"Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Writing Studies"

The Department of English at Santa Clara University, a Jesuit Catholic University, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Writing Studies. We seek candidates in the field of Writing Studies with a subspecialty in technical and professional communication, digital/multimodal writing, multilingualism, or the rhetoric of health and medicine. In keeping with Santa Clara’s Jesuit mission and values, we are particularly interested in candidates whose research and/or teaching emphasizes social justice. Successful candidates must have a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and sustain an active record of publication. The successful candidate will start on September 1, 2026 and be expected to teach, engage in scholarship and/or creative work, and do service for the department, college, and university. SCU is on the quarter system and tenure-stream faculty are expected to teach six courses per year (two each quarter), alongside actively engaging in scholarship or creative work.

Santa Clara University is a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located in California’s Silicon Valley, offering its 8,800 students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, plus master’s, Ph.D., and law degrees.

Santa Clara University requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This mandate allows for limited exemptions. Santa Clara University does not sponsor work visas for staff positions. If hired, individuals must independently provide proof of their eligibility to work in the United States.