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From:Cindy Selfe <cyselfe -at- MTU -dot- EDU> Date:Mon, 24 Jan 1994 11:48:58 -0500
Please post the following announcement on TECHWR-L. Thanks for your help!!
Michigan Technological University:
The Department of Humanities is pleased to invite applications for a
position in technical communication/technical writing at
the Associate Professor or Professor level to begin in August
of 1994. Candidates should have a solid record of research
and publication in technical communication/technical
writing and experience in teaching the theory and practice
of technical communication/technical writing at both the
undergraduate and graduate levels. Preferred research
focus includes: writing in the scientific and technical
disciplines, technical communication in industry, history
of technical/scientific texts, rhetoric of science and
technology. We would also welcome strength in such
areas as research methods (especially historical or
empirical/quantitative), writing in the professions,
writing across the disciplines, computer-mediated
communication, ethics and technical communication,
environmental communication, or visual and graphic
communication. Practical experience in government,
business, or industry is highly desired.
Candidates from underrepresented groups are especially
welcome.
The Humanities Department includes the disciplines of
rhetoric and composition, communication, literature,
foreign languages, linguistics, philosophy, and psychology,
and offers BS and BA degrees in Scientific and Technical
Communication, BA degrees in interdisciplinary Liberal
Arts and English, and MS and PhD degrees in an
interdisciplinary Rhetoric and Technical Communication
program.
Send letter of application, vita, and three letters of
recommendation to Marilyn M. Cooper, Chair, Technical
Communication Search Committee, Humanities
Department, Michigan Technological University,
Houghton, MI 49931. Inquiries may be
addressed to Marilyn Cooper through e-mail:
mmcooper -at- mtu -dot- edu -dot- Preliminary interviews may be
scheduled at CCCC. MTU is an Equal Opportunity
Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Affirmative
Action Employer.
Cynthia L. Selfe
Humanities Department
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Dr.
Houghton, MI 49931
Internet: cyselfe -at- mtu -dot- edu
Telephone: (906) 487-2447
Fax: 906/487-3347
