Georgia Tech Benefits
- Book a Georgia Tech OHR Appointment. Benefits counselors are available to answer questions about benefits.
- OHR Benefits site
- Health and Welfare Benefits
- Dependents. Dependents, like spouses and children, are eligible for many Georgia Tech benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and and supplemental life and AD&D plans.
- Family Status/Life Event Changes. Changes to your current benefit elections can be made within 30 days of a life-changing event such as marriage, divorce, child birth, or adoption.
- Health and Welfare Benefits
- Types of Employee Leave
Work/Life Programs
- Work/Life Programs at Tech
- Women's Nursing Rooms
- Child Care
- On-Campus Child Care Centers
- Spouse and Family Resources (see section on Children: Childcare and Schools)
- Employee Assistance Program. Provided services include:
- Life transition assistance (e.g., new child, divorce, retirement, marital distress, etc.).
- Psychosocial assessment for mental health problems such as depression, nervous or emotional disorders, and substance abuse.
- Counseling, referral, case management, and follow-up.
- Financial planning assistance.
- Using Leave to Welcome a Child
- Welcoming a Child (PDF). The linked presentation from OHR provides information on how FMLA absence, sick leave, vacation time, and short-term disability insurance can be useful when welcoming a child. Tech and the entire University System of Georgia do not offer a paid maternity/paternity leave benefit.
- Flexible Work Arrangements
- Perks & Programs. Discounted financial services and a range of other discounts for personal/home services are available.
International Scholar Spouse and Family Resources
- Office of International Education (OIE). Responsible for visiting scholar visas (F and J visas). OIE also offers professional development programs for international scholars and international scholar spouse and family resources.
- Georgia Tech International Spouse Group
- Global Human Resources. Georgia Tech office responsible for processing and filing nonimmigrant employment visas (H1-B, O-1, etc.).
- The Language Institute. Offers four-week courses to help international scholars and spouses improve English proficiency.
Other Resources
- Information about Atlanta. Includes housing information and things to see and do in Atlanta.
- Postdoc Groups and Organizations