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Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor - Experiential Engineering Education

Employer
Rowan University
Location
New Jersey, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Dec 8, 2020

Job Details



The Department of Experiential Engineering Education (ExEEd) within the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering invites applications for tenure-­track faculty position(s) at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank. ExEEd was launched as a new Department in 2016 to cultivate a collaborative environment for engineering education research, implement educational innovations in the classroom, and lead the College’s undergraduate engineering educational mission in the first and sophomore years. ExEEd also oversees the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering BSc. in Engineering Entrepreneurship, a novel undergraduate degree program that blends engineering with business skills.

Qualifications:

Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to build or sustain a robust, externally-funded research program focused on engineering education. The candidate’s research plan should show evidence of publications within the engineering education community and provide insight into their plans for obtaining funding associated with their proposed research agenda. As part of ExEEd, they will also have the opportunity to work collaboratively to further develop the research-to-practice model of graduate engineering education. Their teaching role within the department will consist of engaging in high quality, evidence-­based teaching and contributing to the development of innovative projects, pedagogies and curricula in an environment where excellence in teaching is strongly valued. Candidates who can support the university’s commitment to a growing sustainability (people, planet and prosperity) research agenda are preferred. This can include, but is not limited to:

  • Providing methodology expertise applicable to sustainability based projects (community based, university focused, or industry);
  • Building strong interdisciplinary collaborations, for example, with Education, Social Sciences, Entrepreneurship; and/or
  • Furthering our understanding of effective teaching as related to sustainability.


  • The successful candidate must demonstrate commitment to working with students and faculty from different engineering disciplines and from diverse backgrounds including women, students of color, LGBTQ students, first­‐generation to college students, students with disabilities, students with low socioeconomic status, and veterans.

    Applicants must have earned a minimum of a B.S. degree in Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering, Engineering Education, STEM Education or an equivalent field. In addition, the successful candidate is expected to demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to teach in a multidisciplinary, hands‐on, project and problem­‐based learning environment.

    Start Date:

    The anticipated starting date for this Assistant or Associate Professor position is September 1, 2021.

    Procedure:

    Review of applications will begin Dec 15, 2020. Applications will be accepted until January 31, 2021.

    Applications should include the following, assembled in the following order in a single PDF file: 1) a cover letter summarizing qualifications, 2) curriculum vita, 3) two­‐page research statement, 4) one-page teaching statement, 5) one­‐page diversity statement addressing how you would incorporate diversity and inclusion in your teaching, and 6) names and contact information for three references. Please name the file ‘_ExEEd_Application.pdf’.

    Equal Opportunity

    Rowan University values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.

    All positions are contingent upon budget appropriations.

    Advertised: Dec 8 2020 Eastern Standard Time
    Applications close: Jan 31 2021 11:55 PM Eastern Standard Time

    Company

    Rowan University

    Since its founding in 1923, Rowan University has evolved from a teacher preparation college to a public research institution ranked among the top 100 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Today, Rowan University offers bachelor through doctoral degrees and professional certificates in person and online to 22,000 students through its main campus in Glassboro, N.J., its medical school campuses in Camden, Stratford, and Sewell, and on the campuses of partner community colleges. 

    Rowan focuses on practical research at the intersection of engineering, medicine, science, and business while ensuring excellence in undergraduate education. The University has earned national recognition for innovation; commitme

    Rowan University will become a new model for higher education by being inclusiveagile, and responsive, offering diverse scholarly and creative educational experiences, pathways, environments, and services to meet the needs of all students; maintaining agility by strategically delivering organizational capacity across the institution; and responding to emerging demands and opportunities regionally and nationally.nt to high-quality, affordable education; and the development of public-private partnerships. A Carnegie-classified R2 (high research activity) institution, Rowan is the nation’s third fastest-growing public research university, as reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education. 

    As a leading employer in southern New Jersey with over 3,500 employees, Rowan offers comprehensive and competitive employment. 

    A dynamic institution in the midst of unprecedented growth, Rowan offers faculty small classes, strong academic programs and ample research and leadership opportunities.

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