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The Department of Technical Communication at Mercer University is excited to be able to hire two positions: an open rank tenure-track professor and an instructor. Our department is located in the School of Engineering and offers the BS as well as the MS. Our faculty are encouraged to innovate, to reach out into the community with those innovations, and to be a part of a very collegial team.

Mercer University is located in Macon, Georgia, U.S. Macon is a small city with a warm climate. It offers easy access to Atlanta, the Atlantic ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Appalachian mountains (all within two hours)!

Apply at
https://mujobs.mercer.edu/cw/en-us/job/495935/instructor-technical-communication

https://mujobs.mercer.edu/cw/en-us/job/495941/faculty-technical-communication-tenuretrack

Send questions to Pam Estes Brewer at brewer_pe@mercer.edu

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Open rank TT:
Applicants’ areas of emphasis should include instructional design, digital/social media, technical writing/editing, or content strategy, as well as expertise in current industry standard tools.

A doctoral degree in technical communication or a related field from an accredited college/university is required. Preference will be given to candidates who have industry experience as a technical communicator, demonstrate competence to teach undergraduates, demonstrate experience or capability of teaching graduate students via distance learning, and demonstrate ability to work in a team environment. ABD candidates will be considered at the rank of Instructor until PhD is obtained.

Instructor:
Applicants' areas of emphasis should include expertise in current industry-standard tools and technical writing/editing.

A master’s degree (minimally) or doctoral degree in technical communication or a closely allied field from an accredited college/university is required.  Preference will be given to candidates who have industry experience as a technical communicator, demonstrate competence to teach undergraduates, and demonstrate ability to work in a team environment.

Both Positions:
Candidates are expected to excel in teaching and contribute to outstanding degree programs. Mercer University is one of only a few schools offering technical communication degrees from a school of engineering.

Technical Communication faculty typically teach three courses each semester. These include courses in the BS in Technical Communication and the MS in Technical Communication Management, as well as a two-course sequence in technical communication required for all students in the Mercer School of Engineering. Graduate teaching is done entirely online using Canvas and Zoom.

TCO faculty are expected to advise students and keep regular office hours. All faculty attend departmental meetings, participate in SACS and ABET assessment reviews, and serve on committees in the School of Engineering and the University.