<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Dear colleagues, <br><div><br></div><div>Please note that the deadline for "optimal consideration" of applications for the Brittain Fellowship has been extended to Monday, February 14. Please see below for more information.</div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks,</div><div>Andy Frazee</div><div><span style="color:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit">Director of the Writing and Communication Program</span><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit">School of Literature, Media, and Communication</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit">Georgia Institute of Technology</span></p></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 12:25 PM Andy Frazee <<a href="mailto:andy.frazee@gmail.com">andy.frazee@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-m_-6931953687776314242gmail-:1ei"><div id="gmail-m_-6931953687776314242gmail-:1ee" aria-label="Message Body" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" style="direction:ltr;min-height:240px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dear colleagues,</font><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">I'm excited to share the job ad for the 2022-23 Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship cohort, with multiple positions starting August 1, 2022—please see below. </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">This three-year fellowship includes service, research, and a 3/3 teaching assignment in first-year composition or business/technical communication. Within programmatic outcomes related to rhetoric, process, and multimodality, Fellows integrate their own research interests into the courses they teach.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">In addition to full faculty benefits, including health insurance, retirement, and research support, Brittain Fellows receive preparation in and support for further development of multimodal pedagogy via the Digital Pedagogy Postdoctoral Seminar. Brittain Fellows also benefit from other support activities and services, including the postdoctoral seminar in technical communication and job market support for both academic and nonacademic positions.</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN">Winner of the 2020 Georgia Tech Diversity Champion Award, the 2021 Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award, and the 2021-22 </span><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30)">CCCC Writing Program </span><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Certificate</span><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30)"> of Excellence</span>, our program<span lang="EN"> is committed to providing inclusive teaching for a diverse student body. We strongly encourage individuals from Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and Pacific Islander communities; individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community; and individuals born outside the US to apply. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px">Those interested can find more information (including new informational videos about the fellowship) at <a href="https://wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu/brittain-fellowship/brittain-fellowship-application-process" target="_blank">https://wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu/brittain-fellowship/brittain-fellowship-application-process</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Any questions can be directed to me at</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span><a href="mailto:andy.frazee@lmc.gatech.edu" target="_blank">andy.frazee@lmc.gatech.edu</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Many thanks,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Andy Frazee</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit">Director of the Writing and Communication Program</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit">School of Literature, Media, and Communication</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit">Georgia Institute of Technology</span></p><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Consolas"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span lang="EN">Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship (Multiple Positions Starting August 1, 2022)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span lang="EN"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span lang="EN">Job Description</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN">The Writing and Communication Program (WCP) in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech invites applications for the Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship, starting August 1, 2022. This three-year fellowship includes service, research, and a 3/3 teaching assignment in first-year composition or business/technical communication. Within programmatic outcomes related to rhetoric, process, and multimodality, Fellows integrate their own research interests into the courses they teach.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN">In addition to full faculty benefits, including health insurance, retirement, and research support, Brittain Fellows receive preparation in and support for further development of multimodal pedagogy via the Digital Pedagogy Postdoctoral Seminar. Brittain Fellows also benefit from other support activities and services, including the postdoctoral seminar in technical communication and job market support for both academic and nonacademic positions. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN">Winner of the 2020 Georgia Tech Diversity Champion Award, the 2021 Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award, and the 2021-22 </span><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30)">CCCC Writing Program </span><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Certificate</span><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30)"> of Excellence</span>, the <span lang="EN">WCP is committed to providing inclusive teaching for a diverse student body. We strongly encourage individuals from Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and Pacific Islander communities; individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community; and individuals born outside the US to apply. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span lang="EN">Salary</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN">First-year Brittain Fellow base salary is $51,635, with the salary increasing for the second and third years of the fellowship.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span lang="EN">Required Qualifications</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN">Ph.D. in rhetoric, composition, business/technical communication, literature, film, visual rhetoric/design, or other humanities fields must be conferred by August 1, 2022. Ph.D. must have been conferred within the last five years. Candidates should have university-level experience teaching writing and communication courses (e.g., first-year composition, business or technical communication, writing-intensive courses).<b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span lang="EN"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span lang="EN">Preferred Qualifications</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN">We are particularly interested in qualified applicants with research or teaching expertise related to any of the following areas:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span lang="EN">Diversity, equity, and inclusion</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span lang="EN">Global Englishes or English Language Learning</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span lang="EN">Literary and rhetorical traditions of under-represented groups</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span lang="EN">Writing center studies expertise/tutoring experience</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN">●<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      </span></span><span lang="EN">Technical communication, business communication, and communication in STEM disciplines/professions</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span lang="EN"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span lang="EN">About us</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN">Information about the Brittain Fellowship, including course descriptions, program philosophy, and current Fellow profiles can be found at </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu/" style="color:purple" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu/</span></a><u><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">  </span></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.866666793823242px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN">Current Brittain Fellows have recently received their Ph.D.s from more than twenty universities. Their degrees represent diverse disciplines: literature, writing studies, technical and business communication, creative writing, film studies, performance studies, cultural studies, and related fields. Brittain Fellow alumni hold academic and professional positions in universities and industries around the world. In 2021, 10 Brittain Fellows found full-time jobs in tenure-track, continuing non-tenure-track, and business positions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:16.8666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