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JOB: Chicago, Illinois, Tech Comm Professor Position
Subject:JOB: Chicago, Illinois, Tech Comm Professor Position From:"Eric J. Ray" <ejray -at- RAYCOMM -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 4 Nov 1998 15:06:51 -0700
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Assistant or Associate Professor of Technical Communications
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CHICAGO, IL. The Lewis Department of
Humanities seeks candidates for a tenure-track position in technical
communications. The Department offers an M.S. degree and professional
certificate degrees in technical communications. These programs would
especially benefit from increased attention to human-computer interaction
and the development of communications via new technologies. Primary
responsibility will include teaching and research in technical
communications, recruiting and advising students, thesis supervision,
program development, and assisting in administrative tasks. Secondary
responsibility will include undergraduate teaching and curriculum
development in communications and the humanities. We especially welcome
candidates with additional teaching or research interests in the
interdisciplinary study of language and cognition. Course load will be 2
or 3 courses per semester depending on the candidateís experience and
commitment to program development. Salary competitive. Ph.D. prior to
appointment. EO/AAE. Send letter and dossier only to Professor David
Coogan, Search Committee, Lewis Dept. of Humanities, 3301 S. Dearborn,
Siegel Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 60616.
Deadline: Dec. 7, 1998. We plan to interview at MLA. Email inquiries may be
sent to David Coogan at
coogan -at- charlie -dot- cns -dot- iit -dot- edu
