Professor of the Practice

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Job Title: Professor of the Practice Location: Atlanta, Georgia Regular/Temporary: Regular Full/Part Time: Full-Time Job ID: 305417 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: 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 Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering is ranked the nation's No. 1 public aerospace engineering program and has been consistently ranked in the top 5 for more than two decades. The program includes an esteemed faculty of over 50 tenured-track professors and a talented student body of over 2,000 individuals. The School of Aerospace Engineering attracts aspiring engineers and equips them for impactful careers associated with commercial aviation, space exploration and commercialization, advanced air mobility, defense, and a wide range of emerging aerospace technologies. Job Summary The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, ae.gatech.edu at Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for non-tenure track Professor of the Practice positions whose specific focus is on teaching and instruction. Individuals are sought across the wide range of aerospace engineering disciplines including structures, fluids, thermodynamics, dynamics and controls. Expertise in computational and experimental methods are also valuable. Candidates are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students, with an emphasis on enhancing the education mission of the school. Responsibilities Responsibilities include: Teaching and student mentoring, with an emphasis on enhancing the teaching mission of the School. Teaching 2-3 courses per semester Will serve as liaisons between industry or government and the Institute in identifying teaching and research opportunities that support the public interest and societal needs. May be expected (depending on circumstances of their appointment) to generate financial resources to support and enhance the Institute programs in which they work. Service on AE School and GT committees Advising/mentoring students Required Qualifications Applicants must have: Substantial bases of experience, normally at least ten (10) to fifteen (15) years, and a national/international reputation for excellence. Rich and extensive backgrounds in fields and disciplines related to the school or college of appointment at the Institute. Preferred Qualifications Preferred Qualifications Ideal candidates will have evidence-of or potential-for exceptional course design and instruction, with emphasis on bringing to bear their experience and passion into the classroom. Individuals are sought across the wide range of aerospace engineering disciplines including structures, fluids, thermodynamics, dynamics and controls. Expertise in computational and experimental methods also is valuable. Student Success Criteria The ability to teach and mentor a multifaceted student body The ability to promote a welcoming educational/work environment The ability to mentor and assist students interested in pursuing graduate education The ability to design and teach curricula that are responsive to all students The ability to adopt teaching strategies that support the learning and success of all students The ability to engage students in experiential learning activities and pedagogy that support student success The ability to engage in high-impact practices that support deep learning for student success The ability to apply expertise in teaching, scholarship, and/or service to advance student success. Requi

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