Visiting Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering

The School of Engineering at Texas A&M International University invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering position for the 2022-2023 academic year. The candidate will primarily teach courses in the Systems Engineering program. The program is looking for candidates who have a robust commitment to hands-on undergraduate engineering education.

The Systems Engineering program, established in 2009 and ABET-accredited, is a transdisciplinary program that emphasizes versatility. Students in the program take courses in industrial engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, and mechanical engineering. Systems engineering and Senior Design courses serve as culminating points for this diverse coursework in which students seek to integrate the knowledge they acquired in designing and executing engineered solutions to modern complex problems. Senior Design projects in the past have been in diverse areas, including but not limited to, space mining and exploration, unmanned aerial and ground vehicles, Formula 1 cars, image analysis and computer vision, machine learning, intelligent systems, wearable devices, soft robotics, nanotechnology, optimization and continuous process improvement, and simulation and analysis of complex systems.

Required Qualifications:

Successful candidates must have a Ph.D. Degree in Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, or a closely related discipline. Applicants close to finishing a Ph.D. will be considered if their degree completion is prior to the start of the 2022-2023 academic year.

Successful candidates must be able to teach industrial & systems engineering and engineering management topics such as Operations Research, Engineering Modeling and Design, Facilities Design and Logistics, Systems Simulation, Project Management, Advanced Engineering Statistics, and lower-level general engineering courses. Successful candidates will participate in ABET accreditation activities such as assessment and evaluation of student outcomes. The systems engineering program has a strong tradition in senior design and teams of its students regularly participate and win accolades at competitions. Successful candidates are expected to maintain this strong tradition by possessing the ability to effectively mentor and advise students working on senior design projects and undergraduate research activities. They must have the ability to conceive cutting-edge senior design projects, solicit projects from industry and other partners, and cultivate a research-oriented culture among its students.

TAMIU is a growing university of over 8,000 students located in Laredo, Texas, a vibrant bi-lingual, bi-cultural city with a population of about 260,000 on the U.S./Mexico border. For more information, visit www.tamiu.edu. TAMIU offers competitive salaries (commensurate with experience and rank) and a benefits package covering health insurance, retirement benefits, and paid parental leave. Financial support for professional development opportunities, such as attending academic conferences, is also provided. Moving expenses are covered by the university.

In addition to Systems Engineering, the School of Engineering offers two other undergraduate programs in Computer Engineering and Petroleum Engineering. There is also a Pre-Engineering program that is a bridge for transfer to other institutions. Alumni of the School of Engineering have excellent job placement in a wide range of settings, including Fortune 500 companies and various business enterprises, as well as prestigious federal, state, and local government agencies. Some companies and organizations that have hired our graduates in recent years include Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, General Motors, IBM, Microsoft, UPS, USAA, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Chase, NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, the Texas Department of Transportation, the City of Laredo, Medline Industries, and Prolamsa Inc. Furthermore, the School of Engineering has graduates who joined prestigious graduate programs at other institutions in Texas and the nation such as Texas A&M University - College Station and the University of Texas at Austin.

The completed employment application must include: (1) a letter of interest that addresses the candidate's qualifications for the position, including his teaching interests, experience, and philosophy, and his vision for senior design projects; (2) Curriculum vitae; (3) Unofficial academic transcripts; and (4) The names and contact information of three professional references. Applications must be submitted online at https://employment.tamiu.edu.

For more information, you can contact Dr. Kenneth Tobin, Search Committee Chair, via email at ktobin@tamiu.edu or via phone at 956-326-2417.

Initial review of applications will begin on June 17, 2022. The application will remain open until the position is filled.

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Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and employment is contingent on the results of the criminal history investigation.