Why Emory

Founded in 1836, Emory University is recognized as one of the world's great institutions of higher learning with a deep tradition of academic innovation which thrives here. Our faculty and staff work together to support the University's mission: to create, preserve, teach, and apply knowledge in the service of humanity.

Find your passion at Emory

Here are just a few reasons why you should consider a career at Emory:

  • Exceptional Benefits: Benefits complement pay and aid our faculty and staff through any stage of their life. Benefits we offer include affordable medical, dental and vision coverage, flexible spending plans, paid time off for staff, disability, employee assistance program, life insurance and retirement savings plan options.
  • Health and Well-being: Committed to helping our faculty, staff, and students to be their healthiest, Emory offers an abundance of wellness programs including onsite athletic facilities, wellness challenges, walking groups, workshops, and much more.
  • Work Life: Emory has been recognized nationally for its robust work-life programs which offer resources for child-care, adult care, workplace flexibility and financial education.
  • Diversity Equity, and Inclusion: The Emory community is open to all who have a commitment to the highest ideals of intellectual engagement, critical inquiry, and integrity. We welcome a diversity of gender identities, sexual orientations, abilities, disabilities, ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, religious, national, and international backgrounds, believing that the academic and social energy that results from such diversity is essential to advancing knowledge, addressing society’s most pressing issues, and attending to the full spectrum of human needs in service to the common good.
  • Commitment to Distinction: No matter what your position, you will be working alongside Emory community members who value creativity and innovation and strive for excellence in their work.
  • Learning, Development & Growth: From award-winning internal training programs to opportunities through tuition reimbursement or the courtesy scholarship, there are ample opportunities to continue your personal growth.
  • Sustainability: Ranked among the top 10 "greenest universities" in the country, Emory is committed to helping restore the global ecosystem, fostering healthy living, and reducing the university's impact on the local environment.