Open Rank Academic Professional or Sr. Academic Professional - Atlanta, United States - Georgia Tech

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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 School of Psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology

The School of Psychology is dedicated to advancing psychological science through cutting-edge research, innovative education, and impactful community engagement. Our faculty and student researchers strive to promote a scientific understanding of the human brain, cognition, mind, environment, and behavior. We are committed to translating our knowledge of the organization of the brain and behavior to improve workforce development, the human condition and well-being, inspire future technologies, and improve the world.

Excellent research facilities support the School's research and interdisciplinary graduate programs across the Institute. Our programs emphasize interdisciplinary collaboration, quantitative training, critical thinking, and hands-on experience, preparing students for leadership positions in academia, industry, and public service. Georgia Tech's commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration has fostered fruitful interactions between psychology faculty and faculty in the sciences, computing, business, engineering, design, and liberal arts.

In addition to Quantitative Psychology, the School of Psychology includes programs in Cognition and Brain Science, Cognitive Aging, Engineering Psychology, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology. The School is one of six in Georgia Tech's College of Sciences and provides an excellent environment for innovative teaching in the science of psychology.

Georgia Tech is in the heart of Atlanta, one of the nation's most academic, entrepreneurial, creative, and diverse cities with excellent quality of life. The School of Psychology actively develops and maintains a rich network of academic and applied behavioral science/industrial partnerships in and beyond Atlanta.

Location

Atlanta, GA

Job Summary

The School of Psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) invites applications for a full-time non-tenure-track Academic Professional faculty position, which is a Teaching Faculty and Academic Advisor position beginning August 1, 2024.

The position is dedicated to the School of Psychology with a focus in Psychology and be able to teach psychology related courses at the undergraduate level. The position provides opportunities for program and professional development, as well as for promotion through the non-tenured faculty track.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, providing high-quality classroom teaching with a teaching load of 6 courses per academic school year (Fall, Spring, and summer terms). Specific courses will include undergraduate research methods, undergraduate statistics, the second semester of introductory graduate statistics which focuses on the general linear model, and other courses as needed. An ability to teach a graduate SEM or Multilevel Modeling course would also be desirable. The aforementioned statistics courses include a teaching assistant and a laboratory instructor who will be managed by the instructor. Candidate is also responsible for advising, course development, and program assessment over the school's undergraduate program.

Required Qualifications

This position vacancy is an open rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with non-tenure track academic faculty ranks as outlined in section 3.2.2 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook ).

* For all ranks, a PhD in Psychology or related field is required. *

Additionally:

Academic Professional:

Senior Academic Professional:

Preferred Qualifications

Required Documents to Attach

Applicants should provide a letter of intent, curriculum vita, teaching statement (particularly showing evidence of online teaching experience), and a list of three professional references. Please reference your experience with academic advising.

Application review begins immediately and will close when the position is filled. Documents should be submitted by April 30, 2024.

Contact Information

Requests for information may be directed to Dr. Chris Stanzione at

The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening.

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 and can be found on-line at

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at

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.

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