<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear colleagues,</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">I'm excited to share the job ad for midyear hires for the Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship, with multiple positions starting January 1, 2023—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><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><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></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Information about the Brittain Fellowship, including course descriptions, program philosophy, and current Fellow profiles can be found at </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu/" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu/</span></a></span><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"> </span></u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Short videos about the fellowship and how to apply can be found at<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu/brittain-fellowship/brittain-fellowship-application-process" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">https://wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu/brittain-fellowship/brittain-fellowship-application-process</a>.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Any further questions can be directed to me at </span><a href="mailto:andy.frazee@lmc.gatech.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">andy.frazee@lmc.gatech.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Many thanks,</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Andy Frazee</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Director of the Writing and Communication Program</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">School of Literature, Media, and Communication</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Georgia Institute of Technology</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"><br><br></span><span style="font-family:Consolas"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship (Multiple Positions Starting January 1, 2023)</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Job Description</span></strong></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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 January 1, 2023. 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 style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;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></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Winner of the 2020 Georgia Tech Diversity Champion Award, the 2021 Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award, and the the 2021-22 CCCC Writing Program Certificate of Excellence, the 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 style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Salary</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">First-year Brittain Fellow base salary is $56,635, with the salary increasing for the second and third years of the fellowship.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Required Qualifications</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Ph.D. in rhetoric, composition, business/technical communication, literature, film, visual rhetoric/design, or other humanities fields must be conferred by January 1, 2023. 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).</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Preferred Qualifications</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We are particularly interested in qualified applicants with research or teaching expertise related to any of the following areas:</span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Diversity, equity, and inclusion</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Global Englishes or English Language Learning</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Literary and rhetorical traditions of under-represented groups</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Writing center studies expertise/tutoring experience</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Technical communication, business communication, and communication in STEM disciplines/professions</span></li></ul><div><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(224, 224, 224);"><br></span></font></div><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">About us</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Information about the Brittain Fellowship, including course descriptions, program philosophy, and current Fellow profiles can be found at<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">https://wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu/</span></a></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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 2021-2022, 17 Brittain Fellows found full-time jobs in tenure-track, continuing non-tenure-track, and business positions.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Situated in the diverse and culturally vibrant city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is ranked as a top-ten public university and stands as a hub for innovative, interdisciplinary research and teaching.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Contact Information</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Questions can be addressed to Search Chair Andy Frazee at<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:andy.frazee@lmc.gatech.edu"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">andy.frazee@lmc.gatech.edu</span></a>.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Equal Employment Opportunity</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Required Documents to Attach</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Interested and qualified individuals should apply by submitting a curriculum vita, a letter of application that specifically addresses their qualifications to work in a multimodal writing program, and a list of three references by<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>October 1, 2022</strong><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>for optimal consideration. Review of applications will continue until all vacant positions are filled.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Applications should be submitted at<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psc/careers/CAREERS/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=3000&JobOpeningId=249165&PostingSeq=1&PortalActualURL=https%3a%2f%2fcareers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu%2fpsc%2fcareers%2fCAREERS%2fHRMS%2fc%2fHRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL%3fPage%3dHRS_APP_JBPST_FL%26Action%3dU%26FOCUS%3dApplicant%26SiteId%3d3000%26JobOpeningId%3d249165%26PostingSeq%3d1&PortalRegistryName=CAREERS&PortalServletURI=https%3a%2f%2fcareers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu%2fpsp%2fcareers%2f&PortalURI=https%3a%2f%2fcareers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu%2fpsc%2fcareers%2f&PortalHostNode=APPLICANT&NoCrumbs=yes&PortalKeyStruct=yes"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">the University System of Georgia Careers site.</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p></div>