Assistant Professor (OPEN RANK)

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.

Atlanta, GA

About the School of Materials Science & Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology

Founded in 1985 by combining the former School of Ceramic Engineering with the Metallurgy Program housed in the School of Chemical Engineering, MSE merged in 2010 with the School of Polymer, Textile and Fiber Engineering, established in 1897 as the Textile Engineering program, the third school at GT. Today, MSE at GT is fully integrated and unified, with diverse academic and research programs spanning all forms and classes of materials.

The School of Materials Science and Engineering is built as a holistic, innovative, and modern materials science and engineering program that has the environment, infrastructure, and culture of creativity, curiosity, entrepreneurship, innovation, and inclusion. Our research portfolio addresses a multitude of functionalities, from structural load-bearing applications to energy storage and harvesting; and electronic, photonic, and opto-electronic devices to drug delivery and mimicking nature; and developing sustainable processing approaches to machine learning and in-situ structure characterization for materials discovery. As a world leader in educating the next generation of materials scientists and engineers, MSE at GT is defining the future of our discipline through academic excellence, experiential learning, and research innovations, with the focus on envisioning, predicting, designing, and developing materials to meet tomorrow's challenges in energy, environment, health and human welfare, infrastructure, security, and transportation.

The richness of the combination of science and engineering inherent in our discipline is more obvious in MSE at Georgia Tech than perhaps at any other institution, which makes it exciting to learn, research, and innovate, while serving the technological needs of society as a whole. The MSE faculty and staff cares about the well-being and welfare of all our students. We believe that the diverse backgrounds, ideas, experiences, perspectives, expertise, and abilities of our people are essential to enhancing the richness of our community, promoting outside-the-box thinking, emboldening an atmosphere of mutual understanding and respect, and fostering meaningful collaborations. We remain dedicated to providing a quality education, supporting creativity and research innovation, and fostering a supportive environment conducive to cultural collegiality and committed to combating social injustice.

The School of Materials Science and Engineering (https://www.mse.gatech.edu/) at the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) in Atlanta, Georgia, invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position in Materials Science and Engineering. Applicants will be considered at all ranks. The search is particularly focused on candidates with expertise in structural materials and fundamental structure property relationships in metallic systems, including materials relevant to nuclear, radiation, and other extreme operating environments. Qualified candidates must possess a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering or a closely related discipline, and a strong record of academic and research excellence. The ideal candidate will champion independent and collaborative research at the cutting edge of their field, be able to attract external funding to build strong sponsored-research activities, mentor graduate students successfully, develop and teach fundamental courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in materials science and engineering, and make positive contributions to the School, Institute, and the broader GT Community. Candidates are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students.

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding 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.

• Leading a research group.
• Publishing research in peer reviewed journals.
• Attending conferences, delivering presentations, and networking with others in the field.
• Traveling to other universities or academic settings to engage and participate in learning opportunities and gain experience.
• Developing courses and curricula and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses.
• Assisting with student recruitment, interviews, and academic counseling sessions.
• Contributing to the creation of an environment that promotes growth, equality, and freedom of speech.
• Participating in committee, departmental, and faculty meetings, as well as other service activities.

• A Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering or a closely related discipline.

• Established record of published peer-reviewed articles.

Applicants should submit:

1. Letter of application (cover letter),
2. Curriculum vitae,
3. Statement of research interests (4 pg. maximum),
4. Description of teaching interests as well as their advising/mentoring philosophy,
5. Names and contact information for at least three references.
6. A statement on Tech's mission and values: In two pages or less, please outline how your professional and academic experiences have prepared you to support and apply Georgia Tech's mission and values.

Application materials should be submitted as .PDF files via https://hr.gatech.edu/careers/. Requests for information may be directed to Prof. Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena. Applications will be considered beginning March 1st, 2026, but the search will continue until the positions are filled. An earned doctorate is required by the start of the appointment, and a background check must be completed prior to beginning employment.

Requests for information may be directed to Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena at jpcorrea@gatech.edu.

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.

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.

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered 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.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening

Student Success Criteria

• 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
• The ability to design and teach curricula that are responsive to all students
• The ability to adopt teaching strategies that support the learning and success of all students
• The ability to engage students in experiential learning activities and pedagogy that support student success
• The ability to engage in high-impact practices that support deep learning for student success
• The ability to apply expertise in teaching, scholarship, and/or service to advance student success