overview
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About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a premier public research university 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 world-class bachelor’s, master’s and executive programs in engineering, computer science, science, business, design and humanities. Georgia Tech faculty received more than $1.4 billion in research awards last year in areas such as biomedical technology, artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience and national security. Georgia Tech is among the top 20 universities in the country for research and development spending and is the No. 1 institution without a medical school.
Georgia Tech 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 fundamental to everything we do:
- Students are our top priority. We strive for excellence. We thrive on diversity. We celebrate collaboration. We are committed to innovation. We respect freedom of research and expression. We promote the well-being of our community. We act ethically. We are responsible stewards.
Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unparalleled scale, tirelessly committed to serving the common good; Breaking new ground in tackling the greatest local, national and global challenges and opportunities of our time; make technology widely accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from diverse backgrounds who are prepared to generate new ideas and create solutions with real human impact.
Around The School for Literature, Media and Communication
The School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) supports bachelor’s degrees in literature, media, and communication and computer media, as well as master’s degrees in digital media, human-computer interaction, and global media and cultures. The School of LMC’s location at a public technology university in Atlanta makes it an important international center for innovation at the intersection of art, media and technology. For more information about the school, please visit our website: https://www.lmc.gatech.edu/
Location
Atlanta, GA
Job overview
The School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the field of digital media with a focus on human-computer interaction (HCI) in the humanities. Applicants will be considered at the assistant professor level. We are looking for an interdisciplinary practitioner whose research focuses on HCI in the humanities. Preference will be given to candidates whose research relates to one or more of the following current focus areas: educational technology, AI, STEM/STEAM education, media arts, citizen media, critical cultural studies, feminist or queer science and technology studies (STS). ) or environmental justice. Collaboration with teachers and students working in these and other related areas at the school and institute is encouraged. Candidates are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to teaching and mentoring students.
Responsibilities
The teaching load for this position is two courses per semester. Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate level courses (MS and PhD) covering fundamental and specialized methodologies in HCI and related fields such as information design, media arts, interaction design, and visual design. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to participate in the ongoing development of programs designed to prepare students for careers in interaction design, information design, UI/UX, experience design and media arts, as well as cultural and critical approaches to digital culture.
As a member of the LMC, the candidate will contribute to the above programs as well as the highly interdisciplinary and collaborative GVU Center and Institute for People and Technology (IPAT). The successful candidate will have access to shared laboratory and/or studio space associated with the digital media graduate programs, as well as other shared research resources in the Technology Square Research Building. Hired faculty are expected to pursue successful research paths, advise graduate and MS students, and provide service to the school, college, university, and profession.
Required qualifications
Applicants should have a doctoral degree. or a degree in an appropriate discipline. A doctorate or comparable degree is required to begin the position.
Preferred Qualifications
Applicants should be able to contribute to academic success in our graduate and undergraduate programs, which includes:
- The ability to teach and mentor a diverse student body. Ability to promote an inclusive and welcoming educational/work environment. The ability to design and teach curricula that are responsive to a diverse student body. The ability to adopt teaching strategies that support student learning and success all students The ability to engage students in experiential learning activities and pedagogy that support student success. The ability to apply effective practices that support deep learning for student success
Required documents to attach
Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, research statement, a statement of teaching interests and advising/mentoring philosophy, and the names and contact information of at least three references.
Apply before the date
Applications will be considered as starting points January 2, 2024 and will continue until the positions are filled.
Contact information
Requests for information can be addressed to the head of research, Dr. Brian Magerko (magerko+DMhire@gatech.edu).
Same setting option Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an equal employment opportunity employer. The university is committed to a fair and respectful environment for everyone. To this end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policies, and university policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity/or employment to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and applicants , contractors, volunteers and participants in institutional programs, activities or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal employment opportunity and educational activities.
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