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+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Posting Number: | 20241138F | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Title: | Tenure Track Assistant Professor | | | of Rhetoric | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Type: | Faculty | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Location: | Villanova, PA | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Recruitment Type: | Internal/External Applicants | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Work Schedule: | full-time/9-months | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Department: | 145-Communication | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Summary: | The Department of Communication | | | at Villanova University seeks | | | applicants for a tenure track | | | position at the rank of Assistant | | | Professor, to begin Fall 2025. | | | We are particularly interested in | | | candidates whose research and | | | teaching can address the | | | connections of rhetoric, culture, | | | and power to areas/topics such | | | as critical race studies, | | | feminist and queer studies, | | | indigenous studies, and/or global | | | perspectives. Those candidates | | | who can contribute to Villanova's | | | interdisciplinary areas ( | | | | | | Africana Studies - | | | https://www1.villanova.edu/unive | | | rsity/liberal-arts-sciences/progr | | | ams/global/africana-studies.html, | | | | | | Disability and Deaf Studies - | | | https://www1.villanova.e | | | du/university/liberal-arts-scienc | | | es/programs/disability-deaf.html, | | | | | | Gender and Women's Studies - | | | http | | | s://www1.villanova.edu/university | | | /liberal-arts-sciences/programs/g | | | lobal/gender-womens-studies.html, | | | and/or | | | | | | Latin Ameri an Studies - | | | https | | | ://www1.villanova.edu/university/ | | | liberal-arts-sciences/programs/gl | | | obal/latin-american-studies.html) | | | are especially encouraged to | | | apply. | | | With one of the largest | | | undergraduate majors in the | | | College of Liberal Arts & | | | Sciences, the Department of | | | Communication offers course work | | | leading to the B.A. in | | | Communication with opportunities | | | to specialize in eight different | | | areas of the discipline. In | | | addition, the Department supports | | | a thriving M.A. program in | | | Communication. Our faculty prides | | | itself on excellence in teaching | | | and research and seeks to | | | cultivate a supportive, collegial | | | work environment. Diversity and | | | inclusion are hallmarks of our | | | Department, as well as an | | | integral component of Villanova | | | University's mission. | | | Villanova is a Catholic | | | university sponsored by the | | | Augustinian Order. Diversity and | | | inclusion have been and will | | | continue to be an integral | | | component of Villanova | | | University's mission. The | | | University is an Equal | | | Opportunity/Affirmative Action | | | employer and seeks candidates who | | | understand, respect and can | | | contribute to the University's | | | mission and values. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Duties and Responsibilities: | Our new colleague will teach | | | undergraduate and graduate | | | courses on a 2-2 teaching load | | | the first year of their | | | appointment, with a transition to | | | a 3-2 teaching load beginning in | | | their second year. Candidates | | | will be expected to pursue an | | | active program of research in one | | | or more of the areas indicated | | | above. Service responsibilities | | | will include student advising and | | | mentoring, as well as curriculum | |