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Virginia Tech is seeking an outstanding candidate for a joint-appointment
tenure track position with Mechanical Engineering and Engineering
Education. The focus of this position is on Engineering Design and Design
Education. A 1-page Word document is attached and copied and pasted
below. This position is intended for the assistant professor level.
Thanks so much! Janis
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Faculty Position in Engineering Design and Design Education
The Departments of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Engineering Education
(EngE) at Virginia Tech are in the midst of an exciting period of
aggressive growth begun in 2003. In this search we seek to fill a
joint-appointment tenure track faculty position in the area of Engineering
Design and Design Education.
We seek individuals who aspire to be leaders in both research and teaching
innovations that advance and integrate engineering design and design
education research. Expectations include excellent teaching and developing
an externally-funded program of basic/applied research and scholarship in
student learning of design and also in the practice of design and design
education. Focus areas include, but are not limited to: design theory and
methodology, design for manufacturing; distributed design systems;
automated synthesis techniques; teaching and design, collaboration and
teamwork; and multidisciplinary design.
Applicants with strong interdisciplinary interests and interest/capability
in educational research are encouraged. Successful applicants must have an
earned doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related
field with a strong emphasis in engineering design, and will be expected to
develop a strong research program and contribute to the educational mission
of the departments at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
The screening of applicants will begin on January 31, 2007. In order to
receive maximum consideration, complete application materials should be
submitted by March 15, 2007. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae,
the names of five references, separate statements of research and teaching
interests, and a cover letter. These items must be submitted electronically
at <https://jobs.vt.edu>https://jobs.vt.edu with Posting Number 061238.
More information on the Departments can be found on the following web
pages: Mechanical Engineering -
<http://www.me.vt.edu/>http://www.me.vt.edu/ and Engineering Education -
http://www.enge.vt.edu.
Virginia Tech has a strong commitment to the principle of diversity and, in
that spirit, seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including women,
minorities, and people with disabilities. Virginia Tech is a recipient of
the National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award
to increase the participation of women in academic science and engineering
careers (<http://www.advance.vt.edu>http://www.advance.vt.edu). Interested
persons are also invited to visit the Virginia Tech Provost's website on
resources for prospective faculty at
<http://www.provost.vt.edu/resources_prospective_faculty.php>http://www.provost.vt.edu/resources_prospective_faculty.php
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