Council of Writing Program Administrators

We seek an advanced scholar-teacher in rhetoric and composition who has compiled an established record of scholarship preferably in more than one of the following areas: community or environmental sustainability, composition studies, cross-cultural communication, digital rhetorics, English education, gender and diversity studies, histories and theories of rhetoric, linguistics, literacy studies, new media. professional/technical/scientific communication. Interest and experience in undergraduate and/or graduate program and curriculum development, interdisciplinary work, and strong involvement with graduate students highly desired. The Department of Humanities is broadly interdisciplinary with noted scholars and teachers in composition, communication and cultural studies, creative writing, English and American literatures, linguistics, literacy, modern languages and literatures, new media, philosophy, professional, technical, and scientific communication, and rhetoric. We have undergraduate degrees in communication and culture, English education, liberal arts, and scientific and technical communication. We also have a large, nationally renowned graduate program in Rhetoric and Technical Communication. Ph.D. required. Review of applications will begin on October 15, 2007 and the position will remain open until filled.

Please send a letter of application, a curriculum vita, and three letters of recommendation to:

Robert R. Johnson Chair, Department of Humanities Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 49931

Inquiries or nominations are also welcome to: .

Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer/educational institution. Applications from women and minorities are encouraged.