Program Director - CEISMC

Georgia Tech; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Tech in Atlanta is seeking a senior program leader to manage and evaluate precollege science, math, engineering, and technology programs for teachers and students. You will oversee partnerships with state education agencies and school districts, and help set goals and budgets.

The role requires a master's degree, 8–10 years of related experience, and ability to work evenings or weekends for events; travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Weekends and evenings may be required for special events; some travel.
• Eight to ten years job related experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, budget, implement and evaluate precollege STEM programs.
• Lead state and district education partnerships administration.
• Set employee goals, assess performance, and provide feedback.
• Interact with faculty, staff, students, K-12 state education officials (superintendents, principals, teachers).
• Hire and supervise program staff and establish positive working relationships with clients, internal and external staff and consultants.

Skills

Marketing outreach

Program planning

Communication

Detail orientation

Organization

Presentation

Customer relations

Education

Master's degree in related field

Master's Degree in Education

Job description

About Us

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.

Job Summary

Manage and lead in planning, development, budgeting, implementation, and evaluation of precollege science, mathematics, engineering, and technology programs for teachers/students. Provide program leadership in the administration of state and district education partnerships. May be responsible for setting employee goals, assessing employee performance and providing feedback, and making pay recommendations. Interact with faculty, staff, students, K-12 state education officials (superintendents, principals, teachers).

Responsibilities

• Job Duty 1 - Manage and lead in the planning, development, budgeting, implementation and evaluation of programs and/or state and district education partnerships.
• Job Duty 2 - Hire and supervise program staff and establish positive working relationships and communications with clients, internal and external staff and consultants.
• Job Duty 3 - Develop and assess curriculum according to state and national science, mathematics, and technology standards. Provide professional development for teachers on the content and method of science and math instruction.
• Job Duty 4 - Develop and assist in the development of proposals to external funding sources including private, state, and federal agencies.
• Job Duty 5 - Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Educational Requirements: Master's Degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Other Required Qualifications: Weekends and evenings may be required for special events, dinners, football games, etc; some travel.
• Required Experience: Eight to ten years job related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional Preferred Qualifications: Ability to coordinate activities among diverse groups and stakeholders is preferred Fluency in a second language may be preferred.
• Preferred Educational Qualifications: Master's Degree in Education.
• Demonstrated expertise in computer science and AI education, including curriculum design and implementation.
• Experience with robotics platforms (e.g., VEX and similar systems) in teaching and learning environments.
• Hands‑on experience with Arduino/ Rasberry Pi and microcontroller-based instructional applications.
• Proficiency in educational technology tools that support blended, hybrid, and experiential STEM learning.
• Working knowledge of CNC routers, digital fabrication, and makerspace technologies.
• Experience leading rural STEM/CS initiatives or programs focused on expanding access.
• Ability to integrate computational thinking, AI literacy, and engineering design into K-12 learning environments.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS This job requires a working knowledge of marketing and educational outreach related program planning and design, especially as it relates to assigned target group of potential and/or enrolled students. Also required are skills in maintaining a detail orientation, organization, presentation, customer relations and communications.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 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 Institute 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 Institute 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.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. 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.

Other Information

This is a supervisory position. This position does not have any financial responsibilities. This position will not be required to drive. This role is a position of trust. This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card). This position will not travel. This position does not require security clearance.

Job Code: A10

Pay Range Starting At: $74,966.00/yr up to $101,955.00/yr

Background Check

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