About Us
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.
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.
Location
Atlanta, GA
Job Summary
The H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, invites applications for endowed professorship and endowed chair positions. Applicants from all research areas relevant to the discipline will be considered, including but not limited to health systems and supply chain engineering. Appointments can be made at either the Associate Professor or Professor ranks with tenure, commensurate with the individual's record.
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values. These values include academic excellence, freedom of expression and inquiry, innovation, collaboration, 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.
Responsibilities
ISyE senior faculty are expected to be internationally recognized researchers who lead independent research programs at the cutting edge of their fields. They will have a demonstrated ability to attract external funding, to engage with industry and other partners, and to provide leadership within the school, Georgia Tech, and the professional community. Candidates are also expected to demonstrate a commitment to excellence in education, and faculty in our school all participate to the teaching and mentoring of both undergraduate and graduate students. Expectations of holding an endowed appointment include providing an annual stewardship report coordinated by the school's Development Office and building and maintaining a relationship with the donor(s) as appropriate.
Required Qualifications
An earned doctorate in Industrial Engineering or related field is required by the start of the appointment.
Preferred Qualifications
Successful candidates have an exemplary track record of research accomplishments as well as expertise or demonstrated interest in teaching and service.
Required Documents to Attach
Applicants should submit as a PDF:
- A letter of application
- Curriculum vitae
- A statement of research interests
- A statement of education interests addressing teaching interests as well as advising/mentoring philosophy (including teaching evaluations, if available)
- The names and contact information for three references. (Make sure your references are included in the required attachments.)
To receive full consideration, please submit your application by December 15, 2026. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated until the positions are filled.
Contact Information
Requests for information may be directed to the search committee chair, Dr. Alan Erera at alan.erera@isye.gatech.edu. Applications will be considered effective immediately, but the search will continue until the positions are filled. A background check must be completed prior to beginning employment.