Job Title

Visiting Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering

Agency

Texas A&M International University

Department

School Of Engineering

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Laredo, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

The School of Engineering (SOEN) at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) seeks to hire a Visiting Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering for the 2024-2025 academic year. SOEN is looking for candidates who are passionate about teaching and service. Visiting Assistant Professors at TAMIU receive a standard load of 15 credit hours a semester which may be reduced contingent upon needs and approvals. This is a one-year non-tenure track position.

Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) is a comprehensive regional university and part of The Texas A&M University System. TAMIU is a growing university of over 8,000 students and is home to five colleges/schools: the College of Arts and Sciences, the A. R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business, the College of Education, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences with its Dr. F. M. Canseco School of Nursing, and University College. For more information, visit www.tamiu.edu.

This position requires face-to-face interactions through a regular schedule of attendance on campus and in the workplace. SOEN is searching for candidates who have a robust commitment to hands-on undergraduate engineering education.

We offer competitive salaries and a benefits package including health insurance, retirement benefits, and life insurance. Additional pay is available for summer teaching and contingent on enrollment. Financial support for professional development opportunities, such as attending academic conferences, is also provided. Moving expenses are covered in whole or in part by the university.

Our undergraduate ABET-accredited Systems Engineering program, established in 2009, is a transdisciplinary program that emphasizes versatility. Students in the program take courses in industrial engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, and mechanical engineering. Systems engineering and Senior Design courses serve as culminating points for this diverse coursework in which students seek to integrate the knowledge they acquired in designing and executing engineered solutions to modern complex problems. Senior Design projects in the past have been in diverse areas, including but not limited to, space mining and exploration, unmanned aerial and ground vehicles, Formula 1 cars, image analysis and computer vision, machine learning, intelligent systems, wearable devices, soft robotics, nanotechnology, optimization and continuous process improvement, and simulation and analysis of complex systems.

Required Qualifications:

Successful candidates must have a Ph.D. Degree in Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, or a related discipline. Candidates with degrees in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering with relevant experience to Systems Engineering will be considered as well. Applicants close to finishing their doctoral studies will be considered if their degree is conferred before August 16, 2024.

Successful candidates must be able to teach topics such as Operations Research, Engineering Modeling & Design, Facilities Design and Logistics, Systems Simulation, Project Management, Robotics and Automation, Computer-Aided Design, and lower-level general engineering courses. Successful candidates will participate in ABET accreditation activities such as assessment and evaluation of student outcomes and other service activities as needed by SOEN. The systems engineering program has a strong tradition in senior design and teams of its students regularly participate and win accolades at competitions. Successful candidates are expected to maintain this strong tradition by possessing the ability to effectively mentor and advise students working on senior design projects and undergraduate research activities. They must have the ability to conceive cutting-edge senior design projects, solicit projects from industry and other partners, and cultivate a research-oriented culture among its students.

Application Process:

The first review of applications will be on July 17, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. The completed employment application must include:

A letter of interest that addresses the candidate’s qualifications for the position, including his teaching interests, experience, and philosophy, and his/her vision for senior design projects;Current curriculum vitae;A statement of teaching experience and philosophy;Unofficial transcripts specifying conferred/All-But-Dissertation (ABD) degree;Names and contact information of at least three current professional references.

Applications must be submitted online at https://employment.tamiu.edu. For more information, you can contact Dr. Mahmoud Khasawneh at 956-326-2669 or Mahmoud.Khasawneh@tamiu.edu.

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All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

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