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Professor of the Practice, Multiple positions, Non-tenure TrackABOUT US
The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, ae.gatech.edu at Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for non-tenure track Professor of the Practice positions. Individuals are sought across the wide range of aerospace engineering disciplines including structures, fluids, thermodynamics, dynamics and controls. Expertise in computational and experimental methods are also valuable. Candidates are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students.
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:
Students are our top priority. We strive for excellence. We thrive on diversity. We celebrate collaboration. We champion innovation. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression. We nurture the wellbeing of our community. We act ethically. We are responsible stewards. About the School of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology
For more than two decades, the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering has consistently ranked among the nation’s top 5 aerospace engineering programs, attracting aspiring engineers to pursue their academic journeys at the Atlanta campus. With an esteemed faculty of more than 40 tenured-track professors and a thriving student body of over 2,000 individuals, the school is uniquely positioned to offer a comprehensive and hands-on approach to research, scholarship, and education, spanning fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft, ad space domains.
JOB SUMMARY
Professors of the Practice are non-tenure track faculty members whose specific focus is on teaching and instruction. This position includes teaching and student mentoring, with an emphasis on enhancing the education mission of the School.
Job Responsibilities
Teaching and student mentoring, with an emphasis on enhancing the teaching mission of the School. Teaching 2-3 courses per semester Will serve as liaisons between industry or government and the Institute in identifying teaching and research opportunities that support the public interest and societal needs. May be expected (depending on circumstances of their appointment) to generate financial resources to support and enhance the Institute programs in which they work. Service on education committees Advising/mentoring undergraduate students Location
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Campus
Hybrid Working – not applicable for this appointment
REQUIRED QUALFICATIONS
Minimum Education/Experience Qualifications
Have substantial bases of experience, normally at least ten (10) to fifteen (15) years, and a national/international reputation for excellence.
Have rich and extensive backgrounds in fields and disciplines related to the school or college of appointment at the Institute
Preferred Qualifications
Ideal candidates will have evidence-of or potential-for exceptional course design and instruction, with emphasis on bringing to bear their experience and passion into the classroom.
Individuals are sought across the wide range of aerospace engineering disciplines including structures, fluids, thermodynamics, dynamics and controls. Expertise in computational and experimental methods also is valuable.
OTHER INFORMATION
Application Requirements
Applicants should submit a letter of application; curriculum vitae; a description of teaching interests as well as your advising/mentoring philosophy; pleaser outline in two pages or less, how your professional and academic experiences have prepared you to support and apply Georgia Tech’s mission and values, which are described in our strategic plan (https://strategicplan.gatech.edu/ ); and the names and contact information for 3-5 references. Application materials should be submitted as PDF files via https://hr.gatech.edu/employment/careers . Under External Applicants, click on “Start Your Search Here”; Click on “View All Jobs”; Enter 268610 in the search field and click enter. Note this website is only compatible with Chrome or Edge browsers.
The recommended submission date is April 5, 2024. The search will continue until the positions are filled.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Requests for information may be directed to ae-faculty-search@ae.gatech.edu.
