Assistant or Associate Professor - Mechanical Engineering Technology

Assistant or Associate Professor - Mechanical Engineering Technology

Job no: 497707
Work type: Faculty - Temporary & Continuing
Location: Big Rapids, MI 49307
Categories: Faculty, Staff

Position Title: Assistant or Associate Professor - Mechanical Engineering Technology

Location: Big Rapids (Main Campus)

Department:
38330 - Mechanical

Advertised Salary: $80,000 - $84,999 (Assistant Professor), $85,000 - $90,000 (Associate Professor). Salary commensurate with education, experience, and other requirements.

Benefits:

Comprehensive benefits package (health care, vacation, etc.). Please see the following link for a list of benefits offered with this position.

Faculty Health Benefit Plans

FLSA: Exempt

Temporary/Continuing: Continuing

Part-Time/Full-Time: Full-Time

Union Group: Ferris Faculty Association (MEA-NEA)

Term of Position: 9 Month

At Will/Just Cause: Just Cause

Summary of Position: The College of Engineering and Technology at Ferris State University seeks a diverse group of outstanding applicants for a 9 month, full-time, tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology position. Primary responsibilities include preparing and delivering courses, utilizing effective methods that ensure that all course outcomes are met. Courses are primarily delivered face-to-face in the classroom/lab at the main campus in Big Rapids, although on-line delivery may be required for some courses.

• Faculty in MET are expected to teach a variety of courses across the curriculum, teaching both lower and upper undergraduate division courses in an ETAC/ABET accredited Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) program.

• Candidates are expected to foster a meaningful learning experience for our students, faculty are expected to be student-oriented, advise, and integrate current technology into the learning environment.

• Additionally, faculty will participate in collaborative efforts to foster curricular efforts, participate in assessment of student learning, and further develop programmatic enhancement.

• Specifically, we expect the candidate to be willing to engage students outside the classroom, support and expand our existing academic initiatives, and be willing to mentor students beyond a traditional academic advising role.

• In support of teaching, candidates will engage in scholarly/professional activities and participate in department, college, and university committees.

• Off-campus and online teaching may be required.

• Courses are to be taught in person on one of Ferris State University's Campuses. The candidate(s) selected for the position must reside in Michigan after acceptance of employment and will perform duties at a Ferris site.

Tenure awarded at a previous institution is required to be hired at the rank of Associate Professor.

The anticipated start date of this position is August of 2026 at the earliest and January of 2027 at the latest.

Position Type: Faculty - Temporary & Continuing

Required Education: Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology, or a closely related engineering field plus a BS in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology
OR
Master's degree in any discipline plus a Professional Engineers License (Machine Design and Materials or Thermal and Fluid Systems) plus BS in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology or related engineering field

Required Work Experience: Minimum of five years full-time, non-academic industry-related work experience (3+ years continuous) after completion of BS for applicants whose highest degree is a Masters in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology and for applicants with Doctorates without a BS from an ABET accredited Mechanical Engineering Technology program

No industrial work experience is required for applicants with a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering who have also earned a BS from an ABET accredited Mechanical Engineering Technology program. However, industry-related work experience is still desired for such applicants.

Minimum of eight years full-time, non-academic industry-related work experience (5+ years continuous) after completion of BS for applicants…