University of Utah - Mechanical Engineering Career-Line Faculty

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah (https://www.mech.utah.edu/) invites applications for a career-line faculty position at the Assistant, Associate, or Professor (Lecturer) rank focused on engineering design education, with a primary assignment of teaching and directing the Senior Design Capstone Program (https://www.mech.utah.edu/capstone/). We are looking for candidates with exceptional teaching ability in engineering design at the senior undergraduate level.

The Senior Design Capstone Program is the culmination of the undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum. The program matches teams of motivated senior undergraduate students with a multi-disciplinary project defined and funded by either an industry or academic sponsor. During the two-semester course sequence (ME EN 4000, ME EN 4010), students dedicate approximately 9 hours/week to scope, identify customer needs, research, analyze, design, prototype/manufacture, and test a solution to meet the project’s objectives. The career-line faculty member will serve as the primary instructor of the Senior Capstone Design Program and will develop and oversee curriculum for Senior Capstone Design Program courses and teach every fall and spring semester. As primary instructor, the career-line faculty will be responsible for coordinating the teaching efforts of all co-instructors and interfacing with capstone department staff. The career-line faculty member must also serve as an effective liaison with industry and external stakeholders to establish partnerships and promote the Senior Design Capstone Program.

Review of applications will begin on January 1, 2025. Applications must be submitted electronically at https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/173724 and should include: (1) a cover letter highlighting the applicant’s qualifications, including related experiences in product design and development and/or teaching engineering design-related courses, (2) current curriculum vitae, (3) a statement of teaching interests (2 pages), and (4) contact information of three to five references.

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
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