Professor (Chaddick Chair in Opto-electronics) Position Available In Fulton, Georgia

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LocationAtlanta, Georgia Full/Part TimeFull-Time Regular/TemporaryRegular Add to Favorite JobsEmail this Job About Us Overview Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources,collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment tobuilding an outstanding and diverse community of learning,discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whosevalues align with our institutional values, as outlined in ourStrategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversityof thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaborationand community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Techhas policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is awarethat attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of twocareers. About Georgia Tech Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated inthe heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerouseconomic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, andexecutive programs in engineering, computing, science, business,design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech’s faculty attracted morethan $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fieldsranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence,energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and nationalsecurity. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation’s top 20 universitiesfor research and development spending and No. 1 among institutionswithout a medical school. Georgia Tech’s Mission and ValuesGeorgia Tech’s mission is todevelop leaders who advance technology and improve the humancondition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundationalto 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 ofinclusive innovation, a leading technological research universityof unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the publicgood; 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 novelideas and create solutions with real human impact. About the School of Electrical and Computer EngineeringThe Schoolof Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology is one of the largest producers ofelectrical engineers and computer engineers in the United States.

Almost 2,600 students are enrolled in the School’s graduate andundergraduate programs, and in the last academic year, 801 degreeswere awarded. All ECE undergraduate and graduate programs are inthe top five of the most recent college rankings by U.S. News &World Report. In addition to the main campus in Atlanta, Georgia, ECE also haspermanent operations at Georgia Tech-Lorraine in France and GeorgiaTech-Shenzhen in China. Graduate students who spend at least onesemester each at three Georgia Tech locations (Atlanta, Lorraine,and Shenzhen on three continents (North America, Europe, and Asia)can earn the Georgia Tech Global Engineering Immersion Program(GEIP) Certificate when they receive the Georgia Tech M.S.degree. Over 110 ECE faculty members are involved in 11 areas of researchand education; bioengineering, computer systems and software,digital signal processing, electrical energy, electromagnetics,electronic design and applications, nanotechnology, optics andphotonics, systems and controls, telecommunications, and VLSIsystems and digital design; and the School is either home to or akey player in almost 20 research centers and consortia. ECE is key to Georgia Tech’s growing reputation as aninternationally recognized educational and research and developmentuniversity. ECE is firmly committed to sustaining excellence intraditional areas of strength and venturing into burgeoning areasof opportunity. Location Atlanta, GA Job Summary The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology invites applications from exceptionalsenior candidates working in the areas of electro-optics for theendowed position of the Chadwick Chair and Georgia ResearchAlliance (GRA) Eminent Scholar. Applicants should have earned aPh.D. or equivalent. The school seeks individuals with demonstratedoutstanding leadership in research and undergraduate and graduateteaching. Candidates should have an excellent record ofscholarship. Of interest are candidates with an established andactive record of accomplishment in leading large multi-institutionand multi-disciplinary collaborative research efforts and a visionfor developing the next generation of electro-optic components,devices and/or circuits. Responsibilities Candidates should have an excellent record of scholarship. Ofinterest are candidates with an established and active record ofaccomplishment in leading large multi-institution andmulti-disciplinary collaborative research efforts and a vision fordeveloping the next generation of electro-optic components, devicesand/or circuits. Required Qualifications Applicants should have earned a Ph.D. or equivalent. Required Documents to Attach Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae,a statement of research interests, a description of teachinginterests as well as their advising/mentoring philosophy, and thenames and contact information for at least three references.

Application materials should be submitted as .PDF. Applicationswill be considered beginning October 1, 2023, but the search willcontinue until the positions are filled. An earned doctorate isrequired by the start of the appointment. Contact Information Requests for information may be directed to Linda Dillon, atlinda.dillon@ece.gatech.edu. The candidate of choice will berequired to pass a pre-employment background screening. . USG Core Values The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26institutions of higher education and learning as well as the SystemOffice. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence,Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundationfor all that we do as an organization, and each USG communitymember is responsible for demonstrating and upholding thesestandards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values andCode of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 andcan be found on-line at . Additionally, USG supports Freedom ofExpression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression andAcademic Freedom found on-line at . Equal Employment Opportunity The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an EqualEmployment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed tomaintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end,and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regentspolicy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equalopportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other membersof the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admissionand/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants ininstitutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Techcomplies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equalopportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

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