Teaching Associate Professor

Job Summary:

The UW-Madison ECE Department is experiencing exciting growth in our undergraduate and graduate degree programs in programs that offer specializations in power and energy systems. These include the BS-EE degree, two industry-focused MS-ECE degrees (an online degree program in power engineering and a residential accelerated MS degree program with core tracks in electric machines/drives, power electronics, and power systems), and the traditional research-based MS and PhD degrees. To support this growth, we are seeking candidates for an associate teaching professor position with expertise in power engineering and energy systems, as documented by a strong record of research, development, and design experience in the power/energy systems industry and prior experience teaching courses in power and energy systems, such as power electronics, power conversion systems, and electric drive systems.

The Teaching Professor track is a non-tenure track appointment that enables and recognizes a concentrated excellence in instruction. The individual in this position will contribute to the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department's educational mission at the undergraduate and graduate levels through their instructional leadership, teaching excellence, and educational innovation. The position includes an emphasis on support of residential and online degree programs that prepare our students to meet the technological demands of our rapidly changing world.

The ECE Department's mission is to foster a diverse and inclusive community that advances the frontiers of engineering, disseminates discoveries and inventions, and prepares students to make the world a better place for all. 

Responsibilities:

Designs and facilitates classroom, online, and/or laboratory instruction within an academic discipline to ensure quality delivery of instruction and integration of content within an academic work unit. Provides for-credit instruction in formats such as classroom, online and/or laboratory settings, including grading. Serves as an instructor of record.

• 20% Develops and designs curriculum and instructional material relevant to a course of instruction
• 20% Advises students on academic and career direction within a specific field of study
• 20% Facilitates classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction, including assessment of student performance
• 20% May supervise student employees involved in development or delivery of instruction
• 10% Collaborates with department faculty and staff to develop teaching strategies relevant to the discipline
• 5% Contributes to the development of teaching and learning scholarly work including publications and presentations
• 5% Contributes to the strategic development of curriculum and academic content through various mediums to ensure the integrity of the educational mission of the work unit

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Required
PhD
Electrical Engineering or comparable field

Qualifications:

The applicant must have 15 or more years of industry experience, post-Ph.D., in the field of power/energy systems and at least three years of recent (within the past five years) experience teaching courses in the power/energy systems area. Prior experience must include evidence of outstanding teaching performance in teaching online courses for remote MS-level students. The successful candidate will have a commitment to high-quality undergraduate and graduate instruction and advising, strong communication skills, experience in developing and/or revising courses or curricular materials, an interest in the pedagogy and scholarship of teaching and learning, experience in assessing student performance, and a deep commitment to student success.

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Anticipated Begin Date:

JANUARY 01, 2025

Salary:

Negotiable
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