Rhetoric+&+Composition+-+Montana+State

Posted 9/19/07 -

Composition and Rhetoric, tenure-track, assistant professor.

We are seeking candidates with the ability and interest to teach in composition and rhetoric and a secondary related field. Start date August 15, 2008.

Required: Ph.D. in English by time of hire with demonstrated specialization in Composition and rhetoric and demonstrated promise of excellence in both teaching and scholarship.

Preferred qualifications: Specialization in one or more of these areas:

o English education o language and linguistics o literacy studies o service learning o pedagogy o or other related field.

We have a strong interest in a candidate with experience teaching in a non-university setting, such as community literacy, K-12 education, adult learning, and second language education.

The successful candidate will 1. have the opportunity to teach and develop undergraduate and graduate courses in composition, rhetoric, English Education, language and linguistics, and literature; 2. maintain an active research program leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals and other venues; 3. advise undergraduate students and participate on departmental, college, and university committees.

Letter of application, CV, transcript, and three letters of recommendation, with screening to begin November 1, 2007, to Dr. Kirk Branch, Committee Chair, Department of English, MSU Bozeman, P.O. Box 172300, Bozeman, MT 59717-2300 or via email. ADA/AA/EOE Veterans Preference. Visit departmental website at http://www1.english.montana.edu/