The Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University invites applications for a Lecturer position in Industrial Engineering. This position is non-faculty rank, full-time, academic year (9 month, with opportunity for summer teaching appointment), staff teaching position with continuing appointment beginning in August 2026.

The position includes the following duties:

• Teaching within the School of Industrial Engineering and Integrated Business and Engineering programs primarily at the undergraduate level, with a focus on probability, statistics, and applied analytics. In addition, teaching will include providing instructional support to experiential learning courses by directly teaching and mentoring multi-disciplinary student design teams.
• Teaching load is 18 credits per year.
• The individual will be assigned as the instructor-of-record for the courses taught and have autonomy to develop and deliver course content as appropriate (including: development of appropriate syllabi, assessment methods, grading and grade reporting, office hours, etc.)

• Collaboration with other faculty (i.e., course coordinators) will be expected to ensure consistency across sections and semesters.
• Hold all classes in accord with the university academic calendars, and be flexible in course assignments and teaching times according to program needs.
• Assist with other duties related to teaching and mentoring students, as needed.

Education:

Candidates for the position must have completed a M.S. in Industrial Engineering or closely related field (Ph.D. preferred) by the position start date. Evidence of teaching effectiveness is preferred. In addition, successful candidates will have demonstrated skills in innovative pedagogical techniques, project/problem-based learning, and multi-disciplinary design process mentoring.

Additionally, successful candidates will possess expertise in probabilistic and statistical modeling, and advanced analytics (including prescriptive/optimization modeling, predictive modeling, and descriptive/simulation modeling), including computational methods.

Purdue University

Purdue University, Indiana’s land-grant institution, is located in West Lafayette, IN, with a campus enrollment exceeding 50,000 students. U.S. News & World Report (2024) ranked Purdue among the Top Ten Most Innovative Universities in America, and the Greater Lafayette area was recently ranked #1 among 200 U.S. metro areas for career opportunities.