Job: ISU Postdoc in Rhetoric and Professional Communication - Applications Due June 30th!
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I write to share a postdoc opportunity in Rhetoric and Professional Communication at Iowa State for this fall. Please share with any recent graduates who may be interested.
Abram
Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:
This postdoctoral scholar will support research-based innovation in ISUComm Foundation Courses, our writing program delivering first and second-year multimodal communication courses for all Iowa State undergraduates. This role will include opportunities to contribute to these areas:
- Collaborate on established research projects involving experimental learning design and longitudinal assessment for multimodal composition skills
- Support program-level diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to improve faculty development efforts and student learning experiences
- Support training and mentoring of graduate research assistants and teaching assistants in the ISUComm Foundation Courses program
- Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in rhetoric and professional communication
The successful applicant will also maintain an active research agenda and contribute to undergraduate and graduate degree programs in rhetoric and professional communication (see https://engl.iastate.edu/graduate-students/rhetoric-and-professional-communication/rpc/).
Required Minimum Qualifications:
Applications should have a Ph.D. in a relevant field (e.g., rhetoric, composition, professional communication, or similar) by August 1, 2021.
Preferred Qualifications:
We are especially interested in candidates with expertise and interests in any of the following areas:
- Communication and writing assessment
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Instructional design, human-centered design, learning experience design
- Multimodal composition and writing program administration
Applicants from historically excluded groups in the United States and scholars from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.