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 . 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 Techs 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 nations top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Techs Mission and Values

Georgia Techs 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.

Atlanta, GA

The SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY of the GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY has vibrant undergraduate and graduate programs, with over 300 undergraduate majors and 200 graduate students, and an extensive research portfolio. Its faculty, staff, and students participate in a range of dynamic and collaborative research programs and enjoy modern facilities located on a pleasant urban campus in the City of Atlanta, Georgia.

The School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) invites applications for the position of Chair of the School and Professor, with an anticipated starting date of August 1, 2024.The expected rank at appointment is at the level of full professor, however applicants at all tenure-eligible ranks will be considered.

Georgia Tech's School of Chemistry and Biochemistry has 32 research groups, approximately 170 graduate students, and almost 400 undergraduate majors, learning, teaching, and conducting research in a highly enriching environment, with the support of about 20 staff. Other than Caltech's, Georgia Tech's School of Chemistry and Biochemistry is the smallest department ranked in the top 20 nationally. The School is embedded among many biomedical, chemical, materials, and mechanical engineers who conduct and benefit from chemistry and biochemistry research that has led to a tightknit community along with easy access to extraordinary collaborators, facilities, and programs. This close intertwinement with engineering, thus, provides a unique platform to deliver transformative science and chemistry education, and to build internationally leading and highly interdisciplinary research clusters that can lead and not react to science trends.

The review of applications will begin on October 1, 2023. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Candidates must have an earned doctorate in Chemistry or a closely related discipline. Additionally, candidates should have an outstanding record as a researcher, educator and mentor, and an accomplished record of effective leadership. Applicants should possess a strong commitment to faculty/staff development and public engagement.

Applications should include a letter of interest outlining the candidate's qualifications for the position with particular focus on past leadership experiences and a vision for leadership of an academic department including the nurturing of the inclusiveness of the entire Chemistry and Biochemistry community so that students, staff and faculty are empowered, their development fostered and their well-being is cared for, along with a curriculum vita that includes the applicant's record of teaching, publications, grants, advising, and administrative and leadership experience. Provide in addition a document, that in two pages or less, outlines how your professional and academic experiences have prepared you to support and apply Georgia Tech's values, which are described in our strategic plan (). This document should be submitted as a PDF file within Additional Documents. Reference letters are not required at this time. These will be requested only for the finalists who are invited to on-campus interviews.

Inquiries about the position should be addressed to Professor Natalie Stingelin, search committee chair, at . Applications must be submitted via the University System of Georgia Careers portal.

The review of applications will begin on October 1, 2023. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening.

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.

All members of the USG community must adhere to the USG Statement of Core Values, which consists of Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values shape and fundamentally support our Universitys work. Additionally, all faculty, staff, and administrators must also be aware of and comply with the Board of Regents and Georgia Institute of Technology's policies on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. More information on these policies can be found here: