GC Teaching Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Overview:

The Georgia College Teaching Postdoctoral Fellowship is an innovative ten-month faculty program focusing on contributing to Georgia College’s mission of teaching excellence, while affording the recipients an opportunity to develop and hone their own teaching practice in a dynamic and engaging liberal arts environment. The Postdoctoral Fellows will hold a ten-month academic appointment at the rank of Lecturer, and actively participate in both the life of the department and the broader university.

GC Teaching Postdoctoral Fellows will receive full benefits, and mentorship from both their home department and the Center for Teaching & Learning. Fellows will be assigned a 3/3 teaching load, and will participate in the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) fellows program, developing a year-long project centered around their teaching. In addition to mentorship, Postdoctoral Fellows will also take part in the Center for Teaching & Learning’s Peer Feedback on Teaching in-class evaluation program. The university is seeking candidates who are interested in innovative pedagogies, scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL), and/or high-impact practices which align with our GC Journeys initiative.

Current Fellows (2022-2023):

Qualifications:

Applicants for academic year must have a doctorate in hand by August, or have finished a doctorate within the past three years. Must be on site for face-to-face instruction in Milledgeville, GA.

Expectations for Fellows:

• Expected to teach 3/3 load.
• One-year, non-renewable appointment (salary & benefits) including appropriate SACSCOC qualifications.
• Participate in the CTL SOTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) Fellows program and/or GC Journeys.
• Collaborating with the Honors College by teaching an Honors course and/or by leading Honors co-curricular presentations, as appropriate.

Resources/Opportunities for Fellows:

• Departments must provide individualized mentorship & support through the following:
  • Hold individual meetings between the fellow and the department chair.
  • Support the fellow’s participation in the CTL Peer Feedback on Teaching Course Evaluation program.
  • Include the fellow in departmental opportunities (no service expectations).
  • Provide the fellow the opportunity to teach in their discipline/area of specialty.
• Mentoring opportunities with the Director for the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Contact:

For questions, contact Dr. Kevin Bucholtz (kevin.bucholtz@gcsu.edu)