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Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship in Writing, Communication, and Technical Communication Georgia Institute of Technology in United States
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Education
Funding
Three-year fellowship with service, research, and a 3/3 teaching assignment. First-year base salary is $60,980, with salary increasing in the second and third years. Full benefits include health insurance, retirement, and research support, plus postdoctoral seminars and job market support.
Deadline
Oct 1, 2026
Country
United States
University
Georgia Institute of Technology

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The Writing and Communication Program at the Georgia Institute of Technology is inviting applications for the Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship, a postdoctoral opportunity starting January 1, 2027 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
This is a three-year fellowship combining service, research, and teaching, with a 3/3 teaching assignment in first-year composition or business/technical communication. Fellows also receive preparation and support for further development in multimodal pedagogy, including postdoctoral seminars, technical communication support, and job market support for academic and nonacademic careers.
Research and teaching interests especially relevant to this opening include rhetoric, composition, business communication, technical communication, writing studies, multimodal writing, visual rhetoric/design, and related humanities fields such as literature and film.
Eligibility highlights: applicants must have a Ph.D. in rhetoric, composition, business/technical communication, literature, film, visual rhetoric/design, or another humanities field; the doctorate must be conferred by January 1, 2027 and must have been earned within the last five years. University-level teaching experience in writing and communication courses is required, and an official transcript showing PhD conferral must be provided by November 15, 2026 for onboarding.
Funding: the first-year base salary is $60,980, with salary increases in years two and three. Full benefits include health insurance, retirement, and research support.
How to apply: submit a CV, a letter of application that addresses your qualifications for a multimodal writing program, and a list of three references. Applications are submitted via the University System of Georgia Careers site. The deadline for optimal consideration is October 1, 2026; review continues until all positions are filled.
Funding details
Three-year fellowship with service, research, and a 3/3 teaching assignment. First-year base salary is $60,980, with salary increasing in the second and third years. Full benefits include health insurance, retirement, and research support, plus postdoctoral seminars and job market support.
What's required
Ph.D. in rhetoric, composition, business/technical communication, literature, film, visual rhetoric/design, or other humanities fields must be conferred by January 1, 2027. The Ph.D. must have been conferred within the last five years. Candidates should have university-level experience teaching writing and communication courses such as first-year composition, business or technical communication, or writing-intensive courses. Applicants should be prepared to work in a multimodal writing program and provide an official transcript showing PhD conferral by November 15, 2026 for onboarding.
How to apply
Submit a curriculum vitae, a letter of application addressing qualifications to work in a multimodal writing program, and a list of three references. Apply through the University System of Georgia Careers site.
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