Teaching Assistant Professor/Teaching Instructor - Engineering Technology Program- 28756

About the Role

Two nine-month, non-tenure track faculty positions at the Teaching Assistant Professor and Instructor level within the Engineering Technology (ETEC) Program at West Virginia University. These roles are eligible for promotion and merit raises, with an effort distribution of approximately 80% teaching and 20% departmental service.

The teaching component involves instructing 7 to 8 sections of Engineering Technology courses per academic year. The service component includes participation in faculty committees, acting as a liaison to other WVU units, and engaging in student-related retention, recruitment, and outreach activities.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses related to electronic circuits, PLC programming, robotics, manufacturing tools and processes, CAD, safety, and/or materials.
• Coordinate courses and class projects.
• Supervise student capstone projects.
• Assist in establishing industry contacts to support the ETEC program and students.
• Lead and support continual curriculum assessment and development.
• Support retention and student success activities in and outside the classroom, including scheduled ETEC events.
• Mentor and assist undergraduate engineering technology students.
• Represent the ETEC program and the College to prospective students, families, visitors, and other stakeholders at campus and external events.
• Engage in and support limited engineering technology education research (encouraged).

Qualifications

• For the Teaching Assistant Professor position: A minimum of a Ph.D. in engineering, engineering technology, or another field at the time of hire, with at least one degree in engineering, engineering technology, or a closely related field.
• For the Instructor position: A M.S. degree in engineering, engineering technology, or a closely related field.
• Expertise in manufacturing, electronics, mechatronics, or metrology is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to provide engineering students with a nurturing, stimulating, and exciting learning environment.
• Excellent communication skills.

About the Location

Morgantown is a safe, inclusive, and family-friendly community located within a high-technology corridor that includes several federal research facilities, such as NASA's Independent Verification and Validation Facility (IV&V), the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The city is ranked among the most livable small cities in the country and is within reasonable driving distances from Pittsburgh, PA, and Washington, DC.

West Virginia University (WVU) is the comprehensive Land Grant University of West Virginia, with a main campus enrollment of over 26,000 students and a Carnegie Classification of Highest Research Activity (R1). The Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources has seven academic departments and fifteen undergraduate degree programs, with over 2,700 students and 147 faculty members.

WVU offers a supportive environment for career development, progressive work-life integration policies, and a Dual Career Program to assist partners in career transition. Additional details about the area and university are available at Morgantown and WVU.