Instructor/Ast Professor
- Employer
- Michigan State University
- Location
- East Lansing
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Work type: Faculty/Academic Staff
Major Administrative Unit / College: College Of Arts And Letters
Department: Writing Rhetoric And American Culture 10004054
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Full Time (90-100%), Fixed Term Faculty, Education/Training, Union
Position Summary
Duties: Responsibilities include teaching in the first-year writing program, the Professional Writing undergraduate program, and the Experience Architecture (XA) undergraduate program, and engaging in curriculum-development activities.
These positions will be filled on an as needed basis. Applicants in this pool will be reviewed initially in April/May in order to fill known vacancies for the 2018-19 academic year , subsequent applicants in this pool will be reviewed when the department has an immediate need to fill a vacancy.
Applications must be submitted electronically to the Michigan State University Human Resources website http://careers.msu.edu
Required DegreeDoctorate - Rhetoric & Writing or appropriate terminal degree
Minimum RequirementsPosition requirements: For fixed-term assistant professor positions, a PhD in rhetoric and writing studies or appropriate terminal degree in a related field or subfield (e.g., writing studies, technical communication, professional writing, information architecture, experience architecture, digital media studies) is required. For instructor positions, an MA in rhetoric and writing studies or closely related subfield is required.
Required Application MaterialsQualified applicants should submit:
a) A cover letter.
b) Current curriculum vitae.
c) A statement of teaching philosophy that highlights your alignment with some of our desired qualifications.
d) A summary of your experience with diversity in the class room and/or in your past or planned research endeavors, any experience mentoring diverse students or community outreach initiatives, and an ex planation of how you will advance our goals of inclusive excellence.
e) The names and email addresses of 3 potential referrals.
Special InstructionsAdvertised: Apr 25, 2018 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Apr 25, 2020 Eastern Daylight Time
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- 29th among the nation’s public universities
- First in the nation for 19 years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education
- First in the nation for graduate programs in nuclear physics and industrial and organizational psychology
- First in the nation for undergraduate program in supply chain
Recognized for 11 consecutive years as one of the top 100 universities in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities
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Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s STARS program, which measures and encourages sustainability in education and research; operations; and planning, administration, and engagement
Member of the prestigious 62-member Association of American Universities
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