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The Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows at the University of Georgia are recent Ph.D. graduates from leading universities, appointed as temporary assistant professors, renewable annually, for up to three years.

The program is a partnership between the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, the Institute of Higher Education, and other University of Georgia academic units. J. Douglas Toma, associate professor at the Institute of Higher Education, directs the program.

As the program enters its tenth year, it continues to provide counsel to the fellows, both individually and as a group, on improving teaching and positioning for a permanent faculty position. The fellows gather ten times over the course of the academic year for lively 90-minute discussions on topics of interest to the group. The meetings often include colleagues from UGA or elsewhere with interesting perspectives on new faculty careers.

The director also visits each fellow in his or her classroom, providing advice on improving teaching and learning.

The fellows are appointed by various Franklin College departments and funded through the college. Fellows' positions are posted through regular means, as in the Chronicle of Higher Education, throughout the year preceding appointment. The Institute of Higher Education manages the program and provides the professional development associated with the program.