Engineering Education
Assistant/Associate Professor, tenure track, nine-month appointment
Utah State University (www.usu.edu) is a premier student-centered land-grant and Carnegie extension
university that fosters the principle that academics come first, by cultivating diversity of thought and
culture, and by serving the public through learning, discovery, and engagement. The Department of
Engineering and Technology Education in the College of Engineering (http://www.ete.usu.edu) offers
Bachelors and Masters degrees in engineering and technology education and a PhD in engineering
education.
Primary responsibilities will be to conduct engineering education research and to teach and develop
undergraduate and graduate courses in engineering education. The successful candidate will be
required to obtain external funding, and conduct research in engineering education. In addition, the
candidate may be asked to advise students and serve on masters and doctoral committees.
1. Earned doctorate in STEM education, a Mechanical/Civil/Materials (or similar) Engineering
discipline, cognitive science, or educational and psychological research, by August 15, 2011.
2. BS and MS in an ABET accredited engineering discipline.
3. Strong background in educational research.
4. Successful teaching experience in areas related to engineering.
5. Ability to conduct and disseminate research in the areas of engineering education.
6. Ability to write grants to support scholarly activities.
7. Strong interpersonal and communication skills
8. Ability to teach foundational engineering courses, specifically Statics, Dynamics, and/or
Strength of Materials.
The review of applications will begin January 10, 2011, and will remain open until the position is
filled. Qualified applicants should apply on-line following the guidelines posted under JOB
OPPORTUNITES that can be accessed at the USU Human Resources website
(http://www.usu.edu/hr). For further information, please contact:
Dr. Ning Fang, Search Committee Chair
Department of Engineering and Technology Education
Utah State University
6000 Old Main Hill
Logan, Utah 84322-6000
e-mail: ning.fang@usu.edu
Phone: (435) 797-2948
[Ed note: Utah State is in the process of hiring a number of new tenure lines across discipline-based science education fields.]
