[ATTW-L] We are hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Technical Communication at Towson University

[Jianfen Chen]

The English department of Towson University invites applications for a
tenure-track, 9-month Assistant Professor position in Technical
Communication beginning August 2025. PhD required. ABD applicants are
considered, but appointment will be at the Instructor rank and all degree
requirements must be completed by February 1, 2026. The candidate should
have a PhD in Technical and Professional Communication, Scientific
Communication, New Media, or a related degree. We particularly welcome
applications from candidates whose research and teaching are anchored to
social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion and community-engaged
practices as they relate to the following areas of studies: AI and LLMs,
Project management, Technical communication of health and medicine, Global
or intercultural communication, Grant writing, Corporate communications
consulting and Information and user experience design.

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 M.S. Professional Writing program.
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 toward R2 status and the
university’s new strategic plan.

The priority date for applications is Nov 1, 2024. Please check and share
widely the full ad here
<https://towson.taleo.net/careersection/fac_ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=240000SV>.

I am on the search committee. Please feel free to reach out with any
questions.

Best,

Jianfen Chen, PhD., jianfenchen at towson.edu

Assistant Professor of Technical Communication, Towson University
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