[ATTW-L] Tenure-track position at the University of Maine, deadline: 4/17/21
Kathryn Swacha
kathryn.swacha at maine.edu
Wed Mar 17 14:33:04 UTC 2021
Dear friends,
We are delighted to announce our newly approved tenure-track line of
Assistant Professor of Technical & Professional Writing at the flagship
campus of the University of Maine System in Orono! You can find all the
official details here
<https://umaine.hiretouch.com/job-details?jobID=67307&job=assistant-professor-of-professional-and-technical-writing>
.
Below are a few other details that might interest you or your
about-to-defend tech-comm PhD students:
- UMaine's Colleges of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Forestry, and
Agriculture are doing important work on technologies of vital interest to
the planet: offshore wind turbines, tidal turbines, aquaculture, and forest
bioproducts among them; you can have a look at some of our fascinating
Centers and Institutes here
<https://umaine.edu/research/research-centers-institutes/>, (which
include not only the Climate Change Institute and the Center for
Sustainability Solutions, but also the Lobster Institute and Blueberry
Institute).
- President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, previously chief operations officer at
the NSF, is continuing her strong commitment to research *and* teaching.
- Our students are terrific -- hardworking, self-reliant, and deeply
committed to Maine
- Maine summers and falls need no advertisement. Yes, winters are long
here, but the Bangor region is close enough to the ocean to moderate the
chill, and with a little willpower, one can cultivate a taste for
snow-related activities: snowshoeing, cross-country and downhill skiing,
icefishing -- or of course staying inside and reading.
- Bangor and its environs feature glorious scenery, a farm-to-table
dining culture that's beginning to reemerge from quarantine (and that's
been around since before that was even a phrase (see
<http://www.mofga.org/Community/About-MOFGA/MOFGA-History>)),
astonishingly affordable real-estate, superb public schools, an
unpretentious vibe, and plenty of opportunities to get involved in the
local "doings" if that's to your liking.
- The University embraces a commitment to equity and inclusion including
resources like the Intersectional Feminist Resource Center
<https://umaine.edu/ifrc/>; The Wabanaki Center,
<https://umaine.edu/nativeamericanprograms/wabanaki-center/> which works
toward sustaining a reciprocal relationship between the University and
Native American communities; and a newly appointed Commision on Excellence
and Equity.
As you'll see from the official posting linked above, we'll be moving
fairly quickly, so please do feel welcome to let us know you're interested.
I'd be very obliged if folks would be willing to pass this along to
students, friends, and local listservs. Dylan Dryer is chairing the search
and is happy to answer any questions you might have: dylan.dryer at maine.edu
.
-Katie Swacha
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Katie Swacha
Assistant Professor of English
University of Maine
Orono, Maine
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