FACULTY POSITION IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE.
Position:
The Department of
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering seeks one assistant professor,
tenure-track, starting August 2008. This
opening is for the initial staffing of the UWP outreach program in Mechanical
Engineering offered at the UW Rock County campus in Janesville, WI.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s and doctoral
degrees in ME or a closely related field are required. The doctoral degree requirements must be met
by 30 May 2008. The successful candidate
must be willing and able to teach a broad spectrum of ME courses. A particular emphasis for this position is
the need for strong laboratory skills (teaching and development for both
thermal systems and mechanical systems labs).
She/he must demonstrate a genuine interest in teaching undergraduates
and possess good written and oral communication skills. The successful candidate needs to have
demonstrated commitment to or experience with racially diverse
populations. Teaching experience,
industrial experience, and professional registration are desirable.
Responsibilities:
Professional and
scholarly activities are expected, but quality teaching is the primary
responsibility. Additional
responsibilities of the position include advising undergraduate students and
university/community service.
Effective
Date of Appointment:
August 15, 2008
Application
Procedure:
The University of
Wisconsin-Platteville, an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, seeks
to build a diverse faculty and staff and encourages applications from women and
persons of color. The names of nominees and applicants who have not requested
in writing that their identities be kept confidential, and of all finalists,
will be released upon request.
Review of applications
begins immediately. To ensure
consideration applications must be received by February 1, 2008.
The following items are required for your application to be considered:
·
Letter
of application addressing the above qualifications
·
A
statement that demonstrates your commitment to or experience with racially
diverse populations
·
A
statement of teaching philosophy that specifically addresses the
teaching of smaller classes with a significant nontraditional enrollment
·
A
curriculum vitae
·
Contact
information for at least three professional references
Send these items in electronic format (Adobe PDF or MS Word email
attachment) to:
Dr. John Mirth, Search and Screen Chair
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
(608) 342-1642
Mechanical
Engineering at UW - Platteville
ME is the largest of UWP’s ABET-accredited programs
with about 100 graduates annually. The
UWP ME Program is delivered at the Platteville campus and a growing number of
outreach campuses. This opening is for
the initial staffing of the UW Rock County campus, a developing outreach
program in Janesville, WI.
UW Platteville:
The
Janesville and Surrounding
Community:
Janesville is a moderately sized city of 61,000 located on the Rock River in scenic south central Wisconsin. Janesville is a growing commercial and industrial center along the Wisconsin-Illinois border. The city is also noted for its beautiful parks and recreation areas, including over 2300 acres of parks, boating access on the Rock River, and more than 25 miles of bike trails.
http://www.ci.janesville.wi.us/citysite/
Platteville
and Surrounding Community:
The city of