At the risk (or certainty) of duplicating this message in the e-mailboxes
of people belonging to both CASLL and CATTW, I'm forwarding a message
regarding available positions here at Purdue.
Graham Smart
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Date: Sun, 28 Sep 1997 10:45:13 -0500 (EST)
From: James Porter <[log in to unmask]>
To: Graham Smart <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: James Porter <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: job ad
Graham ... Please distribute this to anybody you think might
be interested or qualified. Thanks. Jim
Please redistribute this announcement to appropriate lists and
potential candidates.
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Faculty Positions and Postdoctoral Fellowships
in Professional Writing @ Purdue University
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The Department of English at Purdue University intends to hire two or
three Visiting Assistant Professors and to award two or three
Postdoctoral Fellowships in the area of Professional Writing (i.e.,
business writing, technical writing, and/or computer-based
publishing). Appointments to begin August 1998--but for both types of
positions we are especially interested in candidates willing to start
in January 1998.
VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING
Appointment to begin January 1998 or August 1998 and to extend through
the 1998-1999 academic year (one-semester appointment is also
available). Salary $35,000 per year. Teaching load is three sections
per semester of English 420, Business Writing (enrolls a maximum of 20
students; all sections taught in computer classrooms). Qualifications
include experience and demonstrated effectiveness in teaching business
or technical writing at the university level and experience teaching
writing in a networked computer environment. Opportunity to work with
faculty and graduate students in rhetoric and professional writing
concentration. Possibility of summer teaching. Ph.D. required.
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING
One- or two-year appointment to begin January 1998 or August
1998. Salary $22,000 per year. Teaching load is five sections per year
of English 420, Business Writing (class enrolls a maximum of 20
students; all sections taught in computer classrooms). We are looking
for candidates interested in developing qualifications to teach
professional writing in a computer-based writing environment. Fellows
will take graduate courses and teaching practica in rhetoric and
professional writing, work with professional writing faculty and
graduate students on research and teaching projects, contribute to a
new distance education initiative in the Professional Writing
Usability Lab, and eventually earn a doctoral-level concentration in
Technical and Professional Writing. Possibility of summer
teaching. Ph.D. required (area of emphasis open).
For further information about the professional writing program and
faculty at Purdue University, see our web page at
<http://addison.english.purdue.edu/pw/>.
If you have questions about either position, contact James Porter
([log in to unmask]). If you wish to apply, send an
application letter, CV, and evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g.,
course evaluation data, sample syllabi and handouts, mentor/colleague
evaluation) to Professor James Porter, Department of English, Heavilon
Hall, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907.
Applications will be reviewed starting November 1, 1997 or until
positions are filled. Purdue University if an Affirmative Action,
Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Jim Porter Purdue Professional Writing Home Page:
Director of Business Writing http://addison.english.purdue.edu/pw/
[log in to unmask] Department of English
[log in to unmask] Heavilon Hall
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907
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