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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.
About Georgia Tech Professional Education at Georgia Institute of Technology
GTPE has provided professional and continuing education for more than a century and learning at a distance for more than 40 years, we enable working professionals and industry partners to access the expertise of a world-renowned research university.We offer professional development courses, certificate programs, and master's degrees to career-focused adults in STEM and business fields worldwide.Our programs are designed to position professionals to deliver immediate workplace impact using knowledge and skills learned from Georgia Tech's faculty experts and each other. Learners can also take Georgia Tech's Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), which are produced by GTPE.We deliver programs in a variety of formats including face-to-face, online, hybrid and at corporate sites, to suit the diverse needs of working professionals.GTPE also administers K-12 outreach and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs and manages learning-centered meeting and conference facilities in Atlanta and Savannah.
Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech Professional Education (GTPE) is seeking an outstanding individual with exceptional strategic and interpersonal skills to join the Professional Education team as Director of the Georgia Tech Language Institute (GTLI).This visionary leader will oversee all aspects of the GTLI, including academic operations, student services, and administrative operations.
The Director of the Georgia Tech Language Institute (GTLI) will hold a faculty non-tenure track position to provide instruction and to develop and grow impactful and high-quality programs.This will involve leading the GTLI faculty and staff and collaboration with other units across Georgia Tech and with external partners.
The Director of GTLI is responsible for:
- Providing overall leadership and supervision for Language Institute programs, facilities, staff, and faculty.
- Overseeing recruitment, training, supervision, support, and evaluation of faculty and staff in the Language Institute.
- Leading discussions and interactions with stakeholders at Georgia Tech and external to Georgia Tech in creating and delivering effective Language Institute programming.
- Collaborating effectively with those across GTPE in development, marketing, delivery, and management of quality programs.
- Helping oversee the Language Institute budget and its management/development.
- Keeping informed of and promote compliance with regulatory requirements and policies associated with Language Institute and Georgia Tech programs.
- Teaching Language Institute courses when needed.
- Performing other related duties as assigned.
Hybrid options may be available.
This position vacancy is an Open Rank announcement. Final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Non-tenure Track Academic Faculty ranks as outlined in section 3.2.2 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook (https://www.policylibrary.gatech.edu/faculty-handbook/3.2.2-non-tenure-track-academic-faculty-members-hiring-and-promotion-guidelines)
Academic Professional
- Terminal degree
- Significant related experience or promotion from the rank of Associate Academic Professional
- Quality of performance and potential development must be recognized by peers
Senior Academic Professional
- Terminal degree
- Evidence of superior performance in the chosen field
- Recognition by peers (whether national, regional, or local)
- Successful and measurable related experience
- Five (5) years or more as an Academic Professional
- Terminal degree in a field closely associated with the duties of the position.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in effective academic program leadership.
- Demonstrated excellence in teaching with a minimum of 5 years teaching experience in English language instruction.
- The quality of performance and potential for development must be recognized by peers
- Evidence of superior performance in the chosen field
- Successful and measurable related experience supervising other's work.
- Detailed knowledge of innovative teaching methodologies and research associated with language and cultural education.
- Experience with managing grants and budgets
- Familiarity with Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA)
- Understanding of student recruitment, advising, and program marketing
- Strategic planning experience
- Experience in both course material preparation and course delivery that promotes a learner-centered, critical thinking-oriented environments
- Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communication skills.
- Sound professional judgement and attention to detail
- Enthusiasm and dedication to the development of educational program in support of lifelong learning for diverse and multilingual audiences
Candidate should include the following with their application:
- CV
- Cover Letter
- Teaching Statement - limit 1 page
- List of 3 professional references
For additional information, please submit questions to gtpe.hr@pe.gatech.edu
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.
Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.
More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).
The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening.
The individual filling this position will also serve as an Academic Program Director in GTPE and report to the GTPE Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.Core hours will be an average of 40 hours per week (i.e. 100% time).
Reviews of applications will begin upon posting of this announcement and applications received by June 15, 2024 will be given full consideration.However, the search will continue until the position is filled.
