New Research Faculty Orientation - March 2025

Welcome to Georgia Tech!

On behalf of the Vice Provost for Faculty, Dr. Michelle Rinehart, and the Office of the EVPR, we welcome you to Georgia Tech and look forward to supporting your success as a research faculty member. You are now part of a unique community dedicated to enacting our mission to improve the human condition through advanced science and technology. 

New Research Faculty Orientation will be held on Monday, March 24, in the Alumni House, from 12:00-4:30. Lunch is included, and is followed by a reception. Orientation is open to all new research faculty.

Agenda

12:00 - 12:30Lunch
12:30 - 12:40

Welcome

Dr. Michelle Rinehart
Vice Provost for Faculty

Dr. Maribeth Coleman

Interim Assistant Vice Provost for Research Faculty

12:40 - 1:10

Welcome from Leadership + Q&A Session

Dr. Timothy Lieuwen, Executive Vice President for Research

1:10 - 1:30Community: Facts about the Research Enterprise
1:30 - 1:50Welcome Wreck 
1:50 - 2:00BREAK
2:00 - 2:15Teaching at Tech
2:15 - 2:30Office of Sponsored Programs
2:30 - 2:45Compliance
2:45 - 3:00Institutional Review Board
3:00 - 3:10BREAK
3:10 - 3:40Research Faculty Panel
3:40 - 4:30Career Development Table Discussions
(choose a table to learn more about career development pathways as a research faculty member)
4:30 - 5:30Closing Remarks and Reception
  

Human Resources and Benefits Review

USG New Hire Benefits Orientation (link is external)
USG New Hire Benefits Orientation - Registration (link is external)
Choosing Retirement Benefits - TRS vs. ORP