Chair Department of Engineering Technology

Job

Location:

Marietta, Georgia

Full/Part Time:
Full Time

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

For more than 60years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located justnorth of Atlanta and combines a suburban setting on twometro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia's largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees to over 50,000 students. Our high-impact research and Division I athletics also draw students from throughout the region and across the globe.

A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is aCarnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local,regional, and national level.

Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity,collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. As part of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State exemplifies the power and promise of a student-centered, research-driven university. In addition, Kennesaw State supports the University of Georgia's co revalues of accountability, excellence, integrity, and respect.

We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. For more information, visit the Kennesaw State University website.

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000

Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus islocated at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

The Engineering Technology (ET) department offers programs witha hands-on, applied approach to engineering. Focusing more onthe practical aspects of engineering than on the theoreticalaspects, ET blends the application of science, engineering knowledge, and technical skills to solve problems in a variety offields. ET is the component of engineering that specialize sin design and application. Focus areas for the programs areengineering design graphics, manufacturing, applied mechanical engineering, communication systems, embedded processing and digital systems, and power systems.

The ET broad educational foundation of applied engineering, project-based learning empowers students to take state-of-the-art technology and apply it in newand innovative ways to solve real-world problems.

Graduates enter the workforce in a wide variety of sectors,including manufacturing, medical devices, heavy equipment,automation, HVAC, automotive design, energy, materials engineering,communications, instrumentation, control systems, digital design,embedded systems design, power, robotics, computers, and many more.

Additionally, ET graduates typically pursue professionalcareers in areas such as development, design, quality assurance,technical documentation, production, maintenance, test engineering,field service, technical sales, research and development,management, telecommunications, product improvement, industrial processes, and operations.

Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for atwelve-month administrative faculty position as a tenured Professor and Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology in the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology with a preferred start date of July 1, 2027. This position is for work to be performed in the state of Georgia.

Reporting directly to the Dean of the College, the Department Chair of Engineering Technology will guide this dynamic department in advancing its strategic…