Professional In Residence, Chemical Engineering

Welcome to the Professional‑in‑Residence (PIR) faculty position in the Chemical Engineering program at Louisiana Tech University. This is a 10‑month, non‑tenure‑track appointment starting September
12026, renewable annually upon satisfactory performance.

The successful candidate will manage a two‑story, 3,400‑square‑foot teaching laboratory that houses process control systems, distillation columns, heat exchangers, fluid flow and pumping equipment, evaporation, absorption, drying systems, reactors, and a lab‑scale paper production line.

• Teach and set up the undergraduate Chemical Laboratory Safety class and Chemical Engineering Junior and Senior Laboratories.
• Provide safety training for students in teaching laboratories and create a safe environment.
• Initiate requisitions for laboratory supplies.
• Arrange for equipment maintenance and repair.
• Train teaching assistants when required.
• Participate in biweekly faculty meetings during the school year.
• Serve as Chair of the Safety Committee for the College of Engineering and Science, overseeing the annual hazardous chemical inventory.
• Coordinate the annual property inventory for the Chemical Engineering program.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Experience working in a chemical plant, refinery, or other industrial operation within the Chemical Engineering field.
• Five years of experience or more, and 18 semester credit hours of graduate study in Chemical Engineering or a related discipline are strongly preferred.

• May require a criminal background check for selected candidates.

Louisia Tech University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/ADA Employer and places a high priority on the creation of an environment supportive of ethnic minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities.

Mortissa Harvey – Title IX Coordinator
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Email: mharvey