Post by RiceOwl32 on Feb 1, 2017 14:47:17 GMT -5
Instructor of Visual Communication
Deadline Feb 28, 2017
Type Instructor
Start Date July 1, 2017
Duration Two years, non-renewable
Employment Type Full-time
Rice University’s Program in Writing and Communication seeks applicants for a two-year, non-
renewable instructor position in Visual Communication. This is a full-time, benefits eligible
position.
The primary focus of this position is to collaborate with the faculty and staff of the Program in
Writing and Communication (PWC) and its partners to advance visual communication across the various
schools, departments, and programs at Rice. The PWC was established in 2012 and includes the Center
for Written, Oral and Visual Communication and the First-Year Writing- Intensive Seminar Program.
We are also actively engaged in Communication in the Disciplines and ESL programming. We have made
a strategic decision to launch a sustainable visual communication initiative to enhance our
programming in this area, and the person hired for this inaugural position will have a major role
in helping the PWC achieve this goal.
The successful candidate will teach 2-3 upper or lower-division courses on visual and multimodal
communication per year; develop workshops for faculty, graduate, and
undergraduate students; plan and oversee a symposium on visual and multimodal communication
pedagogy in second year of the appointment; and launch a collaboration with the Center for
Written, Oral, and Visual Communication. In addition, the instructor is expected to continue
his/her disciplinary research and professionalization activities; the PWC will support these
efforts through travel funding and time for projects that complement the mission of our
organization or enrich our offerings.
While the disciplinary specialization is open, scholars with interdisciplinary methodologies and
research commitments are strongly encouraged to apply. Candidates must be intellectually curious
about diverse displays of visual communication; comfortable discussing and representing
quantitative and qualitative research; and versatile in their pedagogical approaches in order to
contribute to courses and workshops for students and faculty from departments across the
university.
Required Qualifications:
• A PhD awarded, or all PhD requirements fulfilled, between 2012- June 1, 2017. A PhD on visual
or multimodal communication or a related discipline that strongly emphasizes one of these areas is
required.
• Successful teaching experience at the university level.
• Demonstrated commitment to research and scholarship.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with faculty and students.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)
• Excellent writing and interpersonal communication skills.
To apply: jobs.rice.edu/postings/9512