Associate​/Full Professor of Rhetorical Theory

Location El Paso, TX

Category Liberal Arts

Job Type Full-time

Posted On Mon Sep 28 2026

The UTEP program in Communication is a contemporary blend of the humanistic and applied directions of the field. The Department offers five areas of concentration:
Communication Studies, Digital Media Production, Organizational and Corporate Communication, Multimedia Journalism, and Media Advertising. We also offer minors in Communication Studies and Film Studies. Our faculty includes a number of highly recognized experts in the various Communication subfields. The Department of Communication is housed in the College of Liberal Arts.

With nearly 7,000 students and more than 20 departments and programs, the College of Liberal Arts is the largest college  college offers 36 bachelor's, 24 master's, and four Ph.D. degrees in the fine and performing arts, the humanities, and the social and behavioral sciences. The college also provides most of the UTEP core curriculum to students in all colleges. The college's undergraduate and graduate programs house many excellent faculty who have been recognized as national and international leaders in their fields.

Faculty conduct interdisciplinary research in Latinx culture, health disparities, social justice, border studies, migration, environmental communication, and numerous other fields that enrich our bicultural and binational region.

Under the UTEP EDGE, faculty and students across the college engage in a variety of high-impact practices including community engagement and research on both sides of the border, study abroad/away, internships, and capstone experiences that help prepare students for lifelong success. The college includes a bilingual MFA in Creative Writing, the first of its kind in the country; doctoral degrees in History, Rhetoric and Composition, Sociology, and Psychology;

and the College of Liberal Arts Honors Program. UTEP is also home to the Patti and Paul Yetter Law School Preparation Institute, a university-wide program that serves students from across all academic disciplines.

The Department of Communication is seeking to hire a tenured Associate Professor or Professor with a research and teaching emphasis in Rhetorical Theory and Communication, effective Fall 2027. Applicants should be able to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in one or more of the following areas: rhetoric and/or rhetorical/communication theory, international/intercultural communication, Latina/o/x communication studies, film studies, cultural studies, or other areas in the candidate's area of expertise.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric, or a closely related field (with a research concentration in Rhetoric) from an accredited university. An active research agenda and published scholarly journal articles and/or books are required. The potential to secure external funding is highly valued.

For appointment at the rank of Associate Professor, applicants must demonstrate:

• A sustained record of significant scholarly achievement and peer-reviewed publication.
• A record of effective undergraduate or graduate teaching and student mentorship.
• A record of obtaining external research support.
• Accomplishments sufficient to meet UTEP's requirements for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor with tenure.

For appointment at the rank of Professor, applicants must also demonstrate:

• A sustained and distinguished record of scholarly achievement and national or international recognition in their field.
• A sustained record of effective teaching and mentorship of undergraduate or graduate students.
• A sustained record of external research support and leadership of an independent research program.
• Accomplishments sufficient to meet UTEP's…