Quadrant-i Principal - Open Rank Extension Professional II/Sr./Principal
Georgia Tech | |
United States, Georgia, Atlanta | |
Dec 23, 2024 | |
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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:
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 Quadrant-i at the Georgia Institute of Technology Quadrant-i is a newly created unit in Georgia Tech's Office of Commercialization that enables faculty, researchers, and doctoral students to translate technologies developed in research labs into commercial solutions. Georgia Tech seeks an entrepreneurial leader with an excellent record of startup and business experience to serve as the Principal of Quadrant-i. Location
Atlanta, GA Job Summary
We seek a highly motivated, ambitious proven individual who will create and grow through their direct efforts highly impactful startups based on Georgia Institute of Technologys (Georgia Techs) ground-breaking research and intellectual property. We are seeking talent with experience and knowledge to fill multiple appointments the following areas of expertise.
Job Purpose: Serving within Quadrant-i of Georgia Tech, part of the Office of Commercialization, this position assists in the commercialization of technology innovations at Georgia Tech in key areas of product-market fit, business strategy, fundraising, team development and/or other related areas as needed. This position will identify and grow innovation, commercialization, and startup efforts based on Georgia Techs research and intellectual property in close coordination with the Director of Quadrant-i and the broader activities of the Chief Commercialization Officer. Impact & Influence: This position reports directly to the Director of Quadrant-i. The position requires regular interaction with all members of Quadrant-i including the Director, the Chief Commercialization Officer, and Georgia Techs faculty, staff, and students. Additionally, this position may interact with constituents of the broader Atlanta area startup ecosystem, State of Georgia economic development officials, and national community of business leaders, angel investors, attorneys, and venture capitalists. Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
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) Extension Professional II
Senior Extension Professional
Principal Extension Professional
Preferred Qualifications
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Preferred applicant backgrounds include:
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Contact Information
For any further queries please write to Jonathan Goldman @jongoldman@gatech.edu USG Core Values
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The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening. |