Postdoctoral Fellow, Research and Innovation

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.

Atlanta, Georgia

Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success

Under the leadership of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Student Success, the Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success (OUESS) enriches undergraduate education and empowers students to succeed. We engage in collaborative development and delivery of transformative learning experiences, and we continuously pursue initiatives to foster success for all students. We do this through the efforts of our faculty, staff, and students. For more information, visit: https://undergraduate.gatech.edu/

Undergraduate Education Research and Innovation

The Undergraduate Education Research and Innovation (UERI) team within Undergraduate Education and Student Success (OUESS)s is charged with developing a division-wide research and innovation agenda designed to advance student success, identify and address the most pressing student needs, and prepare the talent and leaders required for 2030 and beyond. This work will respond to a rapidly changing educational and workforce ecosystem through predictive analytics, data-informed decision-making, innovative program design, and collaborative applied research strategies.

UERI success requires transformative change to enable new teaching and learning approaches; strong collaborative applied research and design methods to test theories, techniques, and future ready technologies aimed at discovering and building success models to fulfill the Georgia Tech and OUESS mission, as well as meet the evolving needs of a growing and diverse study body within the rapidly changing Atlanta and global tech ecosystem. By designing and testing educational and talent development techniques in actual classrooms, experiential learning, co-curricular, and student support programs, UERI develops proven data-driven solutions that result in optimal student outcomes through creative institutional change and collaborative strategic ecosystem cultivation.

This position reports to the Executive Director of Undergraduate Education Research and Innovation.

Note on Working Time

This position must be available to work standard GT business hours M-F, 8-5 (or 7-4 or 9-6), as well as some evenings as weekends based on student programs and with advanced notice. We are looking for hardworking professionals who are dedicated to undergraduate education and make students the top priority to join our organization of talented, energetic, and creative team members.

Appointment may include limited remote work at various on-campus or satellite locations.

This Postdoctoral Research and Innovation Associate appointment is annual and renewable up to 5 years.

This position will be exposed to various interdisciplinary and collaborative research and program design opportunities focused on the higher education context. This position will report to the executive director of undergraduate education research and innovation in OUESS, who will guide practices in the design and methodology of research and piloting of innovative programming. This position will also work closely with OUESS faculty and staff, data and assessment tea, and UERI collaborative local and global partners, including research scientists, data analysts, technologists, faculty and staff, and graduate and undergraduate research and innovation assistants to solve complex problems and explore innovative program application across the pipeline from high school into post-baccalaureate pathways.

The successful candidate for this position will be proficient in quantitative and qualitative research methods, be knowledgeable in data science and analytics research topics, follow current literature and trends in innovations in STEM higher education, have experience in student program design and innovation models, and possess an outstanding academic writing background. This position is expected to generate compelling research questions, analyze large-scale learning data, conduct high-quality research, lead division level program design initiatives, develop strong collaborative networks, and publish research work. The candidate is expected to co-lead, with support from the executive director of research in education innovation, data-driven education research and innovation designs with a special focus on understanding students in various learning environments, including non-traditional pathways and learning environments.

Responsibilities related to this position include:

• Conduct novel educational research at the intersection of data science, machine learning, AI, immersive technologies, and education
• Conduct scientific reviews of research, assessment, evaluation, and statistical analyses
• Offer educational research support to faculty, staff and administration in UERI/OUESS and Georgia Tech based on evidence-based data insights and statistics
• Develop evidence-based student success program design models and pilot proposals
• Support the completing of grant proposals and innovation funding requests
• Partner with faculty and other campus units engaged in educational research, such as the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and the College of Lifetime Learning (CLL); Engage in collaboration meetings and networking activities
• Work with other OUESS and campus units to help initiate and pilot student success programs involving academic enrichment, experiential learning, and honors programming projects.
• Ensure ethical and secure data practices
• Prepare as directed, any written products to convey research-based knowledge and information to a variety of audiences
• Engage in dissemination of UERI research and test findings and outreach activities
• Participate in the teaching activities in support of the Executive Director's courses and course development

An earned doctoral degree in education, sociology/social-sciences, data science/analytics, engineering, computing, or related field from an accredited, research-intensive university.

Preferred qualification include:

• Successful experience with managing large-scale educational data and projects
• Experience or interest in machine learning, AI, immersive technologies, human-centered technologies and natural language processing techniques
• Proficiency in programming language
• Knowledge in pedagogical models
• Willingness to learn new areas and technologies
• Record of publications in learning analytics or student success programming design
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience with interdisciplinary cooperation and strong teamwork skills.

Salary Range: $65,000 to $70,000, will be commensurate with experience.

When submitting the application, please include the following:

1. Curriculum Vitae

2. Cover letter, including a statement of how your research interests and experience are related and in alignment with the position

3. Contact information for three professional references

4. One sample publication or writing sample

Applications will be accepted immediately and through the application deadline of July 14, 2026. Anticipated start date is August 15, 2026.

For additional information about this job opening, please contact Lynn Isaac at lynn.isaac@gatech.edu

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 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 Institute 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 Institute 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.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. 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.

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