Assistant Professor - Engineering & Engineering Technology

University of Wisconsin-River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin, US
Agricultural engineering technology
Machinery systems engineering
Machine design
This is a full-time 9-month tenure-track Assistant Professor undergraduate teaching position in the Agricultural Engineering Technology Department

Job Summary

  • This is a full-time 9-month tenure-track Assistant Professor undergraduate teaching position in the Agricultural Engineering Technology Department.
  • The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge and abilities in areas such as developing, maintaining and teaching basic engineering courses and upper-level undergraduate courses in Agricultural Engineering and Agricultural Engineering Technology with a focus on machinery systems.
  • Employees receive excellent benefits including exceptionally low-cost comprehensive health, dental and vision benefits; employer match of Wisconsin Retirement System contributions of 7.20%; an attractive amount of paid leave per year in addition to paid sick leave.

Matching Summary

This is a full-time 9-month tenure-track Assistant Professor undergraduate teaching position in the Agricultural Engineering Technology Department.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Agricultural Engineering Technology
  • machinery systems engineering
  • machine design
  • instrumentation
  • control system development
  • teaching undergraduate courses

Nice-to-have

  • collaborative undergraduate research
  • faculty-student collaborative research
  • mentoring undergraduate research projects
  • active learning techniques
  • industry partnerships

Key Requirements

  • Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or closely related field
  • ABD with completion within 6 months of hire
  • Demonstrated industry and/or research expertise
  • Ability to teach undergraduate courses
  • Demonstrated research activities or industry experience
  • Interest and ability to participate in co-curricular activities

Work Rights

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

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