Assistant Professor - Mechanical Systems of Filing

Position: Assistant Professor - Mechanical Systems Notice of Filing
NOTICE OF FILING - Please do not apply to this position as it has been filled. This posting is mandatory to meet a United States Department of Labor requirement. See the job posting for more details.

A competitive recruitment and selection process was conducted for this employment opportunity and a U.S. worker was not selected. An application for Alien Employment Certification is being filed on behalf of an alien to fill the employment opportunity. Anyone with documentary evidence relative to the application, or available workers, wages and/or working conditions, may contact the Regional Certifying Office of the Department of Labor at the following address:

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Office of Foreign Labor Certification 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N- 5311 Washington, DC 20210


Institution:
University of Wisconsin River Falls


Position Title:
Assistant Professor - Mechanical Systems Notice of Filing


Job Category:
Faculty


Employment Type:
Regular


Job Profile:
Assistant Professor


Job Duties:


Key

Job Responsibilities:




Department:

Ag Engineering Technology (J042000)


Position Summary:

This is a full-time 9-month tenure-track Assistant Professor undergraduate teaching position in the Engineering and Technology Department. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge and abilities in areas such as developing, maintaining and teaching basic engineering courses and upper-level undergraduate courses in Engineering and Engineering Technology (ET), with a focus on machinery systems and instrumentation. The successful candidate will also engage with on-campus colleagues and/or industry partners to successfully complete undergraduate research/engineering design projects.

UW-River Falls strives to be a leader in collaborative undergraduate hands-on learning; we therefore seek faculty members who have an interest in or experience with faculty-student collaborative research, scholarship, and/or engineering projects. Faculty members are expected to accomplish a record of scholarly achievement, including (but not limited to) mentoring of undergraduate engineering design projects with opportunities to collaborate among other disciplines in the College.

The standard teaching load is 12 credit hours per semester. Opportunities exist for optional summer employment through teaching, research grants, internship supervision, and other funding sources. More information about the college and department can be found at: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..


Responsibilities:

• Teach engineering courses and upper-level undergraduate courses in Engineering and Engineering Technology (ET), with a focus on machinery and instrumentation plus additional courses (e.g., computer aided drafting and design, thermodynamics, etc.) depending on the department's needs and candidate's expertise.
• Engage with colleagues on-campus or industry to successfully complete research projects
• Modify existing courses or develop new courses, as needed, to create a dynamic curriculum that prepares students for engineering careers
• Incorporate new pedagogies, active learning techniques, and technologies into courses, with the objective of creating strong, dynamic, and effective courses that engage students.
• Engage in scholarly activity, which can include developing a research program, mentoring undergraduate research or engineering projects, and/or participation in professional organizations.
• Participate in co-curricular activities including advising of students in curriculum and career planning, involvement in student organizations, internship supervision, and undergraduate research mentoring.
• Establish collaborations with appropriate industry partners to facilitate internships and other learning opportunities for students and help ensure relevancy of programs and curricula.
• Participate in faculty governance and service activities at the departmental, college, and university levels
• Engage in community service where academic expertise can be shared.

Knowledge

Skills and Abilities



Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Biosystems Engineering, or a closely related field, completed prior to start date.
• Demonstrated industry and/or research expertise should be in the area(s) of machinery systems engineering with a focus on agricultural or off-road machinery design or modeling, or automation/robotics.
• Proven ability to teach undergraduate courses in introductory engineering, instrumentation, machine design, hydraulics and other courses that support the department's mission.
• Demonstrated scholar as evidenced by research activities or industry experience.
• Interest and ability to successfully participate in co-curricular activities including advising of students in curriculum and career planning, involvement in student organizations, internships, and undergraduate research mentoring.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Product development engineering and/or design experience in the agricultural or off-road machine industry.
• Additional expertise in smart…