Professor of the Practice (Multiple Openings)

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:

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.

About The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering:

The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University has a student body of 1,200 undergraduates, 260 graduate students, and 70 primary and 73 program faculty. In 2023 US News Graduate Program Rankings placed the department as the #1 ranked department in BME in the United States and our Undergraduate Program as the # 2 department in the United States. Since its beginning, the unique partnership between two of the nation's leading public and private entities has been an innovation engine for research and education. Combining the engineering and medical strengths at Georgia Tech and Emory, we are focused on solving some of the toughest problems facing our state, the nation, and the world.

Atlanta, GA

The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering (https://bme.gatech.edu/bme/) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia invites applications for a professor of the practice faculty position, an academic faculty role defined by significant professional experience in the field of biomedical engineering product design and development. We are interested in candidates able to contribute to instructional excellence and ongoing pedagogical innovation in both our undergraduate and graduate programs. Candidates are also expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to mentoring students.

We are especially interested in candidates who can primarily teach in our undergraduate design program, and secondarily contribute to teaching in the Masters of Biomedical Innovation and Development (MBID) program. Possible subject matter could include capstone design, regulatory affairs, medical device development, project management, quality engineering, rapid prototyping and design for manufacturability. The MBID program educates professional product development engineers to create bench-to-bedside innovations that turn research into practical improvements in patient care. Projects resulting from our undergraduate design curriculum and capstone design courses have a history of success in both local and national entrepreneurship and design competitions.

*There will be multiple hires for this role.*

The primary responsibility of faculty hired under this ad will be teaching. A typical teaching load is for this position is the equivalent of six (6) courses per calendar year, with the majority of teaching assignments being at the undergraduate level. In addition, non-tenure track faculty participate in departmental service and are encouraged to engage in professional service. While research is not required, non-tenure track faculty are supported in pursuing ongoing professional development and research. Interests in engineering education research are equally welcomed. Reductions in teaching load based on education-related departmental responsibilities or participation in sponsored research projects are possible.

Responsibilities for this position also include the development and management of external partnerships across the biomedical industry to create projects and define clinical mentors, classroom teaching, course development, and mentoring of student teams. For any candidate, professional experience and/or a professional network within biomedical engineering device design is a necessity. Ideal candidates will have a substantial background with diverse experiences within the product development landscape. Knowledge of product development processes, prototyping methods and hands-on experience in defining and executing projects is essential. 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.

• Have substantial bases of experience, normally at least ten (10) to fifteen (15) years, and a national/international reputation for excellence.
• Have rich and extensive backgrounds in fields and disciplines related to the school or college of appointment at the Institute.

Minimum

• Substantial basis of experience (typically >10 years) in the field of medical product development
• B.S. degree in an engineering discipline
• A history of mentoring, managing direct reports, and working on teams

Preferred

Successful candidates should have demonstrated professional experience in the field of biomedical engineering innovation in one or more areas such as product design, business/product development, creation of intellectual properties, verification and validation activities, FDA and ISO regulatory requirements, risk identification and mitigation, and quality systems. We prefer candidates who display a history of leadership and an ability to successfully interact and communicate with students, faculty, healthcare, and industry professionals. Experience with rapid prototyping of new technology devices (concept to working prototype) as well as teaching senior level product design classes in biomedical engineering are very desirable. A demonstrable network of contacts in the life sciences or medical device industry is a plus.

We will give preference to those who provide evidence they meet some of the following criteria:

• An advanced degree in engineering.
• Professional Engineer license.
• Experience with a regulatory affairs, intellectual property processes, or similar.
• Experience with teaching, especially in engineering courses.
• Experience with mentoring engineers, especially early career engineers.
• Experience with developing and managing industry-academia partnerships.
• Experience with leading biomedical product design and development.
• Experience with managing interactions between clinical partners and technical staff as part of biomedical device ideation, development, and testing.
• Experience with entrepreneurship, especially in areas related to biomedical engineering or FDA regulated products.
• Experience with novel products, investigational device exemptions, and/or technology translation from academia to commercial use.

Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a one-page statement of teaching interests including their advising/mentoring philosophy, a one-page statement outlining how your professional and academic experiences have prepared you to support and apply Georgia Tech's mission and values, and the names and contact information for at least three references. Application materials should be attached as .PDF files. Applications will be considered beginning in August 2024, but the search will continue until the positions is filled.

Requests for information may be directed to Prof. Paul Benkeser at pbenkeser@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.

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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.