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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We have an opening for a tenure-track position in our doctoral program in Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design program here at Clemson which may be of interest to members of this community. The
description appears below. Please share this with your grad students and colleagues, and feel free to contact me if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tharon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><a name="_pb9321n4x9hg"></a><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";background:white;mso-highlight:white">Clemson University, College of Arts and Humanities: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Visual Rhetoric and Information Design - Department
of Interdisciplinary Studies<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#343433;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Location: Sirrine Hall-Clemson University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><a name="_jczcec86cule"></a><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#343433;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Description</span><b><span lang="EN" style="color:#222222;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#222222">The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in Visual Rhetoric and Information Design. The successful candidate will have a strong research and
teaching background in the field of visual rhetoric and information design, with emphases in such areas as visual and multimedia rhetorics, data analytics and visualization, generative AI, design principles, and digital production. This new hire will be responsible
for teaching graduate courses and serving on dissertation committees in the Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design PhD program, in areas such as information design, visual rhetoric, and the rhetorics of mis- and disinformation, as well as courses
in their area of specialization, such as digital media, visual rhetoric, or user-experience design. The new hire will also be expected to contribute to interdisciplinary studies courses in current and future areas covered in the department or to the department’s
advanced courses in business, technical, and science communication that value experiential learning and meet local and global challenges, including design and accessibility, public health and climate change rhetorics, the impact of AI on human relations, or
production of informational videos or documentary films that address community issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#222222">Housed in the College of Arts and Humanities, the new Department of Interdisciplinary Studies currently offers three distinctive BA degree programs in Global Black Studies, Women’s Leadership,
and World Cinema and a nationally prominent PhD program in Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design for residential and online students. Beginning in Fall 2024, the Department will also offer courses in professional communication and information design
that support Clemson’s new Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) in experiential learning and meet the diverse curricular needs of disciplines across the university. Affiliated and core faculty from across the university teach and mentor students in each of the
department’s programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">Clemson University is the leading land-grant institution in South Carolina. In 2023, it was recognized by Forbes as one of the best employers and as the highest-ranked university in the state of South Carolina.
The main campus is located in the Upstate region, an area with a relatively low cost of living, great natural beauty, and easy access to the nearby hubs of Greenville, Atlanta, Asheville, Charlotte, and Columbia.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><a name="_d4bsdbmved9j"></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#222222">Minimum Qualifications<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#191919;margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="color:#222222">A terminal degree in rhetoric, visual rhetoric, information design, media design, or related field.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#191919;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span style="color:#222222">A scholarly record commensurate with the rank of tenure-track assistant professor in the College of Arts and Humanities at Clemson.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<h2><a name="_oqhjw1svszi6"></a><a name="_5o0vq88kyfgy"></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#222222">Application Instructions<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">Applicants should submit all application materials via Interfolio:
<a href="http://apply.interfolio.com/135964">http://apply.interfolio.com/135964</a>. Required materials include 1) an application letter detailing the applicant's qualifications for and interest in the position; 2) a current curriculum vitae; and 3) contact
information for three professional references.<br>
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Applications received by December 10, 2023, will be given full consideration. Salary is competitive and negotiable, based on experience. The position will remain open until filled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#343433;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#191919;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Application letters should be addressed to Dr. Tharon Howard, Search Committee Chair. Questions about the position may be directed to the search committee at
</span><span style="color:#8C1D40;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><a href="mailto:tharon@clemson.edu">tharon@clemson.edu</a>.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343433;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><a name="_8oshgt22hm6l"></a><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#343433;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Equal Employment Opportunity Statement<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#343433;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Clemson University is an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate against any person or group on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, pregnancy, national origin,
race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic information. Clemson University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff committed to working in a multicultural environment and encourages applications from underrepresented minorities
and women.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343433;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#343433;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#343433;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Additional Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#343433;background:white;mso-highlight:white">RCID (Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design) Program:</span><a href="https://www.clemson.edu/cah/academics/interdisciplinary-studies/programs/rcid/index.html"><span style="color:#343433;background:white;mso-highlight:white;text-decoration:none">
</span></a><a href="https://www.clemson.edu/cah/academics/interdisciplinary-studies/programs/rcid/index.html"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white;mso-highlight:white">https://www.clemson.edu/cah/academics/interdisciplinary-studies/programs/rcid/index.html</span></a><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<span style="color:#343433;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Department of Interdisciplinary Studies:</span><a href="https://www.clemson.edu/cah/academics/interdisciplinary-studies/index.html"><span style="color:#343433;background:white;mso-highlight:white;text-decoration:none">
</span></a><a href="https://www.clemson.edu/cah/academics/interdisciplinary-studies/index.html"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white;mso-highlight:white">https://www.clemson.edu/cah/academics/interdisciplinary-studies/index.html</span></a><u><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<span style="color:#343433;background:white;mso-highlight:white">College of Arts and Humanities:</span><a href="https://www.clemson.edu/cah/index.html"><span style="color:#343433;background:white;mso-highlight:white;text-decoration:none">
</span></a><a href="https://www.clemson.edu/cah/index.html"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white;mso-highlight:white">https://www.clemson.edu/cah/index.html</span></a><u><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<span style="color:#343433;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Clemson Division of Inclusion and Equity:</span><a href="https://www.clemson.edu/inclusion/"><span style="color:#343433;background:white;mso-highlight:white;text-decoration:none">
</span></a><a href="https://www.clemson.edu/inclusion/"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white;mso-highlight:white">https://www.clemson.edu/inclusion/</span></a><u><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white;mso-highlight:white"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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