School of Interactive Computing Open-Rank Tenure-Track Faculty

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Atlanta, GA

About the School of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology

The School of Interactive Computing (https://ic.gatech.edu/) at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position. Applicants will be considered at all ranks. Candidates should have a strong research presence in computer vision. We are especially interested in candidates whose work connects computer vision to the large-scale models now driving AI, such as multimodal foundation models and vision-language models, or bridges vision and graphics, particularly in 3D.

The new faculty member will join more than 50 colleagues in the School of Interactive Computing whose research spans artificial intelligence and machine learning; human-centered computing and cognitive science; information visualization and visual analytics; learning science and technology, and computing education; robotics; computational journalism; ubiquitous and wearable computing; and virtual and augmented environments. Together, these areas reflect the many ways people and computing interact.

Faculty Positions in Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, and Social Computing

The School of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, and Social Computing. Applicants will be considered at all ranks. Candidates are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students.

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values. These values include academic excellence, freedom of expression and inquiry, innovation, collaboration, 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.

Tenure-track professors are expected to:

Teach one course per semester

Provide service to the School and the Institute

Engage in substantive research with collaborators in other disciplines.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, or related field, prior to the start (hire) date.

Suitable candidates must have an established international reputation and have demonstrated exceptional impact, productivity, and leadership.

Candidates are also expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students through their research, teaching, or service activities.

Applicants should submit:

A cover letter

Curriculum vitae

A statement of research interests

A description of teaching interests which also addresses their advising/mentoring philosophy

The names and contact information for at least three references

Three representative publications.

We ask that applicants:

Clearly indicate their research area(s) and focus in their cover letters

Have three reference letters sent to Academic Jobs Online

Note: Academic Jobs Online (AJO) - AJO is used only for reference letters; all other application materials must be submitted through Careers. To find our open position, please enter job title, location, or keyword in the "search jobs" section.

Requests for information may be directed to recruiting-ic@cc.gatech.edu. Applications will be considered beginning November 15th, 2026, but the search will continue until the position is filled. An earned doctorate is required by the start of the appointment, and a background check must be completed prior to beginning employment.

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