Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Organizational Behavior

The Organizational Behavior area in the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, Georgia invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position, starting in fall 2026. Applications will be considered at all ranks. The primary duties will be to conduct research, teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and provide service to the College, the Institute, and the profession.

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.

Job Responsibilities

The primary duties will be to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels, conduct research, and provide service to the College, the Institute, and the profession.

Required qualifications

Candidates should possess demonstrated potential for excellent scholarly research. Candidates should be sufficiently advanced in their doctoral work and will need to complete their Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior or an associated area by June 30, 2026.

Application Requirements

Applications must include:

1. Resume and/or CV, including education, research interests/publications, work experience, and other relevant information
2. Cover letter
3. One-to-three representative research papers
4. Three letters of recommendation with your name in the filename (e.g., “Smith_John – Letter of Recommendation.pdf”). Please make sure your name also appears in the body of the recommendation letter. Your letter writers should submit the confidential letters of recommendation to: recruit-org-behavior@scheller.gatech.edu
5. A research statement and a teaching statement. Each should be no more than three pages.

Application materials should be submitted as .PDF files via http://bit.ly/4fm3w3b. Requests for information may be directed to recruit-org-behavior@scheller.gatech.edu. A background check must be completed prior to beginning employment. Correspondence should be addressed to the Chair, ILSI Recruiting Committee. Applications should be sent no later than August 30, 2025. Initial screening of applications will begin immediately. Please submit questions to recruit-org-behavior@scheller.gatech.eduv .

The Organizational Behavior Area consists of tenure-track faculty members who have diverse backgrounds and pursue a variety of research interests. We also have a robust PhD program in Organizational Behavior and our PhD students closely work with faculty members to get their work regularly published in top management journals. For additional information about our faculty and PhD students, please visit this link.

About Scheller College of Business
Established over a century ago, the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is a leader in education, research, and inclusive innovation with the goal of advancing business and improving the human condition. Strategically positioned at the intersection of business and technology, Scheller is committed to cultivating ethical leaders who create value for business and society.  

The College is located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta’s Technology Square, an area with the highest density of startups, corporate innovators, and academic researchers in the southeastern U.S. Through top-ranked career services and an expansive alumni network, Scheller connects students to the world’s most innovative companies not just in Atlanta, but around the world. 

The College offers AACSB-accredited bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in business, along with Graduate Certificate and Executive Education programs. The College manages its broad portfolio and research under eight academic areas: Accounting, Finance, Information Technology Management, Law and Ethics, Marketing, Operating Management, Organizational Behavior, and Strategy and Innovation.

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. 

USG Core Values Statement 

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).

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