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Visiting Assistant Professor in Rhetorical Studies

The Department of Performance and Communication Arts at St. Lawrence University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor in the area of rhetorical studies to begin August 2008. The teaching load is three courses per semester. Depending on the person hired, these might include: public speaking, rhetorical criticism, rhetoric of social movements, rhetoric of popular culture, visual rhetoric, communication ethics, and/or other courses in the applicant’s areas of specialization. The successful applicant will be hired under a one-year contract, with this contract potentially renewable for up to two years.

Preference will be given to candidates who have:

• college-level teaching experience and a track record of excellence in the classroom;
• experience working at the intersections of multiple disciplines, especially performance and communication arts;
• a demonstrable commitment to engaged pedagogies addressing issues of race, class, gender, sexuality, and other issues that speak to the needs of the campus and local North Country communities; and
• experience and interest in participating in faculty-development initiatives, especially the university’s new Rhetoric and Communication Program, an initiative that aims to infuse attention to rhetoric and communication across the disciplines and across students’ four years of undergraduate study.

Degree requirements: Ph.D. preferred, ABD considered.

Applicants should send: (1) letter of application; (2) current vita; and (3) three current letters of reference to: Kirk Fuoss, Search Chair, Visiting Assistant Professor in Rhetorical Studies search, Department of Performance and Communication Arts, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617. The search committee will begin reviewing material on March 15, 2008.

St. Lawrence University, chartered in 1856, is an independent, private, non-denominational university. We welcome applications from candidates who bring diverse cultural, ethnic and national perspectives to their scholarship and teaching. SLU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We encourage women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities to apply. Please see the University homepage at http://www.stlawu.edu for more information.

Posted: September 28, 2007

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