[Air-L] Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Professional Communication (Digital Humanities, Digital Rhetorics, OR Digital Journalism)

Fri Oct 24 09:41:05 PDT 2014

Hi!

We have a tenure-track position available for August 2015. We are looking
for an individual who can contribute in particular to our undergraduate BS
in Professional Communication and Emerging Media
<http://www.uwstout.edu/programs/bspcem/index.cfm>—and especially in our
Applied Journalism or Digital Humanities concentrations in that degree.

*UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT*

*VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT*

*JOB TITLE:  Assistant Professor of Professional Communication, Digital
Journalism/Humanities/ Rhetorics *
*DEPARTMENT:  English & Philosophy*
*APPOINTMENT PERCENTAGE:  100**ANTICIPATED START DATE:  8/24/15*

*JOB DETAILS*The department of English and Philosophy, part of the College
of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, seeks candidates for a full-time
tenure track assistant professor who will teach courses in Digital
Journalism, Digital Humanities, and Digital Rhetorics. For a more detailed
description of the position, please see our website:
http://www.uwstout.edu/english.

*QUALIFICATIONS*Minimum:

   - PhD or ABD, to be completed before August 2015 in English,
   Rhetoric/Composition, Professional Communication, Digital Humanities, or
   related discipline
   - Pragmatic, career focused approach to instruction

Preferred:

   - Familiarity with data visualization, big data analytics, geospatial
   mapping, coding, digital storytelling techniques, and/or a range of
   emerging technologies to produce creative or critical projects is highly
   desirable
   - Professional experience as a practitioner and demonstrated ability to
   work collaboratively valued

*RESPONSIBILITIES*Consistent with our mission as a teaching institution,
the standard teaching load is 4/4. In addition to teaching courses in the
B.S. in Professional Communication and Emerging Media and the M.S. in
Technical and Professional Communication programs, candidates should be
willing to teach first-year composition. Course assignments will vary
depending on curricular and student needs. Though excellence in teaching is
primary, department/university service, student advising, and a research
agenda (including interest in seeking outside funding) are expected.As a
laptop campus, Stout provides all undergraduates with the technological
tools to pursue complex research projects in and out of the classroom, and
the successful candidate will demonstrate a pedagogical approach that
exploits this environment fully.

*DEPARTMENT INFORMATION*We seek candidates who can contribute to our Bachelor
of Science in Professional Communication and Emerging Media (PCEM)
<http://www.uwstout.edu/programs/bspcem/index.cfm> program (with
concentrations in Technical Communication, Applied Journalism, and Digital
Humanities as well as a fully online concentration in Applied
Communication) and a Master of Science in Technical and Professional
Communication <http://www.uwstout.edu/programs/mstpc/index.cfm>(MSTPC)
program, offered exclusively online.

The department offers courses in support of three programs. Faculty teach
undergraduate courses in subjects ranging from Digital Storytelling,
Convergent Communication, and Usability Design to senior level Seminars in
Applied Journalism and Digital Humanities for a growing BS program in
Professional Communication and Emerging Media with concentrations in
Applied Journalism, Digital Humanities, and Technical Communication, as
well as a fully online concentration in Applied Communication. The
department also offers graduate courses in areas such as Communication
Strategies for Emerging Media, Visual Rhetoric, and User Centered Research
for an online MS program in Technical and Professional Communication.
General education courses, including freshman composition, and
intermediate/advanced writing or literature, are also offered.

*CAMPUS INFORMATION *A member of the University of Wisconsin System,
UW-Stout serves approximately 9,300 students in 25 graduate and 45
undergraduate programs and one doctoral program. UW-Stout is a 2001
Baldrige Award Recipient, supporting a progressive, learning-centered,
quality-based educational environment that is focused on continuous
improvement. A leader in adopting new technology, UW-Stout is a digital
campus and all faculty and staff are required to use available technology
in their positions including course delivery. Increasingly, courses are
offered via alternative delivery methods and time frames. Faculty members
are responsible for teaching, advising, research and scholarly activity,
and service.

The university is located in Menomonie, situated in western Wisconsin, 60
minutes east of Minneapolis-St. Paul on Interstate 94; located in the
scenic Chippewa Valley Region with a population base of more than 200,000.
Menomonie is a city of 16,000 surrounded by lakes, streams and woodlands.
For more information about the UW-Stout community and region visit:
https://www.uwstout.edu/about/community.cfm

*SPECIAL NOTES*As an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action
employer, UW-Stout is committed to inclusive excellence and is actively
seeking applications from individuals from dierse groups. In compliance
with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, employment will be contingent upon
a criminal background check.

It is the policy of UW-Stout to provide reasonable accommodations to
qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance, or
accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact us using
the information below. Employment opportunities will not be denied because
of the need to make reasonable accommodations for a qualified individual's
disability.

Unless confidentiality is requested, names of applicants must be released
upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality.

For campus safety information and crime statistics visit:
http://www.uwstout.edu/hs/health-safety-reports.cfm

*TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION*Completed applications must be submitted by
November 16, 2014.

Your online application will not be considered complete until all required
documents are attached and all required fields are completed.Note: Once you
have attached your materials and submitted your application you will not be
able to go into the system and change them.

Please be sure you have included the following documents:
- Cover letter addressing how you meet the qualifications of this position
- Vita
- Evidence of teaching potential
- Names and contact information for a minimum of three current references
- Unofficial copies of transcripts (official transcripts required at time
of hire)

*ADDITIONAL INFORMATION*Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications
and experience.  The UW System provides an excellent benefits package
including participation in the Wisconsin State retirement plan.

-Benefit Details: http://www.wisconsin.edu/hr/benefits/uben.pdf
-Total Compensation Estimator: http://www.wisconsin.edu/hr/benefits/compest/

*TO APPLY*Go to: www.uwstout.edu/jobs/ > Faculty & Academic Staff Positions
(Unclassified)

Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about our online application system are
available via:
https://helpdesk.wisc.edu/images/group61/21900/TAMFAQ_CandidateGateway.pdf

If you have application questions contact:
Dr. Julie Watts, Chair, Search and Screen Committee
wattsj at uwstout.edu
715-232-2342

Thanks,

Dr. Daisy Pignetti
Program Director, Online Bachelor of Science in Professional Communication
and Emerging Media
Associate Professor, Department of English & Philosophy
University of Wisconsin-Stout
219 Callahan Hall
Menomonie, WI  54751
pignettid at uwstout.edu