Job Summary:

The School of Aerospace Engineering (ae.gatech.edu) at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions. Applicants will be considered at all ranks and in any technical areas of relevance to aerospace systems, interpreted broadly. These areas include artificial intelligence and dynamical systems.

Typically reporting to the School Chair, the Professor is a tenured/tenure-track faculty member who performs a combination of teaching, research, and service. Professors may hold administrative appointments as long as the majority of their time is dedicated to teaching, research, and service. Professors hold a terminal degree and have normally spent three or more years at the rank of Associate Professor.

About Us:

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: 
• Students are our top priority. 
• We strive for excellence. 
• We thrive on diversity. 
• We celebrate collaboration. 
• We champion innovation. 
• We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression. 
• We nurture the wellbeing of our community. 
• We act ethically. 
• 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 Aerospace Engineering:

For more than two decades, the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering has consistently ranked among the nation's top 5 aerospace engineering programs, attracting aspiring engineers to pursue their academic journeys at the Atlanta campus. With an esteemed faculty of more than 40 tenured-track professors and a thriving student body of over 2,000 individuals, the school is uniquely positioned to offer a comprehensive and hands-on approach to research, scholarship, and education, spanning fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft, and space domains.

Responsibilities:

It is an exceptionally dynamic period in the aerospace community with many opportunities for research discoveries and new technology development to shape the future of the field in aviation, space exploration, and vertical lift. 

We seek exceptional applicants motivated to "Create the Next in Aerospace" by performing innovative research and creating inspiring learning environments at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Emphasis will be placed on the originality of the applicant's work, and its potential impact on the field. 

Those applying for Associate and Full Professor positions should have established records in research that demonstrates nationally and internationally recognized expertise. Candidates are expected to teach and mentor a diverse student body. Along with undergraduate and graduate teaching, each position requires a balance of research and service responsibilities.

Required Qualifications:

An earned Ph.D. or Sc.D. in Aerospace Engineering or closely related field is required by the start of the appointment.

Location:

Atlanta, GA

Required Documents to Attach:

Applicants should submit a letter of application; curriculum vitae; a statement of research interests; a description of teaching interests as well as their advising/mentoring philosophy; a statement on how their professional and academic experiences have prepared them to support and apply Georgia Tech's values, which are described in our strategic plan (https://strategicplan.gatech.edu/); and the names and contact information for 3-5 references. Under External Applicants, click on “Start Your Search Here”; Click on “View All Jobs”; Enter 272596 in the search field and click enter. Note this website is only compatible with Chrome or Edge browsers. Requests for information may be directed to ae-faculty-search@ae.gatech.edu. The recommended submission date is December 1, 2024.  The search will continue until the positions are filled. An earned doctorate is required by the start of the appointment, and a background check must be completed prior to beginning employment. Application materials should be submitted as PDF files via https://hr.gatech.edu/employment/careers. 

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.

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.

Contact Information:

For additional information, please contact ae-faculty-search@ae.gatech.edu 

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

Lecturer/Sr. Lecturer (open rank), multiple positions, non-tenure track 

ABOUT US 

The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, ae.gatech.edu at Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for non-tenure track Lecturer positions. Applicants will be considered at all ranks. Individuals are sought across the wide range of aerospace engineering disciplines including structures, fluids, thermodynamics, dynamics and controls. Expertise in computational and experimental methods are also valuable.   Candidates are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students.   

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.  

 About the School of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology 

For more than two decades, the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering has consistently ranked among the nation’s top 5 aerospace engineering programs, attracting aspiring engineers to pursue their academic journeys at the Atlanta campus.  With an esteemed faculty of more than 40 tenured-track professors and a thriving student body of over 2,000 individuals, the school is uniquely positioned to offer a comprehensive and hands-on approach to research, scholarship, and education, spanning fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft, ad space domains. 

JOB SUMMARY 

Lecturers are non-tenure track faculty members whose specific focus is on teaching and instruction. This position includes teaching and student mentoring, with an emphasis on enhancing the education mission of the School. 

Job Responsibilities 

• Teaching and student mentoring, with an emphasis on enhancing the teaching mission of the School.  
• Teaching 2-3 courses per semester 
• Developing curricular materials 
• Service on education committees 
• Advising/mentoring undergraduate students 

 Location 

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Campus 

Hybrid Working – not applicable for this appointment 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

Minimum Education/Experience Qualifications 

This position vacancy is an open rank announcement. Final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Non-tenure Track Academic Faculty ranks as outlined in section 3.2.2 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook (https://www.policylibrary.gatech.edu/faculty-handbook/3.2.2-non-tenure-track-academic-faculty-members-hiring-and-promotion-guidelines )  

Lecturer 

• Graduate degree in Aerospace Engineering or related area 

Senior Lecturer 

 * Graduate degree in Aerospace Engineering, or related area 

• At least six (6) years full-time relevant experience 

Student Success Criteria 

• The ability to teach and mentor a diverse student body 
• The ability to promote an inclusive and welcoming educational/work environment  
• The ability to mentor and assist students interested in pursuing graduate education  
• The ability to design and teach curricula that are responsive to a diverse student body  
• The ability to adopt teaching strategies that support the learning and success of all students  
• The ability to engage students in experiential learning activities and pedagogy that support student success 
• The ability to engage in high-impact practices that support deep learning for student success  
• Has expertise in teaching, scholarship, and/or service that contributes to access, diversity, and equal opportunity in higher education  

Preferred Qualifications 

Ideal candidates will have evidence-of or potential-for exceptional course design and instruction, with emphasis on bringing to bear their experience and passion into the classroom.  

Individuals are sought across the wide range of aerospace engineering disciplines including structures, fluids, thermodynamics, dynamics and controls. Expertise in computational and experimental methods also is valuable. 

 OTHER INFORMATION  

Application Requirements 

Applicants should submit a letter of application; curriculum vitae; a description of teaching interests as well as your advising/mentoring philosophy; pleaser outline in two pages or less, how your professional and academic experiences have prepared you to support and apply Georgia Tech’s mission and values, which are described in our strategic plan (https://strategicplan.gatech.edu/); and the names and contact information for 3-5 references. Application materials should be submitted as PDF files via https://hr.gatech.edu/employment/careers. Under External Applicants, click on “Start Your Search Here”; Click on “View All Jobs”; Enter 264577 in the search field and click enter. Note this website is only compatible with Chrome or Edge browsers.  

The recommended submission date is November 1, 2023.  The search will continue until the positions are filled. 

CONTACT INFORMATION 

Requests for information may be directed to ae-faculty-search@ae.gatech.edu. 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

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, 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.  

Georgia Tech is a member of the University System of Georgia (USG), where every member of the community is required to adhere to the USG Statement of Core Values – Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect – that form and guide the daily work of the organization. USG and its institutions foster an environment where all members of the USG community are free to share ideas and opinions. Learn more about Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression. 

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. Georgia Tech also encourages applicants from underrepresented groups in science and engineering.

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: 

• Students are our top priority
• We strive for excellence.
• We thrive on diversity.
• We celebrate collaboration.
• We champion innovation.
• We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
• We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
• We act ethically.
• 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 College of Sciences

The Georgia Tech College of Sciences cultivates curiosity, encourages exploration, and fosters innovation to develop scientific solutions for a better world. Our connected community of scientists and mathematicians collaborates across disciplines and challenges to achieve excellence in science, teaching, and research. Working across six internationally ranked schools with the brightest young minds in our fields, we mentor future leaders to identify and push the frontiers of human knowledge, imagination, and innovation.

About the College of Engineering

The Georgia Tech College of Engineering has built a strong reputation in the United States and abroad, with 8 schools and 11 undergraduate degree programs, all of which are ranked in the top-5 in US News and World Report. The College is the #1 producer of PhDs in engineering, and also #1 in degrees awarded to minority and female students, and to African Americans. The College of Engineering sends more than 1,200 students abroad each year. Its 489 faculty are engaged in $297M of research each year. Because of its high academic quality and relatively low cost, Georgia Tech's College of Engineering is cited as one of the best values in American higher education by publications such as the Fiske Guide to Colleges, the Princeton Review, and the Kiplinger Business Magazine.

Location

Atlanta, GA

Job Summary

The College of Sciences (CoS) and the College of Engineering (CoE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia invite applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions in the field of solar-terrestrial science and/or space weather. Applicants will be considered at all ranks, though there is a particular focus on the Assistant and Associate ranks.  Areas of interest include but are not limited to the Earth's ionosphere and magnetosphere, space weather forecasting and resilience. Applicants with research interests in any or all of sensors and observations from ground or satellite instruments, data analysis and data science, modeling and theoretical research, are all welcome to apply. The position will be supported by the National Science Foundation under the Faculty Development in geoSpace Science program. This unique faculty search is being pursued by a joint effort of two Colleges, enabling candidates across a broad range of backgrounds to apply. The departmental home of the hired candidate will be determined based on best fit and may be anywhere within CoS or CoE. Candidates are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students.

Responsibilities

Applicants conducting or proposing interdisciplinary work have a high potential for success in the position, in part due to the nature of this faculty search, and in part due to Georgia Tech's interdisciplinary culture. In addition to Georgia Tech's strength across many areas of science and engineering, Georgia Tech will soon launch an Interdisciplinary Research Institute covering many areas of space science, technology, and policy. The Institute will further energize the space research ecosystem at Georgia Tech with a major boost in institutional resources toward long-term support for community building, teaming to bring in major complex grants, expanding external collaborations, internal and external communications, distinguished speakers, infrastructure including core facilities, as well as the visibility to seek philanthropic funding. The successful candidate may also be able to collaborate with the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), GT's applied research wing.

The Colleges seek individuals with outstanding potential for research achievement and a strong aptitude and interest in undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring.

Candidates will primarily be considered at the ranks of Assistant and Associate Professor. Exceptional candidates may also be considered at the rank of full Professor.

Required Qualifications

Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent in an area complementary to the research areas of this search. 

Preferred Qualifications

Examples of preferred qualifications include, but are not limited to, the following student success criteria:

• The ability to mentor and assist students interested in pursuing graduate education. 
• The ability to adopt teaching strategies that support the learning and success of all students. 
• The ability to engage students in experiential learning activities and pedagogy that support student success.
• The ability to engage in high-impact practices that support deep learning for student success. 

Required Documents to Attach

Interested applicants should prepare a complete package that includes:

• Cover letter outlining relevant experience, which may also suggest a home department within CoS or CoE that the candidate envisions.
• Curriculum vitae
• Statement of research interests (no more than 3 pages)
• Teaching portfolio that includes an educational philosophy statement and if applicable, any material relevant to the applicant's teaching abilities (e.g., student surveys, sample syllabi, sample assignments or activities for a course) may also be included
• Contact information for three references.

Application materials should be submitted as PDF files via Careers. 

Contact Information

Requests for information regarding the appointment may be directed to Morris Cohen, Search Committee Chair, at fdss@cos.gatech.edu. 

For assistance with your application, please contact Tavia Holloway at tavia@gatech.edu 

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 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.

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.

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).

Background Check

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

Special Applicant Instructions

Note - this appointment has a proposed start date of July 2025. 

Applications will be considered beginning October 1, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.

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