Technical and Professional Communication Faculty (Open Rank)
JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
Florida Polytechnic University invites applications for tenure-equivalent faculty positions in Technical and Professional Communication at the rank of Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor, beginning August 2027.
Every Florida Poly student is headed for a STEM career, and every one of them needs to write, present, and persuade. We are looking for faculty who want to shape how communication is taught at an all-STEM university: people who will rethink the standard composition sequence, build courses with engineering and science faculty, and help students communicate complex technical work to the audiences who need it.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Responsibilities
Teach General Education courses in Composition and Technical Writing, and develop and teach courses in your area of expertise
Maintain a program of scholarship that leads to publication in the discipline (Assistant Professor and above). Instructors demonstrate a scholarly, intentional approach to pedagogy and curriculum instead.
Support the Writing Center and writing across the curriculum
Contribute to department and University service
Areas of interest
We welcome all areas of rhetoric, writing, and communication. Preference will be given to demonstrated effectiveness in one or more of the following:
Technical, scientific, environmental, risk, or health communication
Digital and multimodal writing and rhetoric
Writing program administration
Writing across the curriculum or writing in the disciplines
Minimum qualifications
Instructor: Master's degree from an accredited institution with at least 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline
Assistant Professor: Ph.D. in Technical Communication, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, English, or a closely related field, completed before the start date
Associate Professor: The above, plus six years at the rank of Assistant Professor or equivalent
Professor: The above, plus six years at the rank of Associate Professor or equivalent
All ranks: Evidence of effective college-level teaching and excellent oral and written communication skills
Preferred qualifications
Experience building writing and communication curricula for STEM or other disciplines, or with Writing Across the Curriculum or Writing in the Disciplines programs
Industry experience in technical or professional communication
Writing center experience
Evidence of innovation in teaching
Experience collaborating across departments or mentoring interdisciplinary undergraduate research
Experience with externally funded projects
Scholarship and service records commensurate with rank
Key dates
Start date: August 2027
Full consideration: applications received by January 11, 2027. Review continues until the positions are filled.
About the department :
The Department of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences delivers the General Education courses students need in Communication, Humanities and Fine Arts, and Social Sciences. It offers a certificate in Applied Liberal Studies open to all undergraduates, and its faculty operate and staff the University's CRLA-certified Writing Center.
How to apply
Apply through the Florida Polytechnic University Careers website. Upload each document below as a PDF in the Resume/CV field before continuing; once an application is submitted, it cannot be changed. Applications missing any of these documents will not be review and the application will be dismissed as incomplete.
Cover letter naming the position and rank you are applying for and explaining how your experience fits the role and Florida Poly's mission
Curriculum vitae with at least three professional references contact information
Teaching statement (up to two pages) describing your approach to teaching and evidence of its effectiveness
Research statement (up to two pages), for Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor applicants
Unofficial transcripts for all graduate degrees. Official…