Asst​/Assoc​/Full Professor Practice - SELF Program

Overview

Position Overview:

The Self Engineering Leadership Fellows (SELF) Program in the School of Engineering at The University of Kansas (KU) is seeking an outstanding candidate for Assistant, Associate or Full Professors of Practice in the areas of engineering leadership, management, business, and/or entrepreneurship. The target starting date is December 1, 2025. These positions will be Academic Year appointments (August 18 through May 15/16) with 8 weeks of summer salary possible based upon the needs of the department/program.

The successful candidate must be eligible to work in the U.S. by the start date of the position.

Appointment level will be based on an applicant’s scholarly and teaching record and practical experience. All Professor of Practice positions, regardless of rank, are non-tenured positions appointed for a three-year limited term period with the possibility of renewal based upon a comprehensive review at the end of the term. However, the School of Engineering and its five academic departments have a strong tradition of employing non-tenured faculty long-term.

The full-time position will include facilitating and teaching two of the weekly SELF seminar courses (1 credit hour each) each semester and one or two regularly scheduled classes per semester in the School of Engineering. The regularly scheduled courses may be within the Professor of Practice's academic engineering department or broadly for the School of Engineering on topics of engineering leadership, management, and/or entrepreneurship.

The precise teaching load may vary from term to term as dictated by the needs of the School.

Established in 2007, the Madison

A. and Lila Self Engineering Leadership Fellows (SELF) Program is a co-curricular fellowship for students pursuing a baccalaureate degree in the School of Engineering at the University of Kansas. The mission of the SELF Program is to develop passionate engineering and computer science graduates who are strongly goal-oriented and who bring the business skills and vision needed to guide the technology-based corporations of tomorrow.

The SELF Program will recruit, select and financially support students at the University of Kansas and administer to them an ongoing four-year personal development program that leads to a continuing supply of exceptional graduates at the Bachelor of Science level. By active participation in the program, the students will expand and refine their leadership, managerial, business, interpersonal, entrepreneurial, communication and engineering skills through mentoring, coursework, seminars and leadership opportunities.

Graduates from the SELF Program will possess the personal attributes needed to become effective leaders who are motivated to make a real difference during their careers. The SELF Program currently supports 140 fellows with over 330 alumni. The program is supported by the Program Director, Program Coordinator, and the two sought Professors of the Practice.

The University of Kansas School of Engineering has undergone a significant expansion while taking explicit care to maintain and improve the high-quality student programs the university is known for. The effort involved a multi-faceted approach aimed at growing our facilities, faculty, leadership, research and, most important, supporting students, as it helps industry partners find the new talent, designs and techniques they need to fuel economic growth and business success.

Job Duties:

50% SELF Program Teaching and Instructional

Activities:

• Develop an experiential and applied curriculum, facilitate the inclusion of program-external guests in seminar, and facilitate leadership, business, and entrepreneurial skills development seminar courses for the assigned cohorts. Currently, cohorts meet at 7:00 am once per week throughout the fall and spring semesters. This position will meet with two cohorts each week. Details of the meeting times and structure may change in the future.
• Develop co-curricular opportunities, including project-based learning, rooted in fundamental engineering project management principles incorporating entrepreneurship and business as well as additional…