Theoretical Computer Science Jobs in Atlanta, GA

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.
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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.
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About the School of Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology

The School of Computer Science, one of five schools in the top ten ranked College of Computing, focuses on research that makes computing and communication smart, fast, reliable, and secure, with research groups in computer architecture, databases, machine learning, networking, programming languages & compilers, software engineering, systems, and theory. Faculty from our school are leaders in a variety of Georgia Tech initiatives, including the Algorithms and Randomness Center (ARC), the Center for Machine Learning (ML@GT), the Center for Research into Novel Computing Hierarchies (CRNCH), and the Institute for Data Engineering and Science (IDEaS).

Atlanta, GA

The School of Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, invites applications for several tenure-track faculty positions at all ranks: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor. We seek candidates in all areas of computer science that complement and enhance our current research strengths and are especially interested this year in candidates whose research focus is in the broad areas of software engineering, data systems (database), theoretical computer science, and quantum systems.

As a tenure-track faculty member, a successful candidate will engage in substantive research individually and/or with collaborators in the same or other disciplines. In addition, a successful candidate will be expected to teach one graduate or undergraduate course per semester, in Georgia Tech's Atlanta campus, as well as contribute service to the School and Institute.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, or a related field (including Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Science, or Computing) by the start of the appointment.

Applicants must show evidence of outstanding academic research credentials and stellar potential in their field of study, a sincere commitment to teaching, and an interest and ability to promote a welcoming educational/work environment. We seek faculty candidates committed to student success including but not limited to:

• The ability to mentor and assist students interested in pursuing graduate education.
• The ability to engage in high-impact practices that support deep learning for student success.

A full application should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, a teaching statement that includes a description of teaching interests as well as an advising/mentoring philosophy, and the contact information of at least three references. We ask that applicants clearly indicate their research area(s) and focus on their cover letters. Applications should be submitted via the Georgia Tech Careers website, and reference letter information should be submitted at Academic Jobs Online, located https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30992

Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. For full consideration, applications should be received by December 31, 2025, but will be considered until all open positions are filled.

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