Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - open rank

Georgia Tech; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a tenured/tenure-track faculty member for its Biomedical Engineering department. This role emphasizes engineering education and collaborative research, inviting candidates with diverse educational research interests. The successful applicant will foster a vibrant research program while engaging in teaching and mentorship. Join a top-ranked institution that values innovation, diversity, and excellence, and contribute to shaping the future of biomedical engineering education. This is a unique opportunity to impact students and the broader community positively.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have a PhD and experience in engineering education.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentorship is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop a vibrant externally-funded research program.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate level courses.

Skills

Engineering Education

Research Program Development

Teaching and Mentorship

Education

PhD in Engineering or Related Field

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Job ID

284337

Location

Atlanta, Georgia

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Full-Time

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Regular

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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.

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 Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University
The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University has a student body of 1,200 undergraduates, 260 graduate students, and 70 primary and 73 program faculty. In 2023 US News Graduate Program Rankings placed the department as the #1 ranked department in BME in the United States and our Undergraduate Program as the # 2 department in the United States. Since its beginning, the unique partnership between two of the nation's leading public and private entities has been an innovation engine for research and education. Combining the engineering and medical strengths at Georgia Tech and Emory, we are focused on solving some of the toughest problems facing our state, the nation, and the world.

Location

Atlanta, GA

Job Summary

The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering (http://bme.gatech.edu), a joint department between Georgia Tech's College of Engineering and Emory University's School of Medicine (Atlanta, GA), invites applicants for a tenured/tenure-track faculty position. Applicants will be considered at all ranks. This search is open to faculty candidates with a research emphasis in engineering education with potential interest in collaborative biomedical engineering discipline specific research. We are particularly interested in candidates with a range of educational research interests and specializations that either contribute to our existing specializations in engineering education, engineering design and design pedagogy, computing education, and student-centered pedagogical innovation or that extend our departmental areas to include additional areas such as first year engineering, student motivation, team science, global engineering, or learning in digital spaces.

Responsibilities

Successful candidates will be expected to develop a vibrant externally-funded research program, teach undergraduate and graduate level courses,and should have a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching, research, collaboration, and mentorship.

Required Qualifications

This position vacancy is an open rank announcement. Final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Academic faculty ranks as outlined in section 3.3.6 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook. https://www.policylibrary.gatech.edu/faculty-handbook/3.3.6-promotion

• A PhD in engineering or related field is required by the start of the appointment.
• The ability to teach and mentor a distinct student body.

Preferred Qualifications

Has expertise in teaching, scholarship, and/or service.

Required Documents to Attach

Applicants should submit the following:

• Letter of application/Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Research Statement
• Teaching Statement
• Statement on how your professional and academic experiences have prepared you to support and apply Georgia Tech's values, which are described in our strategic plan (https://strategicplan.gatech.edu/)
• Names and contact information for at least 3 references

Apply Before Date

Applications received by November 15, 2025 will be given full consideration, however, the search will continue until the position is filled.

Contact Information

For additional information about this job opening, please contact: Dr. Kelly J. Cross the search committee chair at [e-mail].

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.