Assistant Professor of English – Technical & Professional Communication
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Job Location:
Pittsburgh, PA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Teaching-Track Assistant Professor of English Professional & Technical Communication
The Rhetoric Program in the Department of English at Carnegie Mellon University seeks a specialist in Professional and Technical Communication at the rank of teaching-track Assistant Professor to begin in August 2026.
The successful candidate will demonstrate an interest in teaching and shaping the future of our Professional & Technical Communication programs. Our professional and technical writing degrees include a B.A. and M.A in Professional Writing and a B.S. in Technical Writing. The Rhetoric program oversees the professional & technical writing programs as well as our M.A. and Ph.D. in Rhetoric.
We are looking for a new colleague to teach core and elective professional and technical communication courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. See the list of courses in our MAPW program as an example of the kind of courses you might be asked to teach.
This faculty member will begin as the Associate Director of our Professional & Technical Communication Programs. Depending on their prior administrative experience we anticipate that within 23 years the faculty member will fully transition into the role of Director.
Successful candidates ideally should
understand evidence-based pedagogy and professional practice in professional and technical communication
be interested in the programmatic aspects of professional and technical communication education (administrative experience is a plus but not required)
have professional experience in the production of professional or technical communications and
be interested in pursuing research related to their administrative and/or teaching roles
For further information about our department and university see: Ph.D. in hand by the time of the appointment in Rhetoric Communication Studies Technical/Professional Communication Writing Studies or a closely related field.
Appointment Rank and Salary: Nine-month teaching-track Assistant Professor. The teaching-track load is three courses each semester (fall/spring). Salary commensurate with experience.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Classroom Experience
- Medical Management
- Library Services
- Pharmacy Residency
- Research Experience
- Teaching
- Higher Education Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Grant Writing
- Mentoring
- Research Laboratory Experience
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