Postdoctoral Fellow

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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:

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

Department Information

College of Lifetime Learning

The Georgia Tech College of Lifetime Learning is a research-driven academic college advancing learning across the full arc of life. Founded in 2024, the College integrates research, teaching, and real-world practice to design learning systems that adapt over time and support learners through multiple life and career transitions. As part of a leading public research university, the College advances flexible, stackable pathways that expand access, strengthen mobility, and prepare individuals and communities for a world of constant change.

Research & Extension

As a unit of the Georgia Tech College of Lifetime Learning, this area advances research, innovation, and technology-driven insights that support the College's mission to expand access, improve effectiveness, and increase relevance in learning throughout life. It serves as a hub for collaboration and experimentation, bringing together internal and external partners across disciplines. Through applied research and design efforts, this work strengthens evidence-based practices, explores AI-powered and learner-centered systems, and supports the development of flexible pathways that adapt to evolving learning needs.

Founded in 2024, the College of Lifetime Learning positions Georgia Tech, a leading public research university, as a global leader in lifetime learning. By integrating teaching, research, and engagement, the College transforms education into an ongoing opportunity that expands access, strengthens mobility, and supports a learning society prepared for what comes next.

Job Summary

This Postdoctoral Fellow appointment is annual and renewable for up to five years. The role provides exposure to a wide range of interdisciplinary and…