Full Professor (BME Brock Family Chair and Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) Eminent Scholar)

Brock Family Chair and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar 

The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University invites applications from exceptional senior candidates working in the area of Nanomedicine and Cancer, broadly defined. The successful candidate will be named the Brock Family Chair and Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) Eminent Scholar, an endowed position specific to the Georgia Tech campus. GRA eminent scholars are expected to engage in or contribute to translational and/or economic development efforts in their field. Applicants should have earned a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Appointment is expected at the rank of full professor with tenure.

The successful candidate will interact with a vibrant and rapidly growing multi-disciplinary community across Georgia Tech, Emory, and greater Atlanta. Examples include the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB) at Georgia Tech, NCI-designated Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

Georgia Tech is situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with great economic and cultural strengths. The Institute is a member of the University System of Georgia, the Georgia Research Alliance, and the Association of American Universities. Georgia Tech is home to eleven Interdisciplinary Research Institutes (https://research.gatech.edu/interdisciplinary-research-institutes) and is recognized as one of the most innovative universities in the country, with a campus that is adjacent to the Midtown Innovation District, which is a thriving mix of entrepreneurship, technological innovation, and creativity.

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.

A PhD in engineering or related field is required by the start of the appointment.

The department seeks a visionary scholar-educator and proven leader in high impact and emerging areas of importance to human health and biomedicine. We are specifically interested in the broad area of nanomedicine and cancer. Along with excellent scholarship, candidates are expected to have demonstrated strong leadership in building and leading extramurally funded research programs, noteworthy dedication to innovative teaching and mentoring of diverse undergraduate and graduate student bodies, as well as national and international recognition. Of particular interest are candidates with an established and active record of accomplishment in leading large multi-institution and multi-disciplinary collaborative research efforts and a vision for developing the next generation of therapeutic approaches in cancer research. 

Applicants should submit: 

(1) a cover letter of application articulating the fit for our community; 

(2) curriculum vitae. 

Application materials should be submitted as PDF files. 

Screening of applications will begin October 15, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled.

Requests for information may be directed to Dr. Cheng Zhu, Chair of the Search Committee.