Assistant Professor of Composition and Rhetoric

Job Title

Assistant Professor of Composition and Rhetoric

Agency

Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Department

Dept Of Language & Literature

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Kingsville, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

The Department of Language and Literature at Texas A&M University–Kingsville invites applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Composition and Rhetoric position to teach all levels of composition and rhetoric beginning fall 2024.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Will teach four sections each fall and spring semester. Courses include first-year composition, sophomore Technical and Professional Writing, as well as upper-division undergraduate and graduate level courses in Rhetoric and Composition and in Cultural Studies. Will remain active in research, professional development, grant writing, and service to the university and profession. The position also requires active participation in recruitment activities for the undergraduate and graduate programs.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Earned PhD in Composition and Rhetoric or in English with specialization in Composition and Rhetoric/Writing Studies from a regionally accredited university by time of appointment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

(1)Experience teaching first-year writing;
(2)Experience teaching student populations;
(3)Experience teaching writing in multimodalities;
(4)Preferred qualifications include research and teaching experience in Minority Rhetorics; Digital Rhetorics; Disability Rhetorics; Rhetorics of Health and Medicine; and/or Multimodal Discourse. Secondary qualifications sought in Creative Writing teaching experience.

TO APPLY: Please submit an application letter and CV to complete your application. Please provide contact information for at least 3 references in your application. Letters of recommendation will be requested later in the search process after the first stage of review. Letters of recommendation may be sent directly to: Dr. Roberto Vela Córdova, Chair c/o Assistant Professor of Composition and Rhetoric Search Committee Chair

Dept. of Language & Literature

Texas A&M University-Kingsville 700 University Blvd., MSC 162

Kingsville, TX 78363

For more information about the university and department, visit our website at http:// www.tamuk.edu/.

DEADLINE: Review of applications begins immediately. Closing date for applications is December 1, 2023.

Prior to issuing a letter of appointment, official transcripts must be mailed directly from each degree-granting institution to the Office of the Provost, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, MSC 102, Kingsville, Texas 78363-8202. If transcripts are from an international institution, it is the responsibility of the prospective faculty member to have the transcripts translated and evaluated by an approved credential evaluator (AACRAO) www.aacrao.org/credential/index.htm.

Selected candidates must pass a pre-employment background investigation to be hired for this position. Texas A&M University is committed to excellence; the University invites applications from all qualified applicants.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.