Director-Faculty Administration

Georgia Tech
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Feb 14, 2025
Apply for Job Job ID 281818 Location Atlanta, Georgia Full/Part Time Full-Time Regular/Temporary Regular Add to Favorite Jobs Email this Job About Us 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. The College of Computing was established in 1990 as the first such College at a public university and the second in the United States. Since that time, the college has grown into a world-class leader in research and education. The graduate CS program is currently ranked 6th and the undergraduate 5th nationally by U.S. News and World Report. The College consists of five Schools that provide specialized and general computing education to the entire campus. With over 16-degree programs, including its world-renowned online MS in CS, we believe the College to be the largest Computing unit in the United States and, as such, one of the largest producers of computationalist at all levels and of all demographic backgrounds. The College is a part of the Georgia Institute of Technology, a unit of the University System of Georgia and is primarily located in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia. Location Atlanta,GA Job Summary The Dir-Faculty Administration will manage and oversee all faculty recruitment processes, including tenure track, visiting scholars, and part-time ensuring compliance with applicable laws and policies. Oversee faculty contract administration, annual review process, and promotion and tenure processes. Manage administrative support staff throughout the college including setting goals and managing performance. This position will interact on a regular basis with: Faculty and Staff This position typically will advise and counsel: Faculty and Staff This position will supervise: Assigned Staff Responsibilities Job Duty 1 - Interface with area coordinators on vacancy announcements Job Duty 2 - Interact with faculty candidates on employment terms and benefits Job Duty 3 - Lead on-boarding and exiting processes; provide counsel on relocations and advising on interdisciplinary and special center faculty hiring Job Duty 4 - Process employment letters for full and part-time faculty and lecturers Job Duty 5 - Oversee all reappointment and promotion and tenure actions Job Duty 6 - Manage and supervise administrative support staff in the College, including setting goals and managing performance Job Duty 7 - Oversee and ensure appropriate visa classifications for tenure track faculty, visiting scholars, and Ph.D. students in collaboration with the Office of International Education and Global Human Resources Job Duty 8 - Serve as a liaison with area coordinators, academic programs, and faculty affairs on Ph.D. student teaching assignments, loads and approvals Job Duty 9 - Perform other job-related duties as assigned Responsibilities Additional Job Responsibilities: Oversee all faculty recruitment, promotion, and tenure, onboarding, and exit processes. Manage contract administration, annual reviews, and tenure decisions. Manage and supervising HR administrative staff and ensuring effective performance management. Act as a liaison between faculty, academic programs, and administrative units. Ensure proper visa classifications for international faculty and scholars. Required Qualifications Educational Requirements Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience Required Experience Six to eight years of job related experience Preferred Qualifications Preferred Educational Qualifications Master's Degree Proposed Salary Pay Information: Salary Range: $83,659 - $113,777 FLSA Status: Exempt Schedule: Monday - Friday; Hybrid Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities SKILLS This position requires advanced knowledge of and ability to apply/interpret Board of Regents and Institute policies and procedures that govern academic human resources and faculty administration. Demonstrated experience in faculty employment including promotion and tenure. Demonstrated understanding of Visa classifications and processing. Skills in verbal and written communications, organization and supervision, customer service and planning. Use of office and specialized computer applications and database systems is required USG Core Values 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. Equal Employment Opportunity 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. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. 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. 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). Other Information This is a supervisory position. This position has financial responsibilities. This position will not be required to drive. This role is not considered a position of trust. This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card). This position will not travel This position does not require security clearance. Background Check Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening.