Required qualifications: The successful applicant will have a Ph.D. in technical communication or a closely related field; expertise in technical/professional/business communication; a firm theoretical grounding in rhetoric; and facility with the functional application of theory as a foundational basis for research and teaching in technical communication.

Preferred qualifications: Experience outside the academy is desirable and might include work in government, business, nonprofit organizations, the military, and industry, among other venues. Ideal candidates would have experience and/or training in science writing, visual design and communication, data management, big data, or experience architecture.

Research: The successful candidate will be expected to develop a strong program of research and grant application commensurate with work at a major research university. The potential to secure external research funding is strongly desirable.

Teaching: The successful applicant should have experience in (and a commitment to) teaching writing/communication courses including technical/professional/business communication, composition, media studies, visual rhetoric/design, technical narratives, and communicating science and technology to public audiences.

To Apply Applicants should send:
-a cover letter surveying the applicant’s expertise for the position
-a curriculum vitae
-a list of three potential references emailed as one single PDF to hiring@mail.gatech.edu.

Review of applications will begin on November 10, 2014, and will continue until the position is filled. The Georgia Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity employer whose academic core mission is based on the principles of inclusion, equity, diversity, and justice.

For more information about this opportunity and about the Georgia Institute of Technology, visit www.lmc.gatech.edu.