Full-time Lecturer in Writing and Communication (Multiple Positions Starting August 1, 2026)

The Writing and Communication Program (WCP) in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for multiple Lecturer positions, effective August 1, 2026. Lecturers in the Writing and Communication Program teach a 3/3 in writing classes, pursue relevant research, and provide service to the Program and Institute. This is a faculty position with full benefits that is renewable annually. Candidates are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students.

In addition to full faculty benefits, including health insurance and retirement, Georgia Tech has a career track that affords successful lecturers the possibility to apply for promotion, first to Senior Lecturer and then to Principal Lecturer.

Lecturers primarily teach first-year writing and technical communication. Courses in our first-year writing program combine the instructor’s area of research expertise with the commitments to rhetoric, process and multimodality that unites and defines WCP courses.

Required Qualifications Master's degree in Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition, Technical Communication, English or related field at time of appointment

Preferred Qualifications PhD in Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition, Technical Communication, English or related field at time of appointment

Preferred candidates for consideration will have:

• At least five years of experience teaching first-year writing and/or technical communication.
• Demonstrated professional commitment to the teaching of writing.
• Demonstrated professional engagement with the scholarship of the teaching of writing.
• Evidence of excellent teaching

We are particularly interested in faculty who have a professional commitment / scholarly expertise in the following areas:

• Technical Communication and Professional Writing
• Writing Program Administration
• Pedagogies of Digital Writing
• Developmental Writing

Proposed Salary The salary for this position is $60,000-70,000 per academic year (nine-months).

Required Documents to Attach Interested and qualified individuals should apply by submitting a curriculum vitae, a letter of application that specifically addresses their qualifications to work in a multimodal writing program, and a list of three references.

An earned master's degree is required by the start of the appointment.

Apply Before Date Please apply by March 1 for optimal consideration. Review of applications will continue until all vacant positions are filled.

Contact Information Requests for information may be directed to Search Chair Dr. Caitlin Kelly at caitlin.kelly@gatech.edu