Academic professional

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Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

About the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology

The Woodruff School graduates high caliber mechanical engineers for a demanding profession. Mechanical engineers are the foundation of today's technological world. To do so, we provide enhanced facilities and laboratories to create the best learning environment and we attract outstanding faculty and students. In this period of rapid technological change, the Woodruff School produces mechanical engineers who are vital to our future. With approximately 3,000 students,100 faculty members, and 70 staff members, we are one of the largest mechanical engineering programs in the country. We are consistently ranked as one of the top 10 mechanical engineering programs in the U.S. at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and continuously innovate to keep our school at the forefront of engineering education. Our size and resources allow us to offer a diversity of educational and research opportunities that enable us to produce highly sought after engineering professionals.

Location

Atlanta, GA

Job Summary

The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering invites applications for a full-time academic professional. The Woodruff School is one of the largest and highest-ranked engineering programs in the nation, which houses both a Mechanical Engineering (ME) and a Nuclear and Radiological Engineering (NRE) program.

The academic professional position is a non-tenure track faculty position that combines administrative and teaching activities. The rank of the position (Associate Academic Professional, Academic Professional, or Senior Academic Professional) will be determined based on the qualifications and experience of the candidate. The primary administrative responsibilities of the person hired for this position are to focus on programs that enhance and enrich the undergraduate student experience, including:

• Manage the Undergraduate Learning Studio, which supports students in need of academic help; they would also manage the student tutoring program which provides peer tutoring in most required undergraduate ME courses; build a support system for our first-generation college students.
• Facilitate efforts regarding the alignment of the undergraduate curriculum with the Woodruff School Strategic Plan: Increase innovation in the curriculum by integrating new methods in data science for solving engineering problems, enhancing exposure to ethics throughout the curriculum, and introducing societal challenge topics within specific require classes of the curriculum
• Coordinate the UG Research program which connects undergraduate students to various research projects; advise students wishing to participate in our BS/MS program.

Additionally, the position entails significant teaching responsibilities (2 courses per semester) with opportunities to serve as the lead instructor for the junior instructional laboratory course and the computing techniques course.

Required Qualifications

• Associate Academic Professional
  • This rank may be used for individuals completing a terminal degree and for a period of two (2) years.
• Academic Professional
  • This rank requires a completion of a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
  • Significant related experience or promotion from the rank of Associate Academic Professional
  • Quality of performance and potential development must be recognized by peers
  • Prior credit may be awarded toward promotion
• Senior Academic Professional
  • This rank requires a completion of a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
  • Recognition by peers (whether national, regional, or local)
  • Successful and measurable related experience
  • Five (5) years or more as an Academic Professional
  • Prior credit may be awarded toward promotion

Preferred Qualifications

Given these responsibilities, the ideal candidate needs to have superior management skills as well as many years of engineering and educational experience. A design and manufacturing background is preferred.

Required Documents to Attach

Candidates should provide the following with their application:

• CV
• Cover letter
• Teaching Statement - 1 page limit
• List of 3 professional references

Contact Information

Requests for information may be directed to Shinae Cho at

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

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More information on these policies can be found here: Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.