[Commlist] Job Post: Chair of the School of Literature, Media, and Communication

/Job Title:/Chair of the School of Literature, Media, and Communication

/Location:/Atlanta, Georgia

/Regular/Temporary:/Regular

/Full/Part Time:/Full-Time

/Job ID:/238085

The School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) within the Ivan 
Allen College of Liberal Arts (IAC) at the Georgia Institute of 
Technology seeks a Chair to lead a dynamic, innovative, and highly 
interdisciplinary unit of more than 80 faculty, including tenure-track, 
non-tenure-track, and post-doctoral faculty whose teaching and research 
cluster in three areas: the humanistic study of literature and artistic 
practices engaging with science and technology; film and media studies 
and digital media design; and rhetoric, writing studies, and 
communication. These efforts are unified by our overarching goal of 
imagining more expressive, equitable, and just roles for science and 
technology in the public realm.

The School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) is a national 
leader in researching and teaching the ways the humanities shape and are 
shaped by science, technology, and culture. As one of the largest units 
in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, LMC faculty teach 
approximately 8,000 students, including non-majors, each year. LMC 
enrolls nearly 400 students in undergraduate and graduate degree 
programs: a B.S. in Computational Media (joint with the Colleges of 
Computing and Design), a B.S. in Literature, Media, and Communication; 
M.S. programs in Digital Media, Global Media and Cultures (joint with 
the School of Modern Languages), and Human Computer Interaction (joint 
with the College of Computing, College of Design, and School of 
Psychology); and a Ph.D. in Digital Media. LMC offers minors in Black 
Media Studies; Social Justice; Film and Media Studies; Science Fiction 
Studies; East Asia Studies; Health, Medicine, and Society; Science, 
Technology, and Society; and Women, Science, and Technology. Each 
program is unique in its interdisciplinary and technological 
orientation, though all share the school’s emphasis on diversity, 
equity, and the exploration of humanistic perspectives in a 
technological world.

LMC also includes Georgia Tech’s award-winning Writing and Communication 
Program (WCP), which provides approximately 5,000 students with 
instruction in multimodal composition, business and technical 
communication, and research writing for undergraduate thesis projects 
each year. Defining features of the WCP are the Naugle Communication 
Center and the Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellowship, which offers 
three-year, highly selective postdoctoral teaching fellowships to 35 
Ph.D. recipients who wish to develop professionally and innovate in 
teaching, research, and service.

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the 
heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with great economic and 
cultural strengths. The Institute is a member of the University System 
of Georgia, the Georgia Research Alliance, and the Association of 
American Universities.

LMC believes diversity is foundational to creating the most 
intellectually vibrant and successful academic communities. Therefore, 
we are especially interested in applicants who will work effectively 
with students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds, including 
women, those who are Black, Indigenous, People of Color, from minority 
ethnic groups, identify with LGBTQIA+ communities, have disabilities, 
from lower income backgrounds, and/or first-generation college 
graduates. Women and members of underrepresented groups are strongly 
encouraged to apply.

For more information, please visit 
https://iac.gatech.edu/about/lmc-chair-search.

To apply, candidates should submit the following through Georgia’s Tech 
Careers website – Job ID 238085 (https://hr.gatech.edu/employment/careers):

 1. a letter of application addressing how their background and
    experience can advance LMC’s existing strengths and address the
    responsibilities in the bullet points above. In addition, the letter
    of application should provide a clear vision of the applicant’s
    leadership philosophy; commitment to diversity, equity and
    inclusion; and approach to interdisciplinary collaboration;
 2. a curriculum vitae;
 3. the names, positions, and contact information of three to five
    references who will be contacted only with the candidate’s approval.
    Please include a brief statement of your relationship to each 
reference.

Candidates are encouraged to apply by March 4, 2022, for optimal 
consideration; however, the search will continue until the position is 
filled.


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