Tenured/tenure-track faculty position in Ocean and Climate Sciences, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (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.

About the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

The School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) at the Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech) is highly interdisciplinary and covers broadly all fields of Earth and space science. EAS hosts a range of undergraduate degrees, including B.S. programs in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS), Solid Earth and Planetary Sciences (SEP), and Environmental Science (ENVS), and hosts a distinct interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Ocean Science and Engineering in collaboration with the School of Biological Sciences and Environmental Engineering. For more information about our School and academic programs, visit eas.gatech.edu.

The School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) includes 35 academic faculty members whose research areas cover the earth, atmospheric, oceanic, and planetary sciences as well as interdisciplinary climate and earth system research. EAS provides vibrant and inclusive learning experiences that prepare students to pioneer the advancement of knowledge in geosciences and become future leaders of academia, government, and industry.

Atlanta, GA

The School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (https://eas.gatech.edu/) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Ocean and Climate Sciences. Applicants will be considered at all ranks. We are seeking candidates who will make fundamental contributions in the broadly-defined area of ocean and climate sciences through a range of approaches including theory, observations, modeling and data sciences. The successful candidate will complement the existing expertise within the department, and the areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to, physical oceanography and its role in climate dynamics, the cryosphere and sea level change, earth system modeling, and machine learning/artificial intelligence. The ideal candidate will be expected to successfully develop and teach fundamental courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and make positive contributions to the School, Institute, and community. Candidates are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students. The ideal candidate will be expected to successfully develop and teach fundamental courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and make positive contributions to the School, Institute, and community. Candidates are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students.

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of both undergraduate and graduate students.
• Collaborate and connect with other scientists in EAS and other units.
• Build a vibrant, externally funded, and internationally recognized research program that addresses scientific questions of fundamental significance in ocean and climate science.
• Provide high-quality teaching and mentoring of students, while promoting an inclusive work environment; and provide service to the school and the institute.

An earned doctorate in Atmospheric Science, Oceanic Science or a related field is required before start of employment.

Examples of preferred qualifications include, but are not limited to, the following student success criteria:

• The ability to mentor and assist students interested in pursuing graduate education.
• The ability to engage students in experiential learning activities and pedagogy that support student success.

Applicants should submit the following documents:

• A letter of application
• Curriculum Vitae
• A statement of research interests
• A description of teaching and mentoring interests including the potential contributions to the Georgia Tech's mission and values
• The names and contact information for at least three references.

Application materials should be submitted as .PDF files via the Georgia Tech online portal https://hr.gatech.edu/careers

Requests for information and pre-application enquiries from senior candidates should be directed to Dr. Takamitsu Ito, Search Committee Chair, at taka.ito@eas.gatech.edu.

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 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 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.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. 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.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Applications will be considered beginning December 1, 2024, but the search will continue until the position is filled.

The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening.