Job Summary:

The School of Aerospace Engineering (ae.gatech.edu) at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for a faculty position based at GT-Europe in Metz, France. Applicants will be considered at all ranks and in any technical areas of relevance to aerospace systems, interpreted broadly. A successful candidate will collaborate extensively with AE faculty at Georgia Tech’s Atlanta campus.

Faculty at Georgia Tech Europe perform a combination of teaching, research, and service. With Georgia Tech Europe as the employer, the faculty will advise Georgia Tech PhD students, M.S. students, and teach primarily graduate classes. Professors hold a PhD degree.

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 56,000 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.

About Georgia Tech Europe

Georgia Tech Europe was established in 1990 in Metz France, and has established vibrant research activities in CS, ECE, and ME, (visit https://europe.gatech.edu/en) and is expanding research activities in Aerospace Engineering. As an off-campus instructional site of Georgia Tech, Georgia Tech Europe provides undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as research programs for PhD students. AE undergraduate students may spend one semester of their studies at GT Europe. MSAE students may spend one or two semesters of their studies at GT Europe. Approximately 800 GT students per year spend time studying at GT Europe. Georgia Tech Europe’s research takes place in a partnership with CNRS, the French national research organisation. For more details, visit http://irl2958.georgiatech-europe.eu.

About the School of Aerospace Engineering:

For more than two decades, the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering has consistently ranked among the nation's top 5 aerospace engineering programs, attracting aspiring engineers to pursue their academic journeys at the nation’s No. 1 public institution for aerospace engineering. With an esteemed faculty of more than 50 tenured-track professors and a thriving student body of over 2,000 individuals, the school is uniquely positioned to offer a comprehensive and hands-on approach to research, scholarship, and education, spanning fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft, and space domains.

USG Core Values:

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.

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, including Georgia Tech Europe, 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.

Responsibilities:

It is an exceptionally dynamic period in the aerospace community with many opportunities for research discoveries and new technology development to shape the future of the field in aviation, space exploration, and vertical lift.

We seek exceptional applicants motivated to "Create the Next in Aerospace" by performing innovative research and creating inspiring learning environments at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Emphasis will be placed on the originality of the applicant's work, and its potential impact on the field.

Those applying for this position should have established records in research that demonstrates nationally and internationally recognized expertise. Candidates are expected to teach and mentor a diverse student body. Along with undergraduate and graduate teaching, each position requires a balance of research and service responsibilities.

Required Qualifications:

An earned Ph.D. or equivalent in Aerospace Engineering or closely related field is required by the start of the appointment.

Location:

Metz, France

Required Documents to Attach:

Applicants should submit a letter of application; curriculum vitae; a statement of research interests; a description of teaching interests as well as their advising/mentoring philosophy; a statement on how their professional and academic experiences have prepared them to support and apply Georgia Tech's values, which are described in our strategic plan (https://strategicplan.gatech.edu/); and the names and contact information for 3-5 references. Submit applications to the following address: skrempp@georgiatech-europe.eu

Requests for information may be directed to the Director of Academics at GT Europe: paul.voss@ece.gatech.edu. The recommended submission date is June 7, 2026. 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The work contract will be established in compliance with French employment law, and will also follow Georgia Institute of Technology Equal Employment Opportunity standards as described below.

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..

Contact Information:

For additional information, please contact Paul Voss ( paul.voss@ece.gatech.edu )

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