<div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-:1e7" class="gmail-Ar gmail-Au gmail-Ao"><div id="gmail-:1e3" class="gmail-Am gmail-Al editable gmail-LW-avf gmail-tS-tW gmail-tS-tY" aria-label="Message Body" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" tabindex="1" style="direction:ltr;min-height:279px" aria-controls=":1gp"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear colleagues,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;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 the Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship, with multiple positions starting January 1, 2024—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-size:medium;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-size:medium;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><span class="gmail-psbox-value"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Committed to excellent teaching and faculty professional development, Georgia Tech's Writing and Communication Program is the winner of the 2020 Georgia Tech Diversity Champion Award, the 2021 Regents Teaching Excellence Award, and the 2021-22 CCCC Writing Program Certificate of Excellence.</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;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-size:medium;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><a href="https://wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu/" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu/</span></a><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></span><a href="https://wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu/brittain-fellowship/brittain-fellowship-application-process" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu/brittain-fellowship/brittain-fellowship-application-process</span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;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-size:medium;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-size:medium;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-size:medium;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-size:medium;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-size:medium;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-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;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-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;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-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:12.65pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;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-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"><br><br></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship (Multiple Positions Starting January 1, 2024)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b></p><h4 style="margin:0in 0in 0.05in;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Application deadline for optimal consideration: October 15, 2023 </span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></h4><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;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-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Job Description</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;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, 2024. 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-size:medium;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-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our <a href="https://strategicplan.gatech.edu/values" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">Strategic Plan</span></a>. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Job Responsibilities</span></strong><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Brittain Fellow positions include these responsibilities:</span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">teach three courses of first-year composition or business/technical communication per semester</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">pursue scholarly research and/or creative work</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">serve on Writing and Communication Program committees</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">attend new Brittain Fellow orientation and required postdoctoral seminars</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Minimum Qualifications</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;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, 2024. 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-size:medium;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-size:medium;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-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Inclusive teaching and learning</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;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-size:12pt;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-size:12pt;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-size:12pt;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><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;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-size:medium;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 $58,635, with the salary increasing for the second and third years of the fellowship.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Application Requirements</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;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 October 15, 2023 for optimal consideration.  Review of applications will continue until all vacant positions are filled.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Requests for information may be directed to Search Chair Andy Frazee at <a href="mailto:andy.frazee@lmc.gatech.edu">andy.frazee@lmc.gatech.edu</a>. An earned doctorate is required by the start of the appointment, and a background check must be completed prior to beginning employment.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">About Georgia Tech</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech’s faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation’s top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school. </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Georgia Tech’s Mission and Values</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Georgia Tech’s mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:</span></p><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Students are our top priority.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We strive for excellence.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We thrive on diversity.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We celebrate collaboration.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We champion innovation.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We nurture the wellbeing of our community.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We act ethically.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We are responsible stewards. </span></li></ol><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact. </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">About the Writing and Communication Program at the Georgia Institute of Technology</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">A unit of the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC), WCP teaches over 6,000 students a year in first-year composition, business/technical communication, research writing, and learning support. Committed to excellent teaching and faculty professional development, WCP is the winner of the 2020 Georgia Tech Diversity Champion Award, the 2021 Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award, and the 2021-22 CCCC Writing Program Certificate of Excellence.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;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 25 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 2021-22,17 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-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Information about the Brittain Fellowship, including application information, course descriptions, program philosophy, and current Fellow profiles can be found at <a href="https://wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu/"><span style="color:windowtext">https://wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu/</span></a><u> </u></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;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-size:medium;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-size:medium;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Georgia Tech is a member of the University System of Georgia (USG), where every member of the community is required to adhere to the USG <a href="https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/" title="https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/"><span style="color:windowtext">Statement of Core Values</span></a> – Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect – that form and guide the daily work of the organization. USG and its institutions foster an environment where all members of the USG community are free to share ideas and opinions. Learn more about <a href="https://provost.gatech.edu/academic-freedom-and-freedom-expression"><span style="color:windowtext">Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression</span></a>.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;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/psp/careers/CAREERS/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=3000&JobOpeningId=263875&PostingSeq=1"><span style="color:windowtext">the University System of Georgia Careers site.</span></a></span></p></div></div></div>