Teaching Assistant Professor, Technical Writing

Overview

The Department of Humanities at the New York Institute of Technology, Long Island Campus, seeks an Assistant Professor (renewable teaching line) of Technical Communication to pursue innovative teaching, programming in the field, and develop courses in areas such as technical communication, healthcare, business, and AI literacies. Expertise in healthcare communications, human-machine communication, digital literacy, or related emerging fields a plus. This line will also serve General Education needs in FCWR/Writing. Location: Long Island/Online. This is a Teaching Faculty Line with a 4/3 course load.

Responsibilities

• Inclusive writing pedagogy.
• Innovative assignment design, instruction, and/or visual rhetoric, as well as professional and technical writing.
• The appointee will be expected to teach a range of writing courses, including first year composition courses and technical communication courses.
• Preferred areas of emphasis for the position include STEM, STEMM, or STEAM-focused communication fields.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Technical Communication, or a closely related field. (General degrees in English and Rhetoric/Comm will be considered if candidate exhibits significant experience in a technical communication-based field.)
• Previous successful college-level teaching experience.
• Experience using technologies in the classroom as well as teaching online.

The Writing Faculty Line is a non-tenure-track faculty appointment but is renewable upon submission and evaluation of reappointment portfolio which evaluates the candidate’s teaching and service. The initial appointment will be for two years. Subsequent reappointments for years three and six will be for three years and all future appointments will be five-year appointments.

Please submit a cover letter that includes teaching philosophy and CV with contact information for at least three references. The deadline for applications is 1 December 2023 and review of applications will begin on 15 November 2023 and continue until the position is filled.

(In compliance with local legislation as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, the annual base salary/hourly rate range for this position is listed. New York Tech considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate experience/expertise, education/training, key skills, geographic location, internal peer equity as well as market, organizational considerations and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement when extending an offer). 

New York Institute of Technology’s six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs in in-demand disciplines including computer science, data science, and cybersecurity; biology, health professions, and medicine; architecture and design; engineering; IT and digital technologies; management; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education founded in 1955, it welcomes nearly 8,000 students worldwide.

The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world. More than 112,000 alumni are part of an engaged network of physicians, architects, scientists, engineers, business leaders, digital artists, and healthcare professionals. Together, the university’s community of doers, makers, healers, and innovators empowers graduates to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future.

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New York Institute of Technology offers numerous opportunities to enhance personal and professional growth and provides employees with a competitive compensation and benefits program inclusive of generous paid time off, holidays, tuition remission, and retirement plans with employer contributions.

New York Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer – All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Other Information

In compliance with local legislation as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, the annual base salary range for this position is listed. New York Tech considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate experience/expertise, education/training, key skills, geographic location, internal peer equity as well as market, organizational considerations and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement when extending an offer.

Minimum Salary

USD $77,000.00/Yr.

Maximum Salary

USD $83,000.00/Yr.

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