Position Announcement
Assistant Professor of Technical Communication
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We invite applications for an entry-level tenure-track Assistant Professor position, effective fall 2010, in the Lewis Department of Humanities' program in technical communication. The program offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, as well as certificates; see www.iit.edu/csl/hum. The department also includes faculty in a variety of humanistic disciplines.
Qualifications: Required: Ph.D. (in hand by time of appointment) in technical communication or related field; documented successful teaching experience at the college level. We are especially interested in applicants with specializations in usability, instructional design, or intercultural communication.
Duties: Teach graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in technical communication program; maintain strong research and publication agenda; advise graduate students and supervise master's projects and doctoral research.
Salary and Benefits: Competitive.
To Apply: Submit curriculum vitae; cover letter detailing research agenda and teaching experience; article-length writing sample; and three letters of recommendation. Email as Word or PDF attachments to tcsearch@iit.edu. Letters of recommendation may also be mailed to:
Chair, Technical Communication Search
Lewis Department of Humanities
218 Siegel Hall
3301 S. Dearborn
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL 60616
Deadline: Preference given to applications received by November 2, 2009; review of applications will continue until position is filled.
Illinois Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer