Assistant Professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture

DaVita Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Full-time
Part-time

Job ID

278159

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Location

Atlanta, Georgia

Full / Part Time

Full-Time

Regular / Temporary

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About Us

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 Strategic Plan. 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 and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

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.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

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 :

  • Students are our top priority.
  • We strive for excellence.
  • We thrive on diversity.
  • We celebrate collaboration.
  • We champion innovation.
  • We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
  • We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
  • We act ethically.
  • We are responsible stewards.
  • 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.

About the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at the Georgia Institute of Technology

The School of Literature, Media, and Communication is a multi-disciplinary program. It offers B.S. degrees in Literature, Media, and Communication and in Computational Media, M.

S. degrees in Digital Media, Human Computer Interaction, and Global Media and Cultures, as well as a Ph.D. in Digital Media.

The School includes the Writing and Communication Program, the Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, minors such as Black Media Studies, Social Justice, and Science Fiction Studies, and the Institute's Communication Center which provides discipline-specific courses and communication support for campus-wide audiences.

Job Summary

The School of Literature, Media, and Communication at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture with scholarly interests including but not limited to cultural studies, digital humanities, ethnic and race studies, gender and sexuality studies, history of science, material culture, science and technology studies, and queer studies.

Candidates are expected to demonstrate a commitment to teaching and mentoring students.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate is expected to engage in research and publication appropriate to an R1 institution, teach two courses per semester, and provide service to the school, college, and institute.

Required Qualifications

PhD in English or related field at the time of appointment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Evidence of scholarly productivity and publication.
  • Evidence of excellence in teaching.
  • The ability to teach and mentor a distinct student body.
  • The ability to promote a welcoming educational / work environment.
  • The ability to adopt teaching strategies that support the learning and success of all students.
  • Interest in and / or experience with digital technologies related to research or pedagogy.

Required Documents to Attach

Applicants should submit a letter of application that details their research and teaching interests, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information for at least three references.

Apply Before Date

Applications will be considered beginning November 15, 2024 , but the search will continue until the positions are filled.

Contact Information

Requests for information may be directed to Susana Morris at [email protected].

Background Check

The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening.

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