Tenure Track Assistant Professors in Industrial-Organizational Psychology People Analytics and Workforce Sciences

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The School of Psychological and Brain Sciences (psychology.gatech.edu) at the Georgia Institute of Technology (www.gatech.edu) in Atlanta, Georgia, invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, with a focus on people analytics and workforce sciences. Successful candidates will join the School's nationally recognized doctoral program in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and contribute to its research, graduate training, and continued growth. Candidates are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students.

Data, algorithms, and rapidly shifting labor markets are reshaping work, and organizations increasingly make consequential decisions about people using evidence at a scale and speed that outpaces the science behind it. We seek scholars who study the workforce rigorously and quantitatively, and whose work informs how organizations select, develop, deploy, support, and retain their people.

We are interested in candidates whose research complements and extends our strengths in industrial-organizational psychology. We welcome applicants working on core topics in the workforce sciences, including but not limited to personnel selection and assessment, measurement and psychometrics, training and development, leadership, teams and collaboration, motivation, worker well-being, retention and turnover, and organizational climate and culture. We are equally interested in emerging areas, including people analytics and workforce measurement, algorithmic and AI-based selection, human-AI and human-robot teaming, computational approaches to organizational behavior (e.g., natural language processing, organizational network analysis, sensor and digital-trace data), skills-based hiring and skill taxonomies, and the design and evaluation of workforce interventions at scale.

We also encourage applications from scholars working at the intersection of related fields, such as organizational behavior, labor economics, computational social science, data science and machine learning, information systems, industrial and systems engineering, learning sciences, occupational health, and public policy. Our goal is to attract innovative scholars who can contribute to and expand Georgia Tech's distinct research landscape.

Successful candidates will conduct cutting-edge research leveraging technology and data to enhance the human condition at work, teach and excel in graduate and undergraduate education, and have the potential or proven ability to secure external funding. They will collaborate effectively within and beyond the School of Psychological and Brain Sciences, while embracing a global outlook, showing a strong sense of leadership, and demonstrating a commitment to service, qualities that empower them to make a difference to the field, the Institute, and the world. Candidates will also contribute to the growth of the School's graduate and professional education offerings in people analytics and workforce sciences.

Educational Requirements
These positions require a PhD (completed by the start date) in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Organizational Science, Organizational Behavior, or a closely related area of psychology (e.g., Occupational Health Psychology), or a related field (e.g., Human Resource Management, Industrial or Systems Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, Information Science, Labor Economics, Sociology of Work, Behavioral or Learning Science, Public Health, Social and Decision Sciences, or another applied field). The degree must be completed by the appointment start date. We welcome applications from candidates currently completing doctoral training (ABD), as well as those with postdoctoral or faculty experience.

Other Required Qualifications
We also encourage applications from scholars working at the intersection of related fields, such as labor economics, computational social science, data science and machine learning, information systems, industrial and systems engineering, learning sciences, occupational health, and public policy. Our goal is to attract innovative scholars who can contribute to and expand the distinct research landscape at Georgia Tech.

Required Experience
We are interested in candidates whose research complements and extends our strengths in industrial-organizational psychology. We welcome applicants working on core topics in the workforce sciences, such as personnel selection and assessment, measurement and psychometrics, training and development, leadership, teams and collaboration, motivation, worker well-being, retention and turnover, and organizational climate and culture. We are equally interested in emerging areas, including people analytics and workforce measurement, algorithmic and AI-based selection, human-AI and human-robot teaming, computational approaches to organizational behavior (e.g., natural language processing, organizational network analysis, sensor and digital-trace data), skills-based hiring and skill taxonomies, and the design and evaluation of workforce interventions at scale.

Preferred Experience

A strong record of academic accomplishments commensurate with the rank of Assistant Professor.

Demonstrated ability or potential to secure external research funding.

Strong quantitative, computational, or measurement skills relevant to workforce data (e.g., psychometrics, causal inference, multilevel and longitudinal modeling, machine learning, text or network analysis).

Experience working with applied or field data from organizations, or a demonstrated interest in building such partnerships.

The knowledge, skills, ability, and motivation to build interdisciplinary collaborations within and beyond the Institute.

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

The ability to design and teach curricula that are responsive to a distinct student body, including graduate and professional audiences.

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.

Applications must be submitted online as PDF files via https://hr.gatech.edu/careers and should include:

A Cover Letter

Curriculum Vitae (including a list of publications)

Research Statement

Teaching Statement, including advising/mentoring philosophy

Contact information of at least three individuals who have agreed to provide a reference in support of the application if asked.

These appointments have a proposed start date of August 2027.

In addition, applicants are invited to submit a statement (two pages or less) outlining how their professional and academic experiences have prepared them to support and apply Georgia Tech's mission and values.

For the fullest consideration, applications should be submitted by September 30, 2026. We will begin reviewing applications immediately and continue on a rolling basis until the positions are filled.

Questions about this search can be addressed to ChrisWiese@gatech.edu

Portal questions will be answered by Kristie Clark, kclark87@gatech.edu and questions about the positions by the chair of the search committee, Chris Wiese, ChrisWiese@gatech.edu.

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