areas of expertise include
technical writing, user experience, digital/visual rhetorics, and multilingualism/translingualism,
with priority given to applicants with experience in border rhetorics and
anti-racist pedagogy. The successful candidate will research, teach, and mentor
in our new undergraduate major in Technical Writing and User Experience and in
our doctoral program. This new hire will seek external funding that will
support scholarship by both faculty and students in academic, community, and
workplace settings. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:20.25pt;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:20.25pt;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Requirements:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">A Ph.D. in
Rhetoric and Composition, Rhetoric and Writing Studies, or a closely
related field required at the time of appointment. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">A demonstrated
commitment to teaching and research excellence </span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Preferred: Experience teaching traditionally underserved students</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">About UTEP
and El Paso: </span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The University of Texas at El Paso is a Carnegie R1 and Community
Engaged research university at the heart of the U.S.-Mexico border region that
is increasing access to excellent higher education. UTEP enrolls more than
25,000 students – about 80% of them Hispanic and more than 50% the first
generation in their families to attend college. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The city’s border location makes it an ideal venue for academic
programs and research studies on topics of national interest such as bilingual
education/language acquisition, border environment and immigration,
environmental sustainability and infrastructure, health disparities</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">, and international
trade and commerce. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
Paso del Norte region’s center for intellectual capital, UTEP has awarded about
133,000<span style="color:red"> </span>degrees since its founding in 1914. UTEP
is one of the major economic engines in the region, adding $1.4<span style="color:red"> </span>billion to the local economy annually.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">El
Paso’s active arts and culture community features the state’s longest-running
symphony orchestra, a nationally recognized chamber music festival, art
galleries, museums, and a full schedule of seasonal events and festivals. UTEP
adds to the arts and entertainment scene with an award-winning dinner theater,
music and dance productions, contemporary and student art galleries, and a
natural history museum. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For sports fans, the UTEP Miners offer exciting
Division I college athletics at several campus venues including Sun Bowl
Stadium, the Don Haskins Center, Kidd Field, University Field and the Helen of
Troy Softball Complex. Southwest University Park, located a mile away in lively
downtown El Paso, is home to the El Paso Chihuahuas, the Triple-A affiliate of
the San Diego </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Padres, and the El Paso Locomotive, a
professional soccer team founded in 2019.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Application Instructions:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Applicants must submit
a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy statement, and
contact information for three (3) professional references. Review of
applications will begin on October 15 and will continue until the position is
filled. For information on the position, please contact Dr. Lauren Rosenberg,
Chair of Search Committee, <a href="mailto:lmrosenberg@utep.edu">lmrosenberg@utep.edu</a>. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">T</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">o apply, please visit </span><a href="https://www.utep.edu/employment" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://www.utep.edu/employment</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Hiring decisions are
subject to final budget approval.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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.</span></i></b></p>
<b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee's or prospective
employee's right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher
Education Amendments of 1972.</span></i></b> <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000000"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Levi Martin, PhD</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">RWS Program Coordinator</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">University of Texas, El Paso</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">he/him/his</span> <br></div></div>