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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Hello everyone, </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.25pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The English department of Towson University invites applications for a tenure-track, 9-month Assistant Professor position in Technical
Communication beginning August 2023. <a href="https://towson.taleo.net/careersection/fac_ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=220000UF">
https://towson.taleo.net/careersection/fac_ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=220000UF</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Qualifications:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">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 </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.towson.edu/inclusionequity/diversity-strategic-plan/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1">social
justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> and community-engaged practices as they relate to the following areas of studies:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Responsibilities:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">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 </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.towson.edu/cla/departments/english/gradwriting/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1">M.S.
Professional Writing program</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">. 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 </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.towson.edu/about/mission/strategicplan.html"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1">new
strategic plan</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Department:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">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.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">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.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Towson University:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Application Process:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Review of applications begins <b>November 21st</b>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Address cover letter and curriculum vitae to Professor Chris Cain, Chair.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Please note that the search number for which you are applying is CLA-3618.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.25pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://towson.taleo.net/careersection/fac_ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=220000UF">https://towson.taleo.net/careersection/fac_ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=220000UF</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All my best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carrie<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Carrie Grant</span></b><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Assistant Professor</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Department of English</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Grantwriting in Valued Environments (<a href="https://www.towson.edu/cla/departments/english/resources/grantwriting-valued-environments.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">GIVE</span></a>)</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Towson University</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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