The Department of English invites applications for an Assistant Professor, tenure-track, in Rhetoric and Composition, to begin Fall 2009. Ph.D. preferred, but ABD nearing completion considered, with specialization in Rhetoric and Composition and teaching experience required. Candidates should have a demonstrated commitment to pedagogy and the ability to do successful research. We are particularly interested in candidates with one or more of the following areas of specialization: minority and ethnic rhetorics, classical rhetoric, new media. Teaching load appropriate to a research institution; salary competitive. Course assignments range from undergraduate writing, which all professorial faculty teach, to seminars in an established, successful doctoral program in Rhetoric and Composition.

Send letter, c.v., and writing sample to Professor Bruce Horner, Chair, Search Committee, Department of English, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292. Applications must be postmarked on or before October 31, 2008.

All applicants must also apply online and attach current a version of their vita at http://www.louisville.edu/jobs by October 31, 2008. Please reference Job ID# 23249. If you have trouble with the online application, please e-mail Melissa Perkins (m.perkins@louisville.edu) or phone 502-852-0504.

The University of Louisville is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Americans with Disabilities Employer, committed to diversity and in that spirit, seeks applications from a broad variety of candidates.