Director of the Charles E. Gearing Program in Engineering Communication - Academic Professional/Sr./Principal Academic Professional (open rank) on-site

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Atlanta, GA

The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (https://ce.gatech.edu) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA seeks outstanding applicants for an Academic Professional (open rank) to serve as Director of the Charles E. Gearing Program in Engineering Communication. The Gearing Program is a robust in-house engineering communication program that addresses written, visual, and oral communication on both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The ideal candidate will leverage the strength of the existing program to introduce meaningful, new initiatives.

This position is embedded within the School and is a full-time, 12-month faculty position with a combination of teaching, scholarly, and administrative responsibilities. The expectation is for teaching responsibilities up to 40% of overall responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Administer the in-house ("embedded") engineering communication program and manage the development and delivery of the communication curriculum on the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Co-teach core undergraduate courses, integrating instruction in written, visual, and oral communication into the engineering content.
• Teach graduate course(s) in engineering communication.
• Guest lecture in other undergraduate and graduate engineering courses as requested.
• Create and deliver seminars and workshops on a range of engineering communication topics.
• Create pedagogical material for colleagues, as requested.
• Assist students on preparation of thesis proposals, defenses, and prestigious fellowship applications.
• Serve on School, College, and Institute committees.
• Contribute to the literature of engineering communication through scholarly activities.

This position vacancy is an open rank announcement. Final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Non-tenure Track Academic Faculty ranks as outlined in section 3.2.2 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook (https://www.policylibrary.gatech.edu/faculty-handbook/3.2.2-non-tenure-track-academic-faculty-members-hiring-and-promotion-guidelines)

Academic Professional

• Terminal degree in English, Rhetoric and Composition, Technical Communication, or a related discipline.
• Significant related experience or promotion from the rank of Associate Academic Professional.
• Quality of performance and potential development must be recognized by peers.

Senior Academic Professional

• Terminal degree in English, Rhetoric and Composition, Technical Communication, or a related discipline.
• Evidence of superior performance in the chosen field.
• Recognition by peers (whether national, regional, or local).
• Successful and measurable related experience.
• Five (5) years or more as an Academic Professional.

Principal Academic Professional

• Terminal degree in English, Rhetoric and Composition, Technical Communication, or a related discipline.
• Evidence of superior performance in the chosen field.
• Recognition by peers (whether national, regional, or local).
• Successful and measurable related experience supervising others' work.
• Successful and measurable related experience in a position of significant responsibility and authority within a program area.
• Demonstrated impact.

Preferred candidates will have the following:

5 or more years of teaching at the university level and experience in technical or scientific writing or editing.

Applicants should submit:

1. A letter of application
2. Curriculum vitae
3. A statement of education approach that addresses teaching interests as well as their teaching philosophy.
4. One representative work product (paper, slide deck, video, etc.)
5. The names and contact information for at least three references

For additional information about this job opening, please contact the Search Chair, Dr. Susan Burns, sburns@gatech.edu .

Screening of applicants will begin immediately. Recruitment will continue until the position is filled.

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The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening.