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I write to share a postdoc opportunity in Rhetoric and Professional Communication at Iowa State for this fall. Please share with any recent graduates who may be interested.</div>
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<div style="margin:0px;background-color:white"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white"><span style="margin:0px"><b>Announcing a postdoc opportunity! </b></span><span style="margin:0px">Postdoc Research Associate in Rhetoric and Professional Communication</span></span>
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<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">See full details: </span><a href="https://isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IowaStateJobs/job/Ames-IA/Postdoc-Research-Associate-in-Rhetoric-and-Professional-Communication_R5185" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">https://isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IowaStateJobs/job/Ames-IA/Postdoc-Research-Associate-in-Rhetoric-and-Professional-Communication_R5185</span></a></div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">You can contact Dr. Abram Anders, Director of ISUComm Foundations Courses with any questions about the position: adanders@iastate.edu. </span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px;background-color:white"><span style="margin:0px;background-color:white">The Department of English at Iowa State University seeks applicants for a postdoctoral scholar position in the field of rhetoric and professional communication with
an emphasis on composition. This is a twelve-month appointment, renewable for up to one additional year. The annual stipend is $53,000, plus health benefits, funds for relocation expenses, and a research fund. The position has a negotiable start date of August
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic", sans-serif">This postdoctoral scholar will support research-based innovation in ISUComm Foundation Courses, our writing program delivering first and second-year multimodal communication courses
for all Iowa State undergraduates. This role will include opportunities to contribute to these areas:</span></p>
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<li style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic", sans-serif">Collaborate on established research projects involving experimental learning design and longitudinal assessment for multimodal composition skills</span></li><li style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic", sans-serif">Support program-level diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to improve faculty development efforts and student learning experiences</span></li><li style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic", sans-serif">Support training and mentoring of graduate research assistants and teaching assistants in the ISUComm Foundation Courses program</span></li><li style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic", sans-serif">Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in rhetoric and professional communication</span></li></ul>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic", sans-serif">The successful applicant will also maintain an active research agenda and contribute to undergraduate and graduate degree programs in rhetoric and professional communication (see<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><a href="https://engl.iastate.edu/graduate-students/rhetoric-and-professional-communication/rpc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic", sans-serif;display:inline;word-break:break-all">https://engl.iastate.edu/graduate-students/rhetoric-and-professional-communication/rpc/</span></a><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic", sans-serif">).</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic", sans-serif"><b style="font-weight:700;margin:0px">Required Minimum Qualifications:</b></span></h2>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic", sans-serif">Applications should have a Ph.D. in a relevant field (e.g., rhetoric, composition, professional communication, or similar) by August 1, 2021.</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic", sans-serif"><b style="font-weight:700;margin:0px">Preferred Qualifications:</b></span></h2>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic", sans-serif">We are especially interested in candidates with expertise and interests in any of the following areas:</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Gothic", sans-serif">Applicants from historically excluded groups in the United States and scholars from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.</span></p>
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