<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Hi folks,<div><br></div><div>I just want to tell everyone that we extended the deadline (review date) for our tenure-track position in tech comm and rhetoric applications to <b>Oct 24</b>!</div><div><br></div><div>Please share widely! </div><div><br></div><div>Y<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">ou can see </span><a href="https://careers-usu.icims.com/jobs/8374/assistant-professor-of-english-in-technical-communication-%26-rhetoric/job?mobile=false&width=1290&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-420&jun1offset=-360" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">the full posting online</a><font face="Aptos, sans-serif">. You can reach out to Jared Colton at <a href="mailto:jared.colton@usu.edu">jared.colton@usu.edu</a> or Rebecca Walton at <a href="mailto:rebecca.walton@usu.edu">rebecca.walton@usu.edu</a> for questions about the position!</font></div><div><font face="Aptos, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Aptos, sans-serif">Thanks!</font></div><div><font face="Aptos, sans-serif">Chen<br></font><div><div>
<meta charset="UTF-8"><div><br></div><div>Chen Chen</div><div>Assistant Professor of English </div><div>Utah State University</div><div>She/her/hers</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 20, 2024, at 3:52 PM, Chen Chen <chenchen328@gmail.com> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Apologies for cross posting!</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">My institution is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in technical communication & rhetoric, with <b>preferred areas of interest on rhetorics of health and medicine, technical communication in medical or health environments, and allied areas. Possible secondary expertise in rhetorics of science and technology, including environmental communication</b>. I’m not on the committee but happy to answer questions or pass them onto the committee.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Here’s a brief description of the position but you can see <a href="https://careers-usu.icims.com/jobs/8374/assistant-professor-of-english-in-technical-communication-%26-rhetoric/job?mobile=false&width=1290&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-420&jun1offset=-360" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">the full posting online</a>:<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Overview <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Department of English at Utah State University seeks applications for an academic-year, nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor of English in Technical Communication & Rhetoric, with a specialization in health disparities, broadly defined. Preferred areas of interest include rhetorics of health and medicine, technical communication in medical or health environments, and allied areas. Possible secondary expertise in rhetorics of science and technology, including environmental communication, is welcome. The candidate will join a department committed to transformative pedagogies and equal opportunities for all students. The new Assistant Professor will be part of a multi-disciplinary cluster hire at USU that connects scholarship in health disparities and educational disparities. This initiative will grow interdisciplinary curricular offerings (including certificates and programs), form research clusters, and create other avenues to research health and educational concerns. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The applicant is required to have a PhD in technical communication, rhetoric, or a related field, a strong teaching record, and potential for publication. This is a research-centered position (50% of the role statement) with a teaching load of two courses per semester (2/2). These courses will be based on the Logan campus, in Northern Utah’s scenic Cache Valley. The candidate will also engage in teaching as an area of effectiveness (40% of role statement) and service (10%). The position begins in August 2025<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Review of applications begins Oct. 11, 2024 and continues until the position is filled. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Responsibilities <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Publish in their field(s) of expertise<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Teach courses at different levels of the curriculum, including general education, undergraduate majors, and graduate courses<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Mentor both undergraduate and graduate students <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Qualifications <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Minimum Qualifications:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Applicants must earn a PhD in technical communication, rhetoric, or a related field and must have fulfilled their degree requirements by August 1, 2025. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Have a proven record of research excellence. Preference will be given to applicants who have published articles, book chapters, and/or books. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Have a proven record of teaching excellence. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Required Documents <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Along with the online application, please attach:<o:p></o:p></span></div><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Resume/CV to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV"<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Name and contact information for three professional references to be entered into Candidate Profile<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Cover letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Chen</span></div><div>
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