Current Openings and Searches

Assistant Professor of Diverse Literatures
The Department of Humanities at Michigan Technological University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in diverse literatures. The successful candidate will be able to cross traditional pedagogical and scholarly boundaries in English studies, such as British, American, Post Colonial, and environmental literatures. Specific areas of specialization might include American Indian, Latino/a American, African American, Asian American, and GLBT literatures. Secondary areas might include literacy studies, English education, or applied linguistics. Teaching experience, evidence of potential to publish significant scholarly work and Ph.D. required. Review of applications will begin on November 5, 2007 and the position will remain open until filled.

Assistant Professor of Emergent Media
The Humanities Department of Michigan Technological University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor who can teach and conduct scholarly work in media design and production with a critical and interdisciplinary emphasis in some set of the following areas (listed alphabetically): advanced web development, cmc, content management, database design and management, information architecture, knowledge management, networked communication environments, videogame development. Duties and responsibilities include teaching and helping develop courses in our undergraduate and graduate programs, so the ideal candidate is prepared to work across disciplines as a teacher-scholar. We have undergraduate programs in Scientific and Technical Communication, Communication and Culture Studies, English Education, and Liberal Arts, and a graduate program in Rhetoric and Technical Communication. Ph.D. required.

Advanced Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Rhetoric and Composition
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.

Applying for positions...

Send a letter of application, curriculum vita, and the names of three recommenders to:

Robert R. Johnson
Chair, Department of Humanities
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931

Inquiries are welcome to Bob Johnson at rrjohnso@mtu.edu.

Review of applications will begin November 27, 2006 and the positions will remain open until filled. Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer/educational institution. Applications from women and minorities are encouraged.

Instructor in French
The Department of Humanities invites applications (pending funding) for an anticipated sabbatical-replacement Instructor position in French for the 2008-09 academic year. This is a full-time or three-quarter-time position, with health benefits. Responsibilities include teaching introductory and intermediate levels of French language and culture. The candidate should have native or near-native abilities in French and English. M.A. required; ABD or Ph.D. preferred. The multidisciplinary Humanities Department offers Minors and International Minors in French, German, and Spanish as well as Certificates and Advanced Certificates in Modern Language and Area Study. We have undergraduate programs in Scientific and Technical Communication, Communication and Culture Studies, English Education, and Liberal Arts, and M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Rhetoric and Technical Communication.

Applying for position...

Please send letter of application, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching excellence (such as student evaluations and/or faculty testimony about your teaching ability), and three recent and confidential letters of recommendation to:

Chair, French Search Committee
Dept. of Humanities
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931

Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until position is filled.