Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- Employer
- Purdue University Fort Wayne
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Salary
- Competitive
- Date posted
- Nov 16, 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
Job Details
The Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in mechanical engineering starting in August 2025.
Candidates must have a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering and have earned a doctorate degree in mechanical engineering or a closely related area by the time of appointment. This position will require teaching and research. Successful candidates will teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses such as but not limited to: dynamics and controls, as well as engineering fundamentals within the First-Year Engineering program. Applicants for the position are required to have a strong commitment to teaching and to provide classroom and laboratory instruction. Candidates shall have the ability to establish and sustain an active research program in their area of expertise and to attract external funding that leads to publications in scholarly journals. Candidates are also expected to participate in service activities at the academic, professional, and/or community levels.
Application Process
Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching effectiveness, research plan, and the names of three references to: https://careers.purdue.edu/FW/go/FW-Faculty/7720100/. Screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. All candidates who are interviewed will be asked to prepare 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. The position is contingent on available funding and a satisfactory background records check. Candidates must be allowed to work in the US by the start date. Purdue will provide visa sponsorship for this position.
Additional information
PFW 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 a few hours of drive time to Chicago, Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Indianapolis. It is a great community that boasts affordable housing and a low cost of living.
Should you have questions, please contact the Search Committee Chair:
Dr. Bongsu Kang
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
2101 East Coliseum Boulevard
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
MESearch@pfw.edu
https://www.pfw.edu/etcs/cme
Company
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.pfw.edu/
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