University of Georgia - Multiple Tenured Faculty Openings

The College of Engineering at the University of Georgia is seeking to grow and diversify its programs through significant investments in faculty with expertise in e-mobility, precision agriculture, manufacturing, smart construction, and robotics as it applies to the research and scholarship in multiple areas of societal importance.

The College seeks applications for multiple open rank, 9-month tenured or tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to support activities in various specializations across disciplinary areas of mechanical, civil, agricultural, electrical and computer engineering and other disciplines. These positions will start on August 1, 2025, and are academic-year appointments (9 months) with an opportunity to supplement salary during the summer.

Candidates considered for the associate professor rank must have qualifications and academic credentials that are commensurate with the promotion and tenure guidelines at the University of Georgia.

Candidates must have a documented research background appropriate for the appointment rank, as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications. For information about the requirements for each faculty rank, please see the UGA Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure.

To be eligible for tenure upon appointment, candidates must be appointed as an associate professor, have been tenured at a prior institution, and bring a demonstrable national reputation to the institution. Candidates must be approved for tenure upon appointment before hire.

The hiring is part of a campus-wide presidential hiring initiative that builds on the economic development opportunities that exist within the State of Georgia and the Southeast. The state has an extensive multi-modal transportation network that includes the busiest airport in the world – Atlanta-Hartsfield Jackson International Airport – an expanding port in Savannah, and a robust interstate highway system that is a hub of the region that has attracted a number of corporations advancing e-mobility and created a nexus of infrastructure renewal. Georgia has become a manufacturing hub with over 7,900 manufacturing companies and 475,000 workers across a wide range of industries. The University of Georgia is well-positioned to take advantage of these successes due to the comprehensive nature of the university and its extensive network into communities across the State.

To apply, please review the full postings and submit applications at the following links:
• E-Mobility
• Sensors, Controls, and Robotics
• Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Robotics, or Systems Engineering
• Manufacturing, Systems, and Automation in Precision Agriculture
• Smart Infrastructure Construction

A detailed description of the expected qualifications and application processes for each of these positions can be found at the above links.

About the College of Engineering

Faculty hired as part of this initiative will join a rapidly-growing College of Engineering that combines interdisciplinary research and scholarship with excellent instruction and service. The UGA College of Engineering currently enrolls over 3,000 engineering majors and has 104 full-time engineering faculty across 15 degrees. The college also jointly administers the School of Computing in collaboration with the UGA Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, an academic unit that comprises over 1800 computer science majors and 45 full-time faculty. The College of Engineering is comprised for four interdisciplinary schools: the School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering; School of Electrical and Computer Engineering; School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering; and School of Computing.

Significant investments in infrastructure have resulted in an expansion of laboratory facilities for research and scholarship and new classrooms and instructional labs. College of Engineering faculty have space in two major capital projects on campus to create interdisciplinary research facilities. Our main instructional facility, Driftmier Engineering Center, has also undergone a complete renovation to create flexible classrooms that enable a range of teaching modalities and the incorporation of interdisciplinary instructional labs. The common instructional facilities also foster collaboration by allowing faculty, staff, and students to interact and work in a single facility.

About the University of Georgia

Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (https://www.uga.edu/). The proof is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities and overall top 50 in U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 1,800 full-time instructional faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 40,000 students including over 30,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 18 schools and colleges, as well as a medical partnership with Augusta University housed on the UGA Health Sciences Campus in Athens.

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, genetic information, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR (hrweb@uga.edu).