English (Rhetoric and Writing Studies), Tenure-Track Faculty

Job Title

English (Rhetoric and Writing Studies), Tenure-Track Faculty

Department

English

University Expectation

MTSU seeks candidates committed to innovative teaching, robust research/creative activity, and meaningful service. We also seek to attract culturally and academically diverse faculty who value working with diverse students.

Salary

The salary and rank are commensurate with education and experience.

Job Summary/Basic Function

The Department of English at Middle Tennessee State University invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position (#123170) at the rank of assistant or associate professor. The start date for the position is August 1, 2025.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated excellence in teaching and a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate education and evidence of an active research agenda in rhetoric and writing studies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Teach advanced undergraduate courses in rhetorics and writing studies, such as cultural rhetorics, community writing, digital writing, and technical and professional writing in the Department of English and the interdisciplinary Public Writing and Rhetoric program.
• Develop new advanced undergraduate courses in the candidate’s area(s) of expertise ( e.g., disability rhetorics, Latinx rhetorics, environmental rhetorics and science writing, rhetorics of gender, rhetorics of race, rhetorics of health and medicine, political rhetorics, indigenous rhetorics, religious rhetorics, visual rhetorics).
• Teach general education courses, including first-year writing and introductory to technical writing.
• Teach graduate-level courses in the Department of English’s MA and PhD programs.
• Take a leadership role in expanding the university’s rhetoric and writing curriculum.
• Maintain an active research agenda within rhetoric and writing studies.

Required Education

A terminal degree in English, rhetoric and composition, technical communication, technical writing, or a closely related field is required by the appointment date.

Other Desirables

Applicants with any of the following will receive special consideration: specialization in studying and teaching the rhetoric of health and medicine, disability rhetoric, grant writing, environmental rhetoric, UI/UX, or the rhetorical traditions and writing practices of under-represented communities; and demonstrated experience teaching in a variety of modalities (e.g., face-to-face, HyFlex, online asynchronous).

Documents Needed to Apply

To successfully apply, applicants must include a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, a statement of research or creative activities (as appropriate to the discipline), and a writing sample (Other Document 1) as separate attachments at the time of online application.

Special Instruction to Applicants 

For more information about serving as a faculty member at Middle Tennessee State University, please visit our faculty recruitment webpage at https://mtsu.edu/facultyrecruitment/.

If you need help applying, please contact Mitzi Dunkley, Faculty Recruitment Specialist, at (615) 898-5128. If you have position-specific questions, please contact Karla Barnes a [email protected].

MTSU offers a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to the following: 

• Sick Leave
• Vacation Leave for Administrative/Classified Staff/12-month Faculty
• 13 paid University holidays
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Retirement plans
• Optional 401K and 403B Deferred Compensation Plans
• Educational benefits for the employee and their spouse and dependents

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MTSU is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer that values diversity in all its forms. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

Proof of U.S. citizenship or eligibility for U.S. employment is required before employment (Immigration Control Act of 1986). Clery Act crime statistics for MTSU are available at https://w1.mtsu.edu/police/annual-security-report.php or by contacting MTSU Public Safety at (615) 898-2424.

MTSU is a Tobacco & Drug-Free campus.

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you will be required to provide information about your criminal history to be considered.

For individuals requiring reasonable accommodation to apply: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to apply for a position with MTSU,

please call 615-898-2929 or email [email protected].

Application Review Date: 11/11/2024

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