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 Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development

The Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) is the educational research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Design. The Center draws on the intellectual resources of other Georgia universities, including Emory University, Georgia State University, University of Georgia, Mercer University, and Clark Atlanta University. It helps achieve a superior and sustainable quality of life by generating new knowledge in land development policy, city and regional planning, architecture and community design, transportation systems, and environmental resources management. The Center is dedicated to studying, disseminating, and implementing ideas and technology that improve both the theory and practice of quality growth to realize this vision.

Atlanta, GA

The Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) is accepting applications for post-doctoral researchers.

As a component of one of the nation's leading research universities, the College of Design's Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development is at the forefront nationally and globally in advancing quality growth through research, development, evaluation, technology, and advocacy of policies and practices. As a thought leader for over 24 years, the Center has collaborated with governmental, residential, commercial, development, academic, nonprofit, and cultural communities focusing on five areas: transportation and infrastructure, community development, regional and land planning, healthy places, and impact assessment, and analytical tools and methods for decision and planning support. As a leader in its field, the Center is a collaborator and a catalyst for change that improves lives. We inspire individuals, organizations, and communities to create healthy and sustainable futures. Quality growth means creating vibrant, equitable, sustainable places that balance today's needs with tomorrow's promises. It is about creating a dynamic economy while enhancing health, being good stewards of natural resources, and fostering equal opportunity. Our mission is to study, disseminate, and implement ideas and technologies that improve the theory and practice of quality growth. We pursue our mission through research projects, presentations, academic publications, policy evaluation and advocacy, and planning practices. We use data, capacity building, and analytics to create solutions that solve complex problems for communities, cities, regions, and megaregions.

The successful candidates will work with an established research team to conduct the research outlined in the Center's strategic planning areas. In addition to conducting research, the position requires the ability to write successful grant proposals and technical reports and provide management and project oversight. Advanced analytics skills are required, especially in data manipulation, visualization, analysis, and modeling. Skills in Python and R are highly desired.

The successful candidates will work with an established research team to conduct the research outlined in the Center's strategic planning areas. In addition to conducting research, the position requires the ability to write successful grant proposals and technical reports and provide management and project oversight.

Ph.D. in urban planning, urban affairs, engineering, economics, geography, public policy, information systems, or a related field.

• Advanced analytics skills especially in data manipulation, visualization, analysis, and modeling.
• Skills in Python and R are highly desired.

• Cover letter describing research interests and experience
• A curriculum vitae
• A writing sample/publication
• Names and contact information for three references.

The review of applications will continue until the positions are filled.

Dr. Arthi Rao, Director, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD)

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 University's 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: .