Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition – Texas Christian University

🏛️ Academic Opportunity: Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition – Texas Christian University

• Institution: Texas Christian University (TCU)

• Academic Unit / Department: Department of English, AddRan College of Liberal Arts

• Job Reference / Requisition ID: 501255

• Appointment Type: Full-Time, Tenure-Track

• Academic Rank / Level: Assistant Professor

• Salary / Remuneration: Nationally competitive salary

• Location: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

• Application Deadline: Review begins September 30, 2026; position open until filled

📋 Overview of Role

Texas Christian University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition specializing in Rhetorics of Health and Medicine (RHM), with an appointment beginning in August 2027.

The successful candidate will have a foundational focus in rhetoric, composition, writing studies, or technical communication, supported by an interdisciplinary research agenda. TCU follows a teacher-scholar model, with opportunities for research, graduate mentoring, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

🎯 Key Responsibilities & Teaching Scope

• Teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels within rhetoric, composition, writing studies, and related areas.

• Maintain a regular 3/2 course load.

• Mentor undergraduate and graduate theses and dissertations and serve on graduate student committees.

• Conduct and publish high-quality scholarly research in relevant areas.

• Contribute to the development of TCU's undergraduate writing and rhetoric major and minor.

• Participate in interdisciplinary programs such as Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies, Women and Gender Studies, and Digital Culture/Digital Analytics, where appropriate.

• Contribute through service, mentoring, curriculum development, and/or program administration.

• Engage with research areas such as disability studies, community literacy, Indigenous studies, science and technology studies, Black studies, medical humanities, and feminist, queer, and trans rhetorics.

🎓 Qualifications & Candidate Profile

• Required Education: Ph.D. in rhetoric, composition, writing studies, or a closely related field with an RHM focus, in hand by the time of appointment.

• Experience & Specializations: Demonstrated ability to publish high-quality scholarly research and evidence of excellent college-level teaching.

• Research Profile: Expertise in Rhetorics of Health and Medicine, with an interdisciplinary research agenda.

• Preferred Qualifications: Interest in external research funding, curriculum development or program administration, strong knowledge of writing studies research methods, and experience working collaboratively across disciplines.

• Certifications / Licensure: Not applicable.

💼 Remuneration & Benefits

• Salary: Nationally competitive salary.

• Benefits: Comprehensive university benefits.

• Research Support: Internal research support and pre-tenure course-release support for research.

• Teaching Model: Teacher-scholar model with opportunities for research and graduate mentoring.

📄 Application Checklist & Required Documents

1. Curriculum Vitae (CV).

2. Letter of Interest outlining research agenda, teaching record, and service, mentoring, and/or administrative experience.

3. Writing Sample — requested after first-round review.

4. Teaching Portfolio of no more than 10 pages — requested after first-round review.

5. Three confidential Letters of Recommendation — requested after first-round review.

6. Unofficial Graduate Transcripts — official transcripts required upon hire.

📬 Application Process

• 🔗 Application Link: https://jobs.tcu.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-of-rhetoric-and-composition-tcu-main-campus-texas-united-states

• 📧 Contact / Enquiries: Applications are submitted through TCU's online application system.

• 📅 Deadline: Review begins September 30, 2026; open until filled

🌐 Official Website / Domain Link: https://addran.tcu.edu/english/