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 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 Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology

The School of Physics at Georgia Tech currently has 44 academic faculty, and its graduate program is ranked 21st in the nation by . The School has a broad research program with strengths in astrophysics, condensed matter, atomic, molecular and optical physics, physics of living systems, nonlinear science and soft matter physics. The School is also a key player in interdisciplinary initiatives established within Georgia Tech, such as quantum systems, neuroscience, microbial dynamics, planetary sciences, and data science/machine learning. Its diverse student body comprises more than 150 graduate students (Ph.D and Masters) and over 270 undergraduate majors.

The School of Physics () at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) invites applications for an open-rank tenure-track faculty position in the area of Physics of Living Systems (PoLS). We welcome all approaches (experimental, theoretical, and computational) across scales (molecular, cellular, organismal, and/or ecological). A successful applicant will join an active, diverse PoLS group of eight faculty members anchored in the School of Physics with strong interdisciplinary ties within Physics as well as with other schools in the Colleges of Sciences, Engineering, and Computing. Appointments at senior ranks may be considered for qualified applicants that exceptionally augment our current efforts and future priorities. Applicants are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students.

Tenure-track academic faculty members are expected to develop research portfolios that attract financial support in the form of grants and contracts with federal and state agencies, private foundations, and/or industry. Additionally, knowledge gained is expected to be communicated through publications and outreach to the scientific community and public at large.

As a Research University in the University System of Georgia, it is vital that Georgia Tech maintain a vibrant research program to fulfill its missions in scholarship, instruction, and service. Georgia Tech's research program serves the needs of students, through learning and training opportunities at all levels, as well as the needs of society, through its technological, industrial, social, and cultural impacts.

Applicants are expected to have received a doctorate in Physics or a related discipline and display a strong research interest in the Physics of Living Systems.

The application package should include the following materials: (1) a cover letter, (2) a curriculum vitae including a complete list of publications, (3) a statement of research interests, and (4) a description of teaching and mentoring plans. In addition, applicants should arrange for at least three confidential reference letters to be submitted on the applicants' behalf to . They should also include the references' names and contact information in the application package.

Application materials should be submitted as PDF files via CAREERS Review of complete applications will begin Nov. 15, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled and the chosen candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening

For additional information about this job opening, please contact Dr. JC Gumbart at .

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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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: