ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION AVAILABILITY
Subject to Budgetary Approval
Components & System Design
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Job Opening ID (JOID): 012700
Rank: Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)
Qualifications:
Applicant must have an academic background and
knowledge in the general mechanical
Engineering field, in particular, Components and
Systems Design. The successful candidate is
expected to teach, develop laboratories and
curriculum and to perform scholarly research.
This position requires excellent communications
skills, an aptitude for teamwork, a Ph.D. or
equivalent in Mechanical Engineering. Applicants
should have awareness of and sensitivity to the
educational goals of a multicultural population
as might have been gained in cross-cultural
study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.
Responsibilities:
Providing quality education is a first priority
for the College of Engineering and MAE Department
faculty. In addition to teaching, faculty
responsibilities include advising,
community/professional service, and scholarship.
Candidate must address the needs of a student
population of great diversity – in age, cultural
background, ethnicity, primary language and
academic preparation – through course materials,
teaching strategies and advisement.
Salary Range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Starting Date: August 23, 2008
Eligibility: Employment is contingent upon
proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
Application
Procedures: For full consideration send a
letter of application, curriculum vitae,
statement of teaching interests/philosophy and
research plans, and at least three original
letters of reference with contact information by March 31, 2008 to:
Chair, Faculty Search
Committee
Please include Job Opening ID
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering (JOID) on all correspondence.
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significant percentage of whom are members of
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