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SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY Tenure-Track/Non-Tenure-Track Mechanical Eng Tech Professor in CEDAR CITY, Utah
Tenure-Track or Non-Tenure-Track Mechanical Engineering Technology Professor
Salary: See Position Description
Location: Cedar City, UT
Job Type: Full-time Faculty
Job Number: 202400048
Division: College of Engineering & Computational Sciences
Closing:
FLSA: Exempt
Position Summary
The Department of Engineering and Technology at Southern Utah University (SUU) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor or non-tenure-track Lecturer or Assistant Professor (NTT) faculty position within the Mechanical Engineering Technology program. This is a full-time faculty position to begin August 2025 and is open to candidates with either (a) a Bachelor's or Master's degree (for a non-tenure-track appointment) or (b) a Ph.D. (for a tenure-track appointment) in Mechanical Engineering Technology or a closely related field. The position will be at the SUU campus in Cedar City, Utah. The successful candidate will have a strong commitment and ability to teach at the undergraduate level. Position includes benefits that may include relocation expenses to hired candidates for on-site employment.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Essential Functions
Primary responsibilities include teaching undergraduate engineering technology courses, use of effective teaching strategies, curriculum development, and mentorship of students. The successful candidate will manage student labs and the university makerspace. Additional responsibilities include scholarly activity, active participation on service committees, and other duties as needed to support a robust and dynamic environment for student learning. Experience with accreditation is a plus.
Faculty are expected to provide quality educational experiences for major and non-major students and to maintain a student-centered learning environment. Non-tenure-track faculty teach 30 credit hours per year (4-5 courses per semester), and tenure-track faculty teach 24 credit hours per year (3-4 courses per semester). Faculty are generally expected to teach in a face-to-face format, but limited opportunities may exist for hybrid or online teaching modalities. Although Southern Utah University is primarily a teaching institution, tenure-track faculty have an expectation to engage collaboratively with students and/or peers on scholarly activity that results in peer-reviewed publications. No such expectation exists for non-tenure-track faculty. Faculty actively participate and collaborate with the department to enhance and maintain a robust Mechanical Engineering Technology curriculum based on continual program evaluation from internal review, industry advisory board feedback, student feedback, and accreditation review input. Faculty will be expected to participate fully in accreditation review and program improvement activities. All faculty must complete service activities within the department, college, and university.
Education & Experience
Minimum Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology or a closely related field (degree determines whether appointment is non-tenure-track or tenure-track).
• Commitment and ability to deliver quality instruction for entry-level and upper-level engineering technology courses (such as computer-aided design [CAD], computer-aided manufacturing [CAM], Fluid Power, Mechatronics, and Robotics).
• Familiarity with computer software commonly used in engineering technology (e.g., NX, Inventor, SolidWorks, MasterCAM, SolidCAM).
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal r elationship skills.
• Commitment to excellence in teaching undergraduate students as evidenced by the applicant's teaching statement.
• An ability to manage technology and engineering labs by building lab experiments, maintaining lab equipment and consumable upplies, implementing safety protocols, and supervising student lab assistants.
• For tenure-track candidates, evidence of research/scholarly activity.
Preferred Qualifications
• Teaching experience with demonstrated accomplishment at the undergraduate level.
• Hands-on experience with safety and personnel management.
• Experience managing operations in a manufacturing or "maker" environment.
• History of service, scholarly, and program development activities such as:
a. Collaboration with other engineering and science faculty
b. Service on department, college, and university committees
c. Recruitment and advising of students
• Experience advising student clubs focused on competing in collegiate engineering competitions.
• Experience with ABET accreditation
Supplemental Information
This position is contingent on funding.
Salary is commensurate with experience & rank.
Southern Utah University does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex (including sex discrimination and sexual harassment), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability status, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, military status, veteran status, or other bases protected by applicable law in employment, treatment, admission, access to educational programs and activities, or other University benefits or services. For more information or contact information, please visit https://www.suu.edu/nondiscrimination/.
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