Assistant Professor of English (Technical Communication)

Requisition: 202400052FHiring Salary: Yearly-FacultyDepartment: Dept of EnglishGeneral Requirements: Faculty in Technical Communication teach in computer-based classrooms and have access to the Iris Technical-Communication Suite (https://www.shsu.edu/academics/english/iris/) . This creative space provides faculty and students with industry-standard technologies in audio, video, print, and digital document production. Iris features the following tools:Professional sound booth.3-D printer.Audio/video workstations.Collaborative spaces.Document folding and binding equipment.Photography tools, including DSLR cameras, green screens, and softbox lighting.Mobile productivity devices, such as iPad Pros, GoPro camera, drone, and smartphone gimbals.Interested applicants should apply online at http://shsu.peopleadmin.com. The first-round application requires the following materials:Letter of interest that includes the scope of the applicant’s research, teaching, and professional experiences and goals as they relate to the program in Technical Communication at SHSU and the students we serve.Curriculum vitae.Unofficial academic transcript for terminal degree (applicants may submit an unofficial transcript for initial screening, but all official academic transcripts are required for credential review prior to hiring).For ABD applicants: A letter from your dissertation director confirming that the PhD will be conferred by August 26, 2024.Additional materials may be requested throughout the consideration process.Nature & Purpose of Position/Usual Duties: The Department of English at Sam Houston State University seeks applications for an Assistant Professor of English (Technical Communication) This 9-month, tenure-track position starts with the Fall 2024 semester.The chosen candidate will teach three courses per semester (face-to-face and online) and support SHSU’s growing program in Technical Communication. Activities will include:Teaching the technical-writing service course, which is required by more than 20 majors on campus. Teaching upper-level and graduate courses in technical communication, rhetoric, design, style, digital literacies, proposal writing, ethics, editing, user experience, and intercultural technical communication (among others). Teaching in the online Master of Arts in Technical Communication.Cultivating and maintaining a research agenda. Supporting the program, department, college, and university through service.Other Specifications/Instructions for the Position: SHSU’s growing program in Technical Communication (https://www.shsu.edu/academics/english/techcomm/) is housed within the department of English. The program hosts a junior-level service course, ENGL 3330 Introduction to Technical Writing, which instructs approximately 600 students per semester. The minor and undergraduate certificate in technical and professional writing have experienced growth in recent years. The online MA program in Technical Communication launched in Fall 2019 and has since graduated 20 students. The program collaborates closely with the nationally recognized SHSU Online to deliver high-quality online learning to students around the world. Additionally, the faculty have worked to bring in community and industry partnerships that provide students with opportunities to develop their professional skills in technical communication through SHSU’s Center for Community Engagement.About SHSU and the English departmentHome to a distinctive student population of over 22,000, Sam Houston State University ( SHSU ) is in Huntsville, Texas, on the rapidly developing Interstate-45 corridor between Houston and Dallas. SHSU is 70 miles north of downtown Houston and 170 miles south of Dallas, ideally situated between the 4th and 9th largest cities in the country and two of the 10 fastest-growing cities in the U.S. In Fall 2023, SHSU welcomed its largest first-year class in history and celebrated a retention rate of over 75% for returning students.A great name in Texas education, Sam Houston State University offers over 85 bachelor’s degree programs, more than 60 master’s degree programs, 10 doctoral programs, and 1 professional doctoral program (DO), including award-winning programs, nationally and internationally recognized scholars, and innovative initiatives to help students develop and succeed. SHSU is classified as a “R2: Doctoral University—High Research Activity” by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education, and it was recently recognized by U.S. News and World Report for being one of the top performers in social mobility. In addition, the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education classified SHSU as a “Community Engaged” university. This honor has been awarded to 311 public institutions nationwide, and it acknowledges SHSU’s significant commitment to serving the community. Learn more about SHSU here. (http://www.shsu.edu/about/) The Department of English is a large, multidisciplinary department composed of over 40 full-time and 45 part-time faculty members across specializations in literature, creative writing, technical communication, composition and rhetoric, secondary education, and language and linguistics. Students pursue degrees in English across the department’s various graduate programs in literature, creative writing, and technical communication, and the undergraduate degree in English. Additionally, the department houses the first-year composition program and the integrated reading and writing program that assists developmental students in their first-year composition classes. The department is located on campus in the Evans Complex, which contains dozens of classrooms designed for close discussion, dozens of faculty offices, two computer labs, a maker space, the award-winning Texas Review Press, a recently remodeled “engaged” classroom space, two conference rooms, a student lounge, faculty breakroom, and a 100+ seat auditorium capable of holding large lectures and film screenings. The position is open until filled, but full consideration will be given to applications submitted by April 28, 2024; incomplete applications will not be reviewed.