Faculty Support Coordinator

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:
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.

Department Information
This position provides comprehensive administrative support within a dynamic, high-volume environment supporting both centralized and dedicated faculty service models. The role is responsible for managing a broad range of transactional, operational, and coordination activities, including processing requests submitted through a centralized intake system, supporting assigned faculty with day-to-day administrative needs, and assisting with lab student-related requests across multiple research environments. The position requires strong organizational skills, responsiveness, and the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple service streams.

This position is located in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University, and has a student body of 1,200 undergraduates, 260 graduate students, and 70 primary and 73 program faculty. In 2023 US News Graduate Program Rankings placed the department as the #1 ranked department in BME in the United States and our Undergraduate Program as the # 2 department in the United States. Since its beginning, the unique partnership between two of the nation's leading public and private entities has been an innovation engine for research and education. Combining the engineering and medical strengths at Georgia Tech and Emory, we are focused on solving some of the toughest problems facing our state, the nation, and the world. We are a diverse and international community of faculty, students and staff who promote equity, diversity, and inclusion on our campuses.

Perform and coordinate administrative and financial support activities required by assigned faculty member(s) and associated research group(s). This position will interact on a consistent basis with: assigned faculty, research group staff and sponsors. This position typically will advise and counsel: research group staff. This position will supervise: NA.

Job Duty 1 -
Coordinate proposal preparation and submission (data collection, tracking of statistical information, routing, editing).

Job Duty 2 -
Compile information, confer with appropriate staff and prepare drafts of correspondence and reports.

Job Duty 3 -
Process check requests including support documentation. Coordinate monthly purchases statement reconciliation. Enter purchase orders through accounting system.

Job Duty 4 -
Assist PI's regarding interpretation and application of administrative policies and procedures .

Job Duty 5 -
Liaise with financial office in coordinating oversight of sponsored project activity.

Job Duty 6 -
Coordinate hiring process for assigned group by assembling personnel forms and arranging transportation and accommodation for new employees.

Job Duty 7 -
Coordinate and participate in visits, meetings, seminars and video conferences.

Job Duty 8 -
Maintain faculty calendars. Prepare and update faculty CVs and bio-sketches; update faculty members' database.

Job Duty 9 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Five to seven years of job related experience

• Experience providing administrative support in a higher education or research environment
• Demonstrated ability to manage high-volume transactional work (e.g., requisitions, expense reports, P-Cards, and spend authorizations) with accuracy and timeliness.
• Experience supporting faculty and/or academic programs, including coordination of requests and prioritization of competing deadlines.
• Ability to work in both centralized and dedicated service models, balancing multiple stakeholders and service channels.
• Experience supporting research labs or programmatic operations, including student-facing administrative tasks.
• Familiarity with financial and procurement systems and processes (e.g., travel, purchasing, and reimbursement workflows)
• Strong communication and customer service skills, with the ability to respond to diverse needs across faculty, staff, and students.

SKILLS
This job requires working knowledge of administrative support processes required for an academic/research group within a university environment. Included are skills in financial record keeping, report writing, communications and customer service. Use of office and specialized computer applications and systems is required.

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.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute 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 Institute 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.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. 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.

Salary range: $50,000.00-$62,500.00 (Commensurate with experience)

Location: Atlanta, GA

Job grade: A7

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have financial responsibilities.
No, this position will be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Cd).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

A successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest