Assistant Teaching Professor with the Integrated Innovation Institute

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) welcomes applications for a teaching-track faculty position with the Integrated Innovation Institute (III). This teaching track faculty appointment will start in fall 2022 at CMU's Pittsburgh campus.  

At the III, we breakdown the silos that impede innovation. We believe that by uniting the disciplines of engineering, design, and business, we can build impactful solutions that create value for real people.

We seek candidates who share our passion for innovation, along with a background in engineering to train the next generation of innovators, design thinkers, disruptors, and world changers within our Master of Integrated Innovation for Products & Services (MIIPS) degree. 

The successful candidate will be a valued member of our faculty and will have the ability to teach courses across varying aspects of human centered design engineering. Candidates with interest and ability to teach courses in cyber-physical systems, physical prototyping and design for manufacturing and assembly are preferred. This role will also team teach the Integrated Product Development Capstone course each spring.  In this industry sponsored course, students provide their sponsor with a refined product/service concept that the company might want to bring to market. Along with a background in teaching, a successful candidate will have industry experience related to developing and launching new products, have an understanding of team dynamics and bring new insights to our "engineering, design, business" identity. 

In the spirit of interdisciplinary education, this role could support teaching needs within other programs at the III or other departments at CMU that are viewed as mutually beneficial for the candidate and departments. 

Teaching track faculty are responsible for teaching a standard course load of 72 units (typically, split into two 36 unit semesters) each academic year. All teaching assignments will be determined by the III Director based on the overall needs for the department. Along with teaching assignments, there will be standard faculty service requirements to the III. The III provides faculty with professional development opportunities, along with standard technology resources to support teaching needs. 

This teaching track appointment runs 9 months (September to May) and will be reviewed for reappointment after 3 years as described in the College of Engineering faculty review process. 

About the Integrated Innovation Institute

The III has imparted to students a tried-and-true methodology to innovating products and services. Through dynamic projects and research, students learn to create solutions that:

• function effectively with the right technologies (engineering);
• improve the lives of individuals (design); and
• create economic value in the marketplace (business).

Our master's degree programs are designed for professionals who are passionate about developing, designing, and launching the next generation of products and services. Students emerge from our programs with hard and soft skills that empower them to solve real-world problems holistically and regardless of industry, technology, or discipline.

The Integrated Innovation Institute at Carnegie Mellon University is committed to engaging a diverse and connected global community, and to upholding the principle of equity as the foundation for ensuring that faculty, staff, and students have opportunities to succeed and thrive.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum qualifications for this position include a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, and 2 years of relevant professional work and/or teaching experience.

Preferred Qualifications

The preferred qualifications for this position include a PhD. in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, 5 or more years of professional industry experience, 1 or more years of college-level teaching experience, and experience working as part of a collaborative team. 

Application Instructions

Interested individuals should include the following in their application package:

1. Statement of why you are interested in this position and how you see yourself fitting into the program (this could include a description of projects, courses initiatives you would like to develop in the future). 
2. Overview of your teaching philosophy
3. Diversity Statement (include past and potential contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion goals)
4. Current CV
5. 8-10 examples and descriptions of student work (if applicable)
6. Please include examples of relevant work experience and descriptions of personal projects and/or research.
7. 3 names, email and phone numbers of references

Applicants should state their current and expected salary in the application. 

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until June 1.

If interested, please apply through Interfolio. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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