Assistant Professor of Teaching: Mechanical Engineering | Oregon State University Job at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

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  • Oregon State University
  • Corvallis, OR

Job Description

Internal Job Number: P08674UF

Description:

Oregon State University Cascades invites applications for a full-time 1.00 FTE , 9-month, fixed-term, Assistant Professor of Teaching: Mechanical Engineering position. Reappointment is at the discretion of the Senior Associate Dean.

This position is located in Bend, Oregon.

As an Assistant Professor of Teaching at Oregon State University-Cascades, the responsibilities of this position consist of teaching undergraduate courses related to engineering design theory and methodology; establishing and/or continuing a limited amount of independent research; and/or conducting research on teaching and pedagogy; working with students on undergraduate research projects; serving on departmental, college, and University committees; and providing professional and community service.

This fixed term professorial rank requires a doctoral-level degree, emphasizes excellence in teaching beyond instruction, and includes a percentage of FTE devoted to research and scholarship. It couples dominant duties in for-credit instruction with duties related to curricular design and development and/or pedagogical strategies and practices. Consistent with the emphasis of this rank, assigned research and scholarship are likely to relate to pedagogy.

Minimum Qualifications (Staff) / Guidelines (Faculty):

Requires a PhD

Requirements :

  • PhD in mechanical engineering or other relevant discipline in engineering prior to the position start date.
  • Demonstrated ability or significant potential for excellent teaching.
  • Research experience in mechanical design and/or design theory and education.
  • Proven oral and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated practice of holistic consideration of equity, inclusion, and social justice throughout techniques used to apply research learnings to create a compelling learning experience and fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment for faculty, staff, and students


This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Additional Salary Information: $80,000 - $100,000

About Oregon State University

Oregon State is a leading research university located in one of the safest, smartest, greenest small cities in the nation. Situated 90 miles south of Portland, and an hour from the Cascades or the Pacific Coast, Corvallis is the perfect home base for exploring Oregon's natural wonders. Oregon State University has always been a place with a purpose - making a positive difference in quality of life, natural resources and economic prosperity in Oregon and beyond. Through discovery, innovation and application, we are meeting challenges, solving problems and turning ideas into reality.Founded in 1868, Oregon State is the state's Land Grant university and is one of only two universities in the U.S. to have Sea Grant, Space Grant and Sun Grant designations. Oregon State is also the only university in Oregon to hold both the Carnegie Foundation's top designation for research institutions and its prestigious Community Engagement classification.As Oregon's leading public research university, with $261.7 million in external funding in the 2011 fiscal year, Oregon State's impact reaches across the state and beyond. With 12 colleges, 15 Agricultural Experiment Stations, 35 county Extension off ... ices, the Hatfield Marine Sciences Center in Newport and OSU-Cascades in Bend, Oregon, State has a presence in every one of Oregon's 36 counties, with a statewide economic footprint of $2.06 billion. Oregon State welcomes a diverse student body of over 26,000 students from across Oregon, all 50 states and more than 100 countries. They can choose from more than 200 undergraduate and more than 80 graduate degree programs, including over 30 degrees online offered through Oregon State Ecampus. Oregon State increasingly attracts high-achieving students, with nationally recognized programs in areas such as conservation biology, agricultural sciences, nuclear engineering, forestry, fisheries and wildlife management, community health, pharmacy and zoology. Oregon State also ranks high in sustainability, fourth among universities nationwide for using renewable energy and first in the Pac-12 Conference. And our students literally help power the university: 22 exercise machines at Oregon State University has always been a place with a purpose - making a positive difference in quality of life, natural resources and economic prosperity in Oregon and beyond. Through discovery, innovation and application, we are meeting challenges, solving problems and turning ideas into reality. For more information visit 400-acre main campus in Corvallis includes a Historic District, making Oregon State one of only a handful of U.S. university campuses listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district includes such icons as Weatherford Hall, the Memorial Union and Benton Hall, the oldest building on the oldest building on campus.OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

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