Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Department of Engineering

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering

Final date to receive applications
October 12, 2026

Full-Time Regular

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[C26- 031]

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering

Department of Engineering

The Engineering Department is one of the ten departments within the university’s School of Engineering, Science, and Technology. The department is primarily located in the Applied Innovation Hub, a state-of-the-art facility opened in 2022. This building features technology-enhanced active learning classrooms, computer-based classrooms, senior capstone project labs, and teaching and research laboratories equipped with cutting- edge equipment and instrumentation. Additional manufacturing facilities are housed in Nicolaus Copernicus Hall, while aerospace and instrumentation labs are located in the Bichum Engineering Laboratory building.

The Engineering Department includes twenty experienced full-time faculty and a number of part-time faculty, who together serve more than 850 students (as of Fall 2026). Academic offerings include four ABET-accredited undergraduate programs in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, and Manufacturing Engineering Technology. The department also includes a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, minor and graduate certificate in Systems Engineering, and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering which has an accelerated pathway from the undergraduate program.

Responsibilities include teaching, research with a particular focus on interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary research, service and professional development. This tenure-track appointment encompasses developing and teaching a variety of electrical engineering courses, contributing significantly to undergraduate research, and actively engaging in scholarly activities with a continuous research agenda. Department faculty are also expected to develop and maintain teaching laboratories, participate in program assessment and ABET accreditation activities, serve on department and university committees, advise students, and engage with employers and community stakeholders.

The regular teaching load is 12 hours per semester with some evening classes required.

• An earned doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related Engineering field.

• Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.

• Publication records commensurate with experience.
• Evidence of effective communication skills.

• At least two years of relevant full-time industrial experience in the related areas or R&D experience in industrial or government research labs.

• Leadership experience in preparing university programs for ABET accreditation.

• A proven track record of collaborating with industry to secure external funding for applied research projects involving undergraduate or graduate students.

• Possession of a professional engineering (P.E.) license.

• A demonstrated history of teaching, research, and student service.

In accordance with the Connecticut State University American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Collective Bargaining Union Contract, compensation for this position is at the rank of Assistant Professor for . Salary is commensurate with education and experience.

The State of Connecticut and Central Connecticut State University are proud to offer its employees competitive wages and a wide range of fringe benefits including voluntary and supplemental benefits.

• paid personal leave and sick leave accruals
• medical, dental, and prescription plans
• group life insurance
• retirement
• retiree health…