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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">The Professional and Technical Writing Program at Virginia Tech invites applications for two one-year, Visiting Assistant Professor Positions, beginning in August 2022. The job ad is pasted below.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">If you are interested, please use this link to view the position description/requirements and apply online: </span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://secure.dc4.pageuppeople.com/apply/968/gateway/default.aspx?c=apply&lJobID=520542&lJobSourceTypeID=796&sLanguage=en-us">https://secure.dc4.pageuppeople.com/apply/968/gateway/default.aspx?c=apply&lJobID=520542&lJobSourceTypeID=796&sLanguage=en-us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jim Dubinsky<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Professor, Director of Professional & Technical Writing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fellow & Past President, Association for Business Communication<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Founding Co-Chair, Veterans in Society Initiative<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">540-641-2564 / <a href="mailto:dubinsky@vt.edu">dubinsky@vt.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Visiting Assistant Professor of Professional and Technical Writing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:24.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://secure.dc4.pageuppeople.com/apply/968/gateway/default.aspx?c=apply&lJobID=520542&lJobSourceTypeID=796&sLanguage=en-us"><b><span style="color:#333333;border:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;padding:4.0pt;background:#EEEEEE">Apply
now</span></b></a><b>Job no:</b> 520542<br>
<b>Work type:</b> Teaching & Research Faculty<br>
<b>Senior management:</b> Liberal Arts and Human Sciences<br>
<b>Department:</b> English<br>
<b>Location:</b> Blacksburg - Main Campus<br>
<b>Categories:</b> Instructional / Teaching Faculty<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Job Description</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:24.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Department of English at Virginia Tech is hiring candidates for two one-year Professional and Technical Writing positions at the rank of Visiting
Assistant Professor (VAP), beginning August 2022. <br>
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We are especially interested in applicants who specialize in technical and professional communication with research and teaching that focuses in one or more of these areas: scientific writing; the rhetoric of health and medicine; government, non-profit, business
or management communication; web design; user-centered design; content management; and media and technology studies. Because this position may be remote, applicants with online teaching experience are strongly encouraged to apply.<br>
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Responsibilities for the position include teaching three (3) courses per semester among departmental offerings in our undergraduate Professional and Technical Writing program. More information concerning the department and university can be found at https://liberalarts.vt.edu/departments-and-schools/department-of-english.html
and www.vt.edu. <br>
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The department fully embraces Virginia Tech’s commitment to increase faculty, staff, and student diversity; to ensure a welcoming, affirming, safe, and accessible campus climate; to advance our research, teaching, and service mission through inclusive excellence;
and to promote sustainable transformation through institutionalized structures. We encourage applications from all interested candidates and are particularly interested in applications from persons identifying with underrepresented/underserved groups including
but not limited to Black, Indigenous, people of color, underrepresented genders, and veterans. These individuals would include cis women, trans women, trans men, non-binary people, and those who are otherwise marginalized.<br>
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The English department is one of the largest at the university with 100 faculty across multiple ranks; 350 majors in English language and literature, creative writing, and professional writing; 200 minors; and six classified staff members. In addition to the
B.A., the department offers an M.A. in English language and literature, an M.F.A. in creative writing, and a Ph.D. in rhetoric and writing. There are over 60 graduate students, most of whom are fully funded as Graduate Teaching Assistants. Through first-year
writing, service courses in business and technical writing, and the Writing Center, the department additionally serves thousands of students. <br>
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Virginia Tech is a public land</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:black">‐</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">grant university committed to teaching and learning, research, and outreach within the Commonwealth
of Virginia, the nation, and the world. Building on its motto of Ut Prosim (that I may serve), the University is dedicated to serving in the spirit of community, diversity, and excellence — InclusiveVT. We seek candidates who adopt and practice efforts to
increase access and inclusion to create a community that nurtures learning and growth for all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Required Qualifications</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:24.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• PhD in Technical Communication, Rhetoric and Composition, or a closely related field by the time of appointment (August 2022).<br>
• Demonstrated evidence of excellence in teaching.<br>
• Demonstrated potential of significant future research and publication.<br>
• Demonstrated commitment to the principles and practices of nurturing a diverse and inclusive community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Preferred Qualifications</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:24.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We seek colleagues whose work advocates for justice-oriented approaches to professional and technical writing theory and practice.<br>
• We seek colleagues with scholarly interests in critical & cultural rhetorics and disability studies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Appointment Type</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Salary Information</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Review Date</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:24.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">June 20, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Additional Information</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">About Virginia Tech</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:24.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dedicated to its motto, <i>Ut Prosim</i> (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary
approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an <a href="https://www.inclusive.vt.edu/"><span style="color:#C64600">inclusive
community</span></a> dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight <a href="https://vt.edu/academics/depts-colleges.html"><span style="color:#C64600">undergraduate
colleges</span></a>, a <a href="https://medicine.vtc.vt.edu/"><span style="color:#C64600">school of medicine</span></a>, a <a href="http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/"><span style="color:#C64600">veterinary medicine</span></a> college, <a href="https://graduateschool.vt.edu/"><span style="color:#C64600">Graduate
School</span></a>, and <a href="https://honorscollege.vt.edu/"><span style="color:#C64600">Honors College</span></a>. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the <a href="https://vt.edu/innovationcampus/index.html"><span style="color:#C64600">Innovation
Campus</span></a> in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous <a href="https://ext.vt.edu/offices.html"><span style="color:#C64600">Extension offices</span></a> and <a href="https://www.research.vt.edu/institutes.html"><span style="color:#C64600">research
centers</span></a>. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:24.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender,
gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their
compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:24.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact <b>Jim Dubinsky</b> at <b>dubinsky@vt.edu</b> during regular business
hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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