Assistant Teaching Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

 

Summary

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering invites applications for two or more instructional track faculty positions at all levels to begin in the fall semester of 2025. Primary consideration will be for applicants at the rank of Assistant Teaching Professor, although applicants with the experience and accomplishments commensurate with a higher rank may be considered for an appointment at the rank of Associate Teaching Professor or Teaching Professor. The department seeks forward-looking individuals who are skilled at translating new and exciting discoveries into effective graduate and undergraduate teaching in both face-to-face classrooms and online courses. The position is non-tenure-track.

Michigan Tech attracts world-class faculty and staff who enrich the educational experience of smart, motivated, and adventurous students. Applicants who are committed to promoting a sense of belonging and contributing to an equitable and inclusive learning environment for all are strongly encouraged to apply https://www.mtu.edu/belonging/

Responsibilities 

• Develop strong educational programs.
• Translate new and exciting discoveries into effective undergraduate and graduate teaching activities both face-to-face and online.
• Participation in department and university committees.
• Integrate safety practices into daily activities.
• Commit to learning about continuous improvement strategies and applying them to everyday work and University and ABET Assessment activities.
• Ability to learn and leverage new teaching technologies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education, Certifications, Licensures

An earned MS degree in electrical, computer, or robotics engineering or a closely related discipline with at least five years of industry experience at the time of appointment.

Required Experience

• Demonstrated ability to teach effectively in electrical, robotics, or computer engineering.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, professionals, and the general public

Desirable Education and/or Experience

• An earned Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering or closely related areas.
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant industrial experience is preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Ability to teach all levels of undergraduate courses and advanced offerings in their particular areas of interest and expertise.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, professional colleagues, and the general public.
• Ability to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries and work harmoniously with diverse groups.

Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Experience teaching courses in electrical engineering, computer engineering, robotic engineering; post-doctoral research experience and training; Industrial Related Experience.
• Interest and experience in areas include, but are not limited to:
Computer Engineering
Reconfigurable Computing
Computer Architecture
Embedded Systems
Power Electronics and Energy Conversion
Robotics Engineering
Imaging and Machine Vision
Signals and Systems
Electronics
Electrophysics
• Demonstrated success in, or potential future contributions to, working with persons from diverse backgrounds, creating a sense of belonging, and fostering a fair, objective, welcoming place to work for persons with a wide variety of personal characteristics and viewpoints.

Language, Mathematics and/or Reasoning Skills

 

Work Environment and/or Physical Demands

The work environment is that of a typical office and/or classroom setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Required Training and Other Conditions of Employment

Every employee at Michigan Technological University will receive the following 4 required trainings; additional training may be required by the department.

Required University Training:

• Employee Safety Overview

• Anti-Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation Training

• Annual Data Security Training 

• Annual Title IX Training

 

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