Job Summary
The School of Engineering Education (ENE) at Purdue University invites applications for a full-time, academic year continuing lecturer position beginning as early as August 2024 and continuing on a yearly basis. The candidate will join the team of instructors of the First-Year Engineering Program at Purdue and will closely work with the faculty and staff at the School of Engineering Education.
The continuing lecturer will primarily teach in the first-year engineering (FYE) program, which includes foundational courses, such as, ENGR 13100 - Transforming Ideas to Innovation I, ENGR 13200 - Transforming Ideas to Innovation II, and ENGR-13000 – Transforming ideas to Innovations I & II. These courses focus on the engineering design cycle and programming languages, specifically MATLAB and/or Python. Based on enrollment needs, the continuing lecturer may teach other courses in the FYE program and in the multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary undergraduate (MDE/IDE) program. The teaching load will be three ENGR courses (or equivalent) in each of the academic year semesters and two courses in the summer term. Other responsibilities will include assisting with the curriculum development of FYE courses, and other duties as assigned.
Education
Requires M.S. or PhD degree in an engineering or closely related field, or MBA with an engineering BS.
Experience
- Experience teaching engineering courses at the university/college level.
- Experience mentoring teams of students working on engineering design projects for the community, for research, or for industry.
- Experience with student-centered, active learning pedagogies (cooperative learning, flipped classrooms, etc).
- Proficiency in MATLAB and/or Python.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Experience supervising students or entry-level employees.
- Enthusiastic and passioned about student’s success.
FLSA Status
Exempt