Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Black Technical Communication

PURPOSE:

The Department of English at Santa Clara University, a Jesuit, Catholic university, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Technical and Professional Communication (TPC) with primary expertise in Black TPC and additional expertise in one or more of the areas: user experience design, health communication, activism, community rhetorics, digital rhetorics, cultural rhetorics, and/or digital methods and methodologies. Successful candidates must have a strong record of teaching and a strong scholarly trajectory in Black TPC.

2023-24 cluster hire information:

This position is slated for inclusion in an SCU College of Arts & Sciences cluster hire in the area of Inequality & Social Justice that also includes the Departments of Art & Art History, Philosophy, Environmental Studies & Sciences, Biology, Religious Studies, History, and Theater & Dance. Cluster hire participants will receive mentorship and will meet regularly for peer support and interdisciplinary intellectual community to support their scholarly and creative work. This is the College of Arts & Sciences’ third cluster hire, following two very successful cluster hire processes in 2021-22 and 2022-23, through which the College of Arts & Sciences has welcomed new faculty members whose work engages with Inequality & Social Justice across a range of disciplines including Anthropology, Biology, Child Studies, Classics, Communication, English, History, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Religious Studies, and Women’s & Gender Studies.

The Santa Clara University English Department supports work in critical race and ethnic studies, digital media, and digital humanities, and contributes to interdisciplinary programs in these fields. Teaching will include lower-division and upper-division courses in the candidate’s areas of specialization, foundation courses for the major, and first-year critical thinking and writing courses. We anticipate an average of ⅓ of the annual teaching assignments will be first-year writing courses. SCU is on the quarter system and tenure-track faculty are expected to teach 6 courses per year (2 each quarter), assuming they are engaged in an active scholarship program. New tenure-track faculty have a reduced teaching load of 5 courses in the first year.

Located in the heart of northern California’s Silicon Valley, Santa Clara University is a Jesuit, Catholic university. The SCU College of Arts and Sciences offers an education in the liberal arts and sciences. Santa Clara University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity; we particularly welcome applications from women, non-binary and trans persons, persons of color, and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with a disability.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

PhD in Technical Communication, Rhetoric, Writing Studies, Composition, English or related field completed by September 1, 2024; potential for excellence in teaching undergraduate technical communication courses; scholarship in TPC and a clear research trajectory in Black TPC.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience with inclusive pedagogical practices that advance SCU goals of diversity and equity and experience teaching and mentoring a diverse population of undergraduates.

This position is slated for inclusion in a College of Arts & Sciences cluster hire in the area of Inequality & Social Justice that also includes the Departments of Art & Art History, Philosophy, Environmental Studies & Sciences, Biology, Religious Studies, History, and Theater & Dance.. Cluster hire participants will receive mentorship and regular group meetings providing peer support and interdisciplinary intellectual community to support their scholarly and creative work.

All applications must go through the Workday portal found at scu.edu/hr/careers, or click here.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

PhD in Technical Communication, Rhetoric, Writing Studies, Composition, English or related field completed by September 1, 2024; potential for excellence in teaching undergraduate technical communication courses; scholarship in TPC and a clear research trajectory in Black TPC.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience with inclusive pedagogical practices that advance SCU goals of diversity and equity and experience teaching and mentoring a diverse population of undergraduates.

The salary range is $80,549 – $89,526 and offers within that range will be based on years of university teaching experience. The position provides generous benefits. https://www.scu.edu/hr/benefits. Recognizing the high cost of housing in the local area, the University has established two housing assistance programs for qualified faculty: [1] a rental assistance program and [2] a purchase assistance program. For details, please refer to: https://www.scu.edu/provost/policies-and-procedures/support-for-faculty/housing-assistance/