Assistant Professor of Technical Communication and Rhetoric

Utah State University • Tooele, UT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Communication and Media at Utah State University Tooele seeks applications for an academic-year, nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Technical Communication and Rhetoric. Strong applicants will have 1) experience teaching a variety of technical communication and rhetoric courses such as UX, editing, and grant writing; 2) experience teaching in hybrid (in-person and synchronous online) modalities; and/or specialization in critical and practical approaches to content strategy, AI, and emerging technologies. USU Tooele is part of USU’s Statewide community of campuses, and candidates should be experts in pedagogies that support the learning, recruitment, and retention of a wide variety of students, including non-traditional students, first-generation students, students of color, students with disabilities, and students from rural backgrounds. We also welcome applications from candidates who have teaching and research interests in fields with direct demographic and geographic connections to USU Tooele and other Statewide locations. The applicant is required to have a PhD in Technical Communication or a related field, a strong teaching record, and potential for publication. This is a teaching-centered position (80% of the role statement) with a teaching load of four courses per semester (4/4). The candidate will be expected to teach courses to Statewide students primarily via a synchronous course delivery format, which provides simultaneous in-person instruction for Tooele students and synchronous virtual instruction for all other Statewide and Logan students. The candidate will also engage in research as their secondary area of effectiveness (10% of role statement) and service (10%). Candidates publishing in a variety of genres, from academic research articles to public-facing reports, are encouraged to apply. Teaching will be based on the Tooele campus, approximately 30 miles from downtown Salt Lake City. The position begins in August 2026.

Requirements

• Earned a PhD in Technical Communication or a related field and fulfilled their degree requirements by August 1, 2026.
• A proven record of effective and innovative teaching of technical communication and rhetoric.
• Demonstrated potential for research in the discipline.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses in the Technical Communication and Rhetoric undergraduate program.
• Provide students with mentoring and educational opportunities to develop transferable workforce skills for a variety of careers and professions.
• Teach Public Speaking or Interpersonal Communication courses in our General Education program. (Preferred.)
• Teach graduate courses in the online Master of Technical Communication program and serve on dissertation committees for students in the TCR PhD program. (Preferred.)
• Support the development of the TCR program.
• Engage in research that contributes broadly to the teaching and curriculum development in the TCR program.
• Engage in service to the department, Tooele campus, and university.

Benefits

• Commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent benefits
• The university provides a Dual Career Assistance Program to support careers for partners who are also seeking employment.
• Additionally, USU is committed to providing access and a reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees