Tenure Track Assistant Professor Faculty Position in Mathematical Biology

Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Tech invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Mathematical Biology to start in August 2027, at the assistant professor level. The School of Mathematics seeks candidates who will build an internationally recognized research program and contribute to cross-disciplinary collaborations in mathematics and biology.

Applicants should possess a PhD in mathematical sciences and demonstrate ability to teach and mentor a diverse student body, while engaging in curriculum

Qualifications

• PhD in mathematical sciences required.
• Ability to teach and mentor a diverse student body.
• Commitment to service and collaboration across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Develop an internationally recognizable research program.
• Collaborate across the university in research and grant efforts.
• Teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses.
• Engage with curriculum development to meet STEM training needs.
• Deliver service to the department, institute, and profession.

Education

PhD in mathematical sciences

Job description

Job Details

Job ID: 304569

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

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.

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Location

Atlanta, GA

Department Information

About the School of Mathematics at the Georgia Institute of Technology

The School of Mathematics instructs students from across campus, including undergraduate and graduate students. Its faculty carry out research in a wide variety of Mathematical Sciences. They are key players in several cross-disciplinary institutes, centers, and programs at Georgia Tech, including:

PhD programs in Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization (ACO)

Computational Science and Engineering (CSE)

Bioinformatics, Quantitative Bioscience (QBioS)

Machine Learning (ML@GT).

Job Summary

The School of Mathematics (https://math.gatech.edu/) at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, Georgia, invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Mathematical Biology to start in August 2027. Applicants will be considered at the assistant professor position.

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.

Mathematical Biology at Georgia Tech

As one of the world's leading institutions in engineering and technology, Georgia Tech provides an especially fertile environment for cross-disciplinary research. Current School of Mathematics faculty have a broad range of application interests, including immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Complementary strengths across Georgia Tech include biomedical engineering, biophysics, biochemistry, and data analysis in the life sciences.

We seek exceptional candidates working at the interface of mathematics and biology, with particular emphasis on mathematical depth and originality in conjunction with genuine engagement with biological challenges. We welcome a broad range of mathematical approaches, including algebra, geometry, topology, and discrete mathematics, as well as applied and computational mathematics, dynamical systems, and stochastics.

The School's cross-disciplinary engagement is reflected in its participation in multiple interdisciplinary PhD programs, in the new Medical Innovation Hub, and in the new Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society (INNS, https://neuro.gatech.edu/). The School also led the Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology, which was funded through 2025 by the NSF Simons MathBioSys initiative.

Responsibilities

Successful candidates are expected to:

Develop an internationally recognized research program

Collaborate across the university in research and grant efforts

Teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses

Engage with curriculum development to meet on-going needs for training a STEM focused student body

Deliver service to the department, Institute, and profession.

Required Qualifications

A PhD or its equivalent in a mathematical science is required for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

Applicants should demonstrate ability to contribute to the Student Success Criteria below:

The ability to teach and mentor a multifaceted student body

The ability to promote a welcoming educational/work environment

The ability to mentor and assist students interested in pursuing graduate education

Contact Information

Direct all inquiries to [e-mail]

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Background Check

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