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 Constellations Center for Equity in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology

Based in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Constellations has been on a mission to expand access to computer science education to underserved communities since 2017. We are a center focused on increasing equity in computing. But we are so much more than that. We are a convener of people. We are a policy think tank. We empower administrators, teachers, and students to learn computer science, opening up opportunities they never dreamed possible. We are a hub and national leader for research and advocacy. We believe that together, democratizing computing can be more than a pipe dream. It can be a reality.

Atlanta, GA

The Computing Equity Fellow will carry out transformative, cross-disciplinary research; contribute to understanding the legacy of racial inequity in computing; and disseminate findings that drive meaningful national conversations on educational justice and racial freedom.

Job Responsibilities

• Collect, process, and analyze quantitative and qualitative research (surveys, experiments, and focus group data).
• Assist faculty researchers and other collaborators both at Georgia Tech and externally, or may act independently, in planning and designing research studies, such as surveys, focus groups or experimental designs.
• Present project results to internal and external parties.
• Perform advanced statistical analyses, including selecting the appropriate analysis procedure, setting up data for analysis, judging validity and reliability of data, and producing publications on the results of the analyses.
• Supervise and train undergraduate research assistants.
• Present research findings at professional conferences.
• Search pertinent scientific literature, as needed.
• Perform the research required by the faculty supervisor to a high standard and in accordance with all institutional and federal regulations.
• Work in a collegial and cooperative manner with the faculty supervisor and other co-workers.
• Lead the development and implementation of ML based binary lifting & understanding, as an integral part of our Code (binary) Distillation methods for DARPA V-SPELLS.

Hybrid Working

This is a hybrid working position.

Applicants must have a PhD in education, public policy, or a related field. Candidates who received their terminal degree between January 1, 2021 and January 1, 2024 are eligible to apply.

Constellations specifically seeks applicants with a relevant scholarly focus. Areas of research may include, but are not limited to: STEM or computing equity, racial equity, public policy, educational equity, racial justice, etc. Scholars whose research focuses on marginalized communities in computing and/or utilizes critical frameworks are especially invited to apply.

Skills

• Experience with social science research methods;
• Ability to track and adhere to multiple deadlines;
• Can work both independently and in a collegial and cooperative manner with the faculty supervisor and other team members;
• Mixed-methods training;
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.

Requests for information may be directed to Tamara Pearson at . 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: .