Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology

Employer: Purdue University Fort Wayne
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Salary: Competitive
Date posted: Nov 6, 2024

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Position Type: Faculty Positions, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Employment Level: Tenured/Tenured Track
Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Public Four-Year Institutions

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Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW) School of Polytechnic invites applications for a 9-month, tenure track Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology beginning August 2025.

A Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a closely related discipline will be considered. ABD in advanced states will also be considered if the degree is in hand by August 2025.

Applicants must be able to teach at the undergraduate level in a variety of foundational courses and potential courses matching the candidate’s expertise. Areas of instructional interest would include, but not limited to, statics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, fluid power, heat transfer, automatic control, and computer-aided design. Applicants should possess at least 3 years of relevant industrial experience. The selected candidate will be working closely with students in a small experiential classroom setting and will collaborate with the community and industry partners to improve the program.

The School of Polytechnic has majors in six-degree programs which include Computer, Electrical, Industrial and Mechanical Engineering Technology, along with Information Technology and Construction Management. All the Engineering Technology programs are accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org. The student educational experience produces graduates who not only have profound technical knowledge, an ability to apply principles, and experiences relevant in their discipline, but they can also problem solve, think critically, innovate, and communicate.

Purdue University Fort Wayne is the largest university in northeast Indiana, offering 25 graduate and over 100 prestigious Purdue University undergraduate degrees and certificates. More than 10,000 students of diverse ages, races, and nationalities belong to the PFW family. The 594-acre campus in Fort Wayne is home to over 7,000 degree seeking undergraduate and graduate students. Through PFW’s partnerships with area high schools, almost 3,000 high school students take dual-credit courses, simultaneously earning both high school and college credits. PFW is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Learn more about us at PFW.edu.

Our campus is located within Indiana’s second-largest city, Fort Wayne, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 475,000. The city enjoys a diverse, active, and well-supported arts community, is home to several minor league sports teams, and has miles of pathways and trails that highlight the city and the three rivers that flow through it. Fort Wayne has been named an "All-American City" four times and is consistently cited for the high quality of life, low cost of living, and warm hospitality. Fort Wayne has been named one of the best places to raise children; US News & World Report ranked it a Top 50 Best Places to Live in 2022-2023.

Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness, 1–2-page statement of teaching philosophy, and copies of transcripts to https://careers.purdue.edu/FW/go/FW-Faculty/7720100/. Candidates invited for a campus visit will deliver both research and instructional presentations, each lasting 45-60 minutes. The screening will start immediately and run until the position is filled.

This position is contingent on available funding and a satisfactory backgrounds record check. For questions, contact Gary Steffen, Director, School of Polytechnic, Purdue University Fort Wayne at steffen@pfw.edu.

Purdue Fort Wayne is an EEO/AA employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

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Purdue Fort Wayne

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!

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