Data Analyst: Research Scientist / Research Engineer (Open Rank)

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:

• Students are our top priority.
• We strive for excellence.
• We thrive on diversity.
• We celebrate collaboration.
• We champion innovation.
• We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
• We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
• We act ethically.
• 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 Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute at the Georgia Institute of Technology

The Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI) is one of Georgia Tech’s ten interdisciplinary research institutes (IRI’s) and part of the broader Georgia Tech research enterprise. GTMI¿s major areas of research and development are on the design and development of advanced manufacturing systems targeting secure digital manufacturing, additive and subtractive processes, and large-scale production enterprises. Furthermore, GTMI is focused on the scale-up of manufacturing capabilities from laboratory and benchtop scale to pilot plant operations. The institute works with all of Georgia Tech’s colleges, the Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2), the Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP), other IRIs, and the Georgia Tech Research Institute. We collaborate in a cross-discipline way to fully harness GT’s strengths and resources.

Georgia AI Manufacturing (Georgia AIM) is a state-wide initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to support a statewide initiative that combines artificial intelligence and manufacturing innovations with transformational workforce and outreach programs. Georgia AIM is revolutionizing the industrial economy of Georgia and the nation through the equitable, development and deployment of talent and innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) for all manufacturing sectors. Georgia AIM develops, promulgates, and implements models for activating AI manufacturing, ensuring (1) the engagement and participation of underserved populations and communities and (2) the resilience of U.S. manufacturing from future shocks and global competition.

Atlanta, GA

The Georgia AIM leadership team is seeking an experienced Data Analyst to join the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute. This role will focus on gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data to quantify success metrics of the Georgia AIM Projects and to inform leadership decisions and communicate findings in a clear, actionable manner. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in analyzing data and translating it into insights that can inform strategic recommendations for leadership and also demonstrate success to federal and state sponsors and stakeholders.

The Research Data Analyst will be responsible for supporting the Georgia AIM program by collecting and analyzing economic, innovation, and financial data to measure program success, inform leadership decisions, and drive strategic improvements.

• Collect, verify, and analyze economic, research, and financial data to provide insights for decision-making.
• Identify trends, anomalies, and key findings in the data to help inform leadership decisions.
• Develop and implement data collection methods and quality assurance protocols to ensure data integrity.
• Create compelling data visualizations and reports that effectively communicate key insights and recommendations to leadership and stakeholders.
• Prepare reports on grant activities, website content, white papers, and other documents that clearly present data-driven insights.
• Manage the preparation of financial-related reports and schedules with a focus on clarity and accuracy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including faculty, students, postdocs, and staff to support research initiatives.
• Support proposal development teams by aggregating data, creating visualizations, and providing technical writing for grant applications and proposals.

This position vacancy is an open rank announcement. Final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook (https://www.policylibrary.gatech.edu/faculty-handbook/3.2.1-research-faculty-hiring-and-promotion-guidelines)

Research Engineer I / Scientist I

• This is the initial rank held by research personnel who have at least a bachelor’s degree and who will be performing on a professional level.

Research Engineer II / Scientist II

• A Master’s degree and three (3) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of that degree, or
• A Master’s degree and five (5) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor’s degree, or
• A Doctoral degree

Salary Commensurate with experience

Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and a list of three references.

Please contact Rasha Shawky at [email protected]

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.