Texas Christian University, a private institution in Fort Worth, has posted a faculty opening for a rhetoric and composition professor that lists “trans rhetoric,” “Black studies” and “antiracist rhetoric” among the research areas it hopes an applicant will bring to the job.
The position, housed in TCU’s Department of English, is slated to begin in August 2027. According to the posting, candidates will also be considered if they have backgrounds in disability studies, global or transnational rhetorics, or feminist and queer rhetorics.
The posting states the hire would have the opportunity to teach within TCU’s gender studies and ethnic studies programs. Those programs were folded into the English department last year, a restructuring the university attributed to budget constraints and low enrollment.
“Candidates with relevant expertise may also contribute to our department’s programs in Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies and Women and Gender Studies as well as the program in Digital Culture/Digital Analytics and other interdisciplinary initiatives,” the job listing reads.
The full posting describes the position as interdisciplinary, calling for a foundational focus in rhetoric, composition, writing studies or technical communication, paired with a research agenda that could draw from a range of subfields. Among those listed: disability studies, community literacy, Indigenous studies, science and technology studies, Black studies, global/transnational rhetorics, feminist, queer and trans rhetorics, antiracist rhetoric and writing, and medical humanities, with the posting noting applicants need not cover all of them.
The College Fix, which first reported on the listing, contacted TCU seeking comment on how the position aligns with the English department’s learning goals and with the university’s mission as a private Christian institution located in Tarrant County. TCU spokesman Greg Staley told the outlet, “I’ll look into it.” He had not provided further comment as of several weeks later.
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