Open Rank - School of Computer Science Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Positions

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 School of Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology

The School of Computer Science, one of five schools in the top-ten ranked College of Computing, focuses on research that makes computing and communication smart, fast, reliable, and secure, with research groups in computer architecture, databases, machine learning, networking, programming languages & compilers, software engineering, systems, and theory. Faculty from our school are leaders in a variety of Georgia Tech initiatives, including the Algorithms and Randomness Center (ARC), the Center for Machine Learning (ML@GT), the Center for Research into Novel Computing Hierarchies (CRNCH), and the Institute for Data Engineering and Science (IDEaS).

Atlanta, GA

The School of Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, invites applications for several tenure track faculty positions at all ranks Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor. We seek candidates in all areas of computer science that complement and enhance our current research strengths and are especially interested this year in candidates whose research focus is in the broad areas of software engineering, data systems (database) and analytics, and theoretical computer science.

As a tenure-track faculty member, a successful candidate will engage in substantive research individually and/or with collaborators in the same or other disciplines. In addition, a successful candidate will be expected to teach one graduate or undergraduate course per semester, in Georgia Tech's Atlanta campus, as well as contribute service to the School and Institute.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, or a related field (including Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Science, or Computing) by the start of the appointment.

Applicants must show evidence of outstanding academic research credentials and stellar potential in their field of study, a sincere commitment to teaching, and an interest and ability to promote a welcoming educational/work environment. We seek faculty candidates committed to student success including but not limited to:

• The ability to mentor and assist students interested in pursuing graduate education.
• The ability to engage in high-impact practices that support deep learning for student success.

A full application should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, a teaching statement that includes a description of teaching interests as well as an advising/mentoring philosophy, and the contact information of at least three references. We ask that applicants clearly indicate their research area(s) and focus on their cover letters. Applications should be submitted via the Georgia Tech Careers website, and reference letter information should be submitted at Academic Jobs Online, located https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28540

Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. For full consideration, applications should be received by December 1, 2024. but will be considered until all open positions are filled.

Requests for information may be directed to Kelly Rockwell - krockwell@gatech.edu

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 https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

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.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening.