Assistant Professor of Practice - Power Systems

Position Details

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

• Proposed
  
  Start Date:
  
  09/16/2026
• Rank: CP - Asst Professor of Practice
• Working Title:
  
  Assistant Professor of Practice - Power Systems
• Position Number: D91781
• Representation: AU - AAUP
• Faculty Type:
  Non-Tenure Track Continuous
• Position FTE: 1.0
• Term of Service: 9 month

Portland State University is a public research university located in the heart of one of America’s most dynamic cities. The 50-acre downtown campus places students in a vibrant center of culture, business, and technology, allowing students to participate in internships, co-ops, and community-based projects. The University’s mission is to let knowledge serve and our urban setting and unique relationship with the public agencies and industry provide a living laboratory for research and collaboration.

More than 23,000 students from all backgrounds bring diverse perspectives to our classrooms and campus life, from the tree-lined Park Blocks to the bustling Urban Plaza and our state-of-the-art engineering and computer science research, teaching, and lab spaces.

The Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science has 100 full-time faculty and enrolls more than 2,800 students who complete bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral degrees, and graduate certificates from our five departments (civil and environmental engineering, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, engineering and technology management, and mechanical and materials engineering). The college has a commitment to serving students in a welcoming environment and strives for excellence and impact in our research and teaching mission.

More information can be found on the Maseeh College website. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering serves a diverse population of students including military veterans, community college transfers, students with prior work experience, and international students from around the world. The Department offers ABET-accredited B.S. degree programs in electrical engineering and computer engineering, as well as M.S. and Ph.D. programs.

The Department has 26 faculty members, including three IEEE Fellows and ASA and ACM Fellows, with a focus on excellence in teaching. The department is guided by its strategic vision and has implemented a mentoring plan to support new faculty and promote growth and collaboration among colleagues.

The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at Portland State University seeks outstanding candidates for a Non-Tenure Track Faculty (NTTF) Assistant Professor of Practice in Power Systems. This teaching position focuses on teaching in both undergraduate and graduate courses in a broad range of courses in electrical engineering. This 1.0 FTE 9-month teaching appointment will typically be responsible for teaching two 4-credit courses each quarter of the academic year (fall, winter, and spring).

Additional responsibilities include service to the department, college, or university, capstone project supervision, curriculum and program development, and teaching laboratory directorship. The faculty member will be expected to engage with regional industry partners to strengthen power engineering career development pathways, recruit guest speakers and adjunct faculty, and inform continuous improvement of PSU’s power-track BS EE and MS ECE programs.

Instructional

• Master of Science Degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related discipline
• Experience teaching and/or related industry experience

• Doctorate Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering or related discipline
• Demonstrated teaching excellence
• Experience teaching at least three courses in higher education and/or 3 years of related industry experience
• Experience teaching graduate and undergraduate electrical and computer engineering courses

• Create an environment that acknowledges, encourages, and celebrates differences.
• Function and communicate effectively and respectfully within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities, and…