Assistant Professor of First-Year Engineering
- Employer
- Purdue University Fort Wayne
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Salary
- Competitive
- Date posted
- May 23, 2023
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Science, Technology & Mathematics, Engineering
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
Purdue University Fort Wayne Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position starting in August 2023. The department seeks candidates who will teach first-year engineering students. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Engineering Education, or related field, or a Ph.D. in Engineering with significant experience teaching first-year engineering students. A B.S. degree in engineering or related field is required.
Purdue Fort Wayne First-year Engineering (FYE) Program seeks to provide an innovate and supportive environment to enhance the success of all incoming engineering students in the first-year and beyond. The program is responsible for developing and implementing FYE curriculum, pedagogy, advising, facilities, program assessment, and student support for all first-year engineering students. First-year faculty members are also involved in recruiting and K-12 outreach activities. In the classroom, the first-year faculty seek to develop and use a range of innovative pedagogies, particularly active and cooperative approaches.
This position is an opportunity to join the team sharing these responsibilities for the first-year program from the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering and to innovate in an environment where excellent teaching is expected, valued, and rewarded. The successful candidate will also produce publishable research in engineering education or closely related areas.
Purdue University Fort Wayne is a regional campus of Purdue University. It is the largest public university in northeast Indiana, serving more than 10,000 students. Purdue University Fort Wayne offers B.S. degrees in civil, computer, electrical and mechanical engineering. In addition, the Department of ECE offers a Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.) degree programs with concentrations in electrical, computer and systems engineering.
Purdue Fort Wayne offers a competitive salary and benefits package and an excellent work environment. Fort Wayne is the second largest city in Indiana and is located within several hours of Chicago, Columbus, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Indianapolis. It is a great community that boasts affordable housing and a low cost of living.
The Department is committed to advancing diversity in all areas of faculty effort, including research, teaching and service/engagement. Candidates should address at least one of these areas in their cover letter, indicating their past experiences, current interests or activities, and/or future goals to promote a climate that values diversity and inclusion.
Review of applications will begin immediately. A check of criminal conviction records will be made for employment in this position. Position contingent on available funding. Applicants should submit a letter of application highlighting their ability to successfully perform the responsibilities of the position, a statement of teaching and research philosophy and interests, evidence of teaching effectiveness, a curriculum vitae, and names of three professional references through https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b8gKy9rkbseSO0e
Candidates who make the final round of interviews may be expected to do a 45-60 minute instructional student presentation.
Purdue University Fort Wayne is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action Employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.
Should you have questions, please contact the Search Committee Chair.
Dr. Guoping Wang, Searching Committee Chair
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.
Fort Wayne IN 46805-1499
Email: wang@pfw.edu
Please visit http://www.pfw.edu/ece to learn about the department in more detail.
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Purdue University Fort Wayne is located in Indiana’s second-largest city and offers a traditional campus experience within a thriving metropolitan setting. As part of the venerable Purdue University system, students earn undergraduate and graduate degrees from one of the most trusted and prestigious brands in higher education.
With more than 8,000 students and over 300 full-time faculty members, Purdue Fort Wayne is perfectly sized to offer small classes and individualized attention, yet large enough to have all the attributes of a major research university. Students have the opportunity to work alongside faculty to tackle real-world challenges through groundbreaking research, to create exciting new scholarship, and to explore new facets of creative expression.
For more than 50 years, Purdue Fort Wayne has drawn Mastodons from near and far. Our students value the prestigious Purdue name and degree, and they experience the affordability and vibrance of Indiana’s second-largest city, Fort Wayne. We offer a traditional campus experience with perfectly sized classes that allow for individualized attention to help our students thrive. Students also have the opportunity to work alongside faculty to tackle real-world challenges through groundbreaking research and to explore new facets of creative expression.
Purdue Fort Wayne is the only university in the country with a mastodon as a mascot. It’s a distinction that we are proud of, and it represents our unique story.
Mastodons roamed the southern Great Lakes region of North America more than 10,000 years ago. But it was in 1968—four years after the university was founded—that Jack Sunderman, chair of the Department of Geology, identified a leg bone of a mastodon found just south of Angola, Indiana. Sunderman and his team of faculty and students subsequently unearthed the entire mastodon skeleton—along with the skull of a baby mastodon.
Later that year, Steve Pettyjohn, who served as the student body president in
1968–69, wrote a letter to the Communicator, the university newspaper, extolling the virtues of choosing the mastodon as the mascot: “It sounds different, strange. That’s exactly why [we should choose it]. I’m tired of slavishly copying what Bloomington, West Lafayette, and other big schools do. Let’s have the courage to be a little different.”
The following year, a student government committee selected the Mastodon as the university mascot. Don lives on as a fierce representative of Purdue Fort Wayne!
- Website
- http://www.ipfw.indiana.edu/
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