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Form of workLocation: Atlanta, Georgia
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Job ID: 272138
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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
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1. Students are our top priority.
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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 the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology
The Woodruff School graduates high caliber mechanical engineers for a demanding profession. Mechanical engineers are the foundation of today's technological world. To do so, we provide enhanced facilities and laboratories to create the best learning environment and we attract outstanding faculty and students. In this period of rapid technological change, the Woodruff School produces mechanical engineers who are vital to our future. With approximately 3,000 students,100 faculty members, and 70 staff members, we are one of the largest mechanical engineering programs in the country. We are consistently ranked as one of the top 10 mechanical engineering programs in the U.S. at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and continuously innovate to keep our school at the forefront of engineering education. Our size and resources allow us to offer a diversity of educational and research opportunities that enable us to produce highly sought after engineering professionals.
LocationAtlanta, GA
Job SummaryThe Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility in the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Research Institute (GTMI) at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for a non tenure-track research faculty position.
As a flagship component of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI), AMPF is a special place where industry works alongside researchers and students to take early stage concept from idea to reality.
We are currently seeking exceptional individuals to join our research group as a Research Engineer. The successful candidate will be a motivated and creative individual that will pioneer Digital Manufacturing, Hybrid Manufacturing, Industrial Sensors and Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing Architectures, Manufacturing Cybersecurity. They will take a lead role in experimental design, execution of experiments, and interpretation of results to achieve the major objectives of projects.
The successful candidate will thrive on teamwork and collaboration. They will embrace a fast-paced environment and work closely with lab members to cultivate a positive and inclusive environment. This is a unique opportunity to join a well-funded research group with a track-record of academic excellence, breakthrough innovation and technology translation!
Responsibilities- Perform research for sponsored projects.Write periodic progress reports for sponsored projects.Lead the preparation of journal articles.Assist with the writing of proposals.Mentor and train undergraduate and graduate students.
A Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related fields.
Preferred Qualifications- Preferred experience working on Federally funded projects (DoE, DoD, DoC) Preferred concentration in Robotics.
For more information, please contact Ms. Andrea Be, Assistant Director of Business Operations at andreabe@gatech.edu.
The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening.
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Other InformationThis position reports to Dr. Kyle Saleeby, Research Engineer II.
