Associate Professor of Sociology

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About Georgia Tech

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¿ 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.

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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.

Location

Atlanta, GA

Department Information

About the School of History and Sociology at the Georgia Institute of Technology

The School of History and Sociology (HSOC) is a uniquely interdisciplinary unit with an intellectual culture of cross-pollination between sociological and historical scholarship, as well as work in science and technology studies. The School is united around a vision of scholarship and teaching that elucidates processes of local, national, and global change, past and present. This includes promoting a broader understanding of how racial, gender, and class inequalities intersect, as well as how technology, science, environment, and culture are intertwined.

HSOC offers a Bachelor of Science degree in History, Technology, and Society and several joint undergraduate minors including Health, Medicine, and Society;
Science, Technology, and Society; and Social Justice. At the graduate level, HSOC offers a master's degree in History and Sociology, and a doctoral degree in the History and Sociology of Technology and Science. More information about HSOC and its degree programs is available on the HSOC website (hsoc.gatech.edu).

HSOC is one of six schools in Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. The Ivan Allen College is home to researchers and educators whose expertise spans the humanities and social sciences, with strengths in economics, the history and sociology of technology and science, global media and cultures, digital humanities, technology-focused international security, and science and technology policy.

Job Summary

The School of History and Sociology (hsoc.gatech.edu) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia invites applications for a tenured faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor in Sociology of Science, Technology, or Medicine, with a focus on Gender, Race, and/or Ethnicity. Candidates are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students, particularly in the School's graduate program in the History and Sociology of Technology and Science, as well as its undergraduate major and minors, especially Women, Science, and Technology.

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.

Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to teach two courses per semester, advise and mentor graduate students, maintain an active research agenda, and engage in professional service at Georgia Tech. The position will begin in August 2026.

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum and

Preferred Qualifications

* Established record of teaching and mentoring excellence in the field, including…