Hello, All –

I know that many of you are beginning your semesters. May this academic year be one of wellness and thriving!

Please see the announcements below. While always noted at the bottom of this email, please submit any announcements you would like to be included here on this form.

– James

ERM Announcements for 8/15/2023

General Announcements 

1. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Chemical Engineering Education Feedback Survey

Position Announcements 

1. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Faculty Position in Mechanical Engineering, Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, Hofstra University
2. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Teaching Assistant Professor (Instructor) position in Aerospace Engineering Sciences
3. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity in AI and Ethics at Purdue University
4. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Assistant Director for Teaching and Learning, MIT
5. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Two Open Assistant Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University

 

General Announcements

1. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Chemical Engineering Education Feedback Survey

 

We are seeking feedback on how the journal, Chemical Engineering Education (CEE) can best serve the needs of the engineering education research and teaching community. If you currently engage with the journal in any form or might engage with the journal at some point in the future, we would like to hear from you! You can provide feedback via a short survey:

https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2na5tdUN9D3nPcW

For questions, please contact Allison Godwin at afg64@cornell.edu

 

Position Announcements

 

1. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Faculty Position in Mechanical Engineering, Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, Hofstra University

The Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science at Hofstra University invites applications for an anticipated tenure-track opening at the assistant/associate professor level in mechanical engineering. Applicants should have an earned Ph.D. in mechanical engineering or a closely related field. Preferred candidates will have expertise in machine design, modelling of dynamic systems, mechanical vibrations, mechatronics and/or similar fields. The start date for this position is September 1, 2024.

The engineering programs at Hofstra are experiencing rapid growth, and the successful applicant will contribute to the department’s ability to offer a top-tier undergraduate educational experience to our students. Hence, candidates must be effective communicators with a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching, be able to initiate sustained research – especially of a type that can involve advanced undergraduates – and show initiative in seeking external funding for research. In 2023, a new

$75 million Center for Science and Innovation will open on the Hofstra Campus and serve the DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. More information about Hofstra University’s Department of Engineering can be found at www.hofstra.edu/engineering.

Interested applicants should apply at: https://hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/504

Contact: Dr. Richard Puerzer

Email: SEAS4@hofstra.edu

2. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Teaching Assistant Professor (Instructor) position in Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder

 

Teaching Assistant Professor (Instructor) position in Aerospace Engineering Sciences

The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences (AES) at the University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for a full-time Teaching Assistant Professor (non-tenure track instructor) to teach in its undergraduate program. Candidates are sought who can teach all areas of our undergraduate curriculum with an emphasis on aerospace computing, systems engineering and aerospace vehicle design, senior capstone design, spacecraft dynamics, and/or propulsion.

Viable candidates should be capable of teaching a wide range of undergraduate aerospace engineering courses in both lecture and laboratory formats. A successful candidate in this position will typically teach 5 courses during the academic year. This position typically includes an effort allocation of 80% teaching and 20% service, although allocations may vary based appointment. Research is typically not included in this position unless related to engineering education.

Apply by October 15, 2023.  The anticipated start is August 2024 with opportunity to start as soon as January 2024. The anticipated salary range for this position at the Teaching Assistant Professor rank is $88,000 – $94,000 academic year salary.

Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs (search by job title or requisition number: 49820). The University of Colorado Boulder conducts background checks for all final applicants.

Posting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources

Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu

3. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity in AI and Ethics at Purdue University

The School of Engineering Education and Department of Computer Information Technology at Purdue seek a postdoctoral fellow to study how undergraduate students develop self-regulated learning skills to: a) apply AI algorithms for computers to learn from data, and b) prevent potential biases in the data used to train AI algorithms, among other ethical considerations. Data collection and analysis for this project will involve mixed-methods approaches, including through use of surveys and interviews to investigate student understandings and perceptions of technical/disciplinary knowledge (e.g., AI algorithms and techniques) and associated social and ethical considerations. One central objective of this research effort is to develop new instructional materials and strategies that improve students’ conceptual understanding of machine learning techniques while also increasing their awareness of how such technologies both shape and are shaped by the social contexts where they are developed and used. The fellow will have opportunities to relate research to instructional practice by helping to pilot and assess educational interventions, while also engaging with the broader policy and outreach dimensions of this research topic through the National Institute for Engineering Ethics (NIEE).

Minimum Qualifications: 1) Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Engineering or Computer Education, Learning Sciences, or closely related field, 2) Programming expertise and ability to learn data science and machine learning skills, 3) familiarity or interest in the societal and ethical implications of AI, and 4) strong interest in discipline-based education research.

This co-advisors for this position are Profs. Brent Jesiek (bjesiek@purdue.edu) and Alejandra Magana (admagana@purdue.edu), and the desired start date is Spring 2024 or later. Interested individuals must apply through Purdue’s Gilbreth Fellowship program by Nov. 1, 2023, as detailed here: https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Research/GilbrethFellowships#about

4. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Assistant Director for Teaching and Learning, MIT

The MIT Teaching + Learning Lab (TLL) seeks an Assistant Director who will work with MIT educators to support teaching and learning through the implementation of research-based practices and pedagogies via workshops, individual consultations, and classroom observations. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. or Ed.D. in a field such as engineering education, science education, or a STEM discipline, along with at least three years of experience in educational development or a related field.

FOR MORE DETAILS: Please visit our website at https://tll.mit.edu/job-opening-ad-tl-2023/

TO APPLY: Please visit https://careers.mit.edu/ and search for position #22990. (For questions, please contact Daniel Nocivelli at book@mit.edu)

5. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Two Open Assistant Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University

The Department of Engineering Education (https://eed.osu.edu/) at The Ohio State University (https://www.osu.edu/) invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor to start August 2024. We are seeking innovative scholars in engineering education who will help further the growth of our department. The Assistant Professors will be required to individually establish a research program, secure outside funding, advise graduate students within our engineering education Ph.D. program, and teach courses across the department, including our first-year engineering program . These individuals will engage with the department across the various programmatic areas (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Multidisciplinary Capstone / Integrated Business and Engineering; Graduate Studies and Research; Engineering Technical Communications; Fundamentals of Engineering).

For questions regarding this position, please contact Search Committee Chair, Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez at Kajfez.2@osu.edu. Application review will begin October 1, 2023. Applicants may view the entire job posting including required and desired qualifications and apply here.

 

To send an announcement to the ERM listserv, please prepare a 2-3 paragraph descriptionincluding any relevant URLs as well as a subject line. Be sure that the announcement includes the person to contact with questions. Submit all of this information to James Huff via https://bit.ly/ERMAnnouncements. Announcements will be sent out on the 1st and 15th of each month or the first weekday following. Submissions 48 hours before these dates will be guaranteed to be included in announcements. Each set of announcements will be included in the announcements email twice. Announcements will also be recorded on the ERM website: http://erm.asee.org/

For more resources and position announcements, please refer to the Engineering Education Community Resource Wiki available at http://bit.ly/engredu.  A direct link to job postings at https://bitly.com/eecr-jobs.

 

ERM Announcements for 8/1/2023

General Announcements 

1. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Assistant Editor positions available inChemical Engineering Education
2. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: IJEE Special issue on Digital PBL
3. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Chemical Engineering EducationFeedback Survey

Position Announcements 

1. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Contract Faculty, First Year Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
2. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) Research Position
3. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Faculty Position in Mechanical Engineering, Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, Hofstra University
4. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Teaching Assistant Professor (Instructor) position in Aerospace Engineering Sciences
5. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity in AI and Ethics at Purdue University
6. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Assistant Director for Teaching and Learning, MIT

 

General Announcements

1. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Assistant Editor positions available inChemical Engineering Education

 

Chemical Engineering Education has up to three Assistant Editor positions available.  Details on application requirements can be found as an Announcement on the homepage for the journal or here.

From the pool of applicants, the search committee will select several individuals for a virtual interview.  Please be sensitive to the application requirements.  Anyone with an interest from any part of the world is encouraged to apply.  The deadline for all applications is July 10.

If you have any questions, contact  cee@che.ufl.edu.

2. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: IJEE Special issue on Digital PBL

The International Journal of Engineering Education calls for submissions to a special issue on “New Digital Vistas for PBL in Engineering Education”. You may find this call linked here (or paste the following in your browser: https://www.ijee.ie/callfp/Digital%20Vistas%20for%20PBL_CfP.pdf)

Digitalization offers new frontiers for the organization of engineering education, and will require new (possibly post-digital) pedagogical models and practices to be fully realized for the future.  We welcome your contributions on how this will manifest in the Problem Based Learning paradigm.

Extended abstracts are due Monday 4^th September.  We look forward to your contribution.  Enquiries can be made to Prof Euan Lindsay, Aalborg University, edl@plan.aau.dk

3. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Chemical Engineering EducationFeedback Survey

 

We are seeking feedback on how the journal, Chemical Engineering Education (CEE) can best serve the needs of the engineering education research and teaching community. If you currently engage with the journal in any form or might engage with the journal at some point in the future, we would like to hear from you! You can provide feedback via a short survey:

https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2na5tdUN9D3nPcW

For questions, please contact Allison Godwin at afg64@cornell.edu

 

Position Announcements

 

1. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Contract Faculty, First Year Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering invites applications for a full time, non-tenured, renewable faculty position in General Engineering at the level of Industry Assistant or Associate Professor, with a start date of August or September 1, 2023. The initial appointment will be for two to three academic years.

The General Engineering Program manages the first-year engineering course EG 1004 Introduction to Engineering and Design which is required for all engineering majors. We are seeking a dedicated faculty member who can advance our students’ knowledge through prior experience. This course consists of weekly lectures, labs, and recitation sections and is team-taught by a group of faculty who are supported by a large team of teaching assistants.  The Contract Faculty will teach the five recitation sections per semester in addition to supporting course operations.

The primary role of EG faculty is in guiding students through the course, orienting students to the field of engineering, improving technical communication skills, explaining the engineering design process, and introducing tools, resources, and terminology to first-year engineering students. EG 1004 faculty are expected to mentor student teams and provide guidance for open-ended semester-long design projects and hands-on laboratory experiments. The EG faculty will also assist with the operations of the course. This includes management and review of the teaching assistants; purchasing equipment and materials for projects and labs; designing course material and content; and maintaining or updating standards for course assessment and delivery.

More Information: http://apply.interfolio.com/126944

Questions? Contact Ingrid Paredes (ijparedes@nyu.edu)

2. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) Research Position

The Defense Personnel Analytics Center (DPAC) under the Department of Defense is seeking a researcher to conduct research, development, and implementation of all Career Exploration Program (CEP) instruments and materials, as well as the development and evaluation of new methods and techniques for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the CEP.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is not telework eligible. This is a remote position.
• Individuals selected for this position who intend to work remotely (away from the official Government worksite location) will be required to sign a Memorandum of Agreement for Establishment of Remote Duty Assignment in accordance with agency policy.

To apply, refer to ad (https://www.usajobs.gov/job/733474100) and submit a resume and transcripts. Please keep your resume to a reasonable length. If more than five pages are submitted, only the first five pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

3. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Faculty Position in Mechanical Engineering, Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, Hofstra University

The Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science at Hofstra University invites applications for an anticipated tenure-track opening at the assistant/associate professor level in mechanical engineering. Applicants should have an earned Ph.D. in mechanical engineering or a closely related field. Preferred candidates will have expertise in machine design, modelling of dynamic systems, mechanical vibrations, mechatronics and/or similar fields. The start date for this position is September 1, 2024.

The engineering programs at Hofstra are experiencing rapid growth, and the successful applicant will contribute to the department’s ability to offer a top-tier undergraduate educational experience to our students. Hence, candidates must be effective communicators with a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching, be able to initiate sustained research – especially of a type that can involve advanced undergraduates – and show initiative in seeking external funding for research. In 2023, a new

$75 million Center for Science and Innovation will open on the Hofstra Campus and serve the DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. More information about Hofstra University’s Department of Engineering can be found at www.hofstra.edu/engineering.

Interested applicants should apply at: https://hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/504

Contact: Dr. Richard Puerzer

Email: SEAS4@hofstra.edu

4. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Teaching Assistant Professor (Instructor) position in Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder

 

Teaching Assistant Professor (Instructor) position in Aerospace Engineering Sciences

The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences (AES) at the University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for a full-time Teaching Assistant Professor (non-tenure track instructor) to teach in its undergraduate program. Candidates are sought who can teach all areas of our undergraduate curriculum with an emphasis on aerospace computing, systems engineering and aerospace vehicle design, senior capstone design, spacecraft dynamics, and/or propulsion.

Viable candidates should be capable of teaching a wide range of undergraduate aerospace engineering courses in both lecture and laboratory formats. A successful candidate in this position will typically teach 5 courses during the academic year. This position typically includes an effort allocation of 80% teaching and 20% service, although allocations may vary based on appointment. Research is typically not included in this position unless related to engineering education.

Apply by October 15, 2023.  The anticipated start is August 2024 with opportunity to start as soon as January 2024. The anticipated salary range for this position at the Teaching Assistant Professor rank is $88,000 – $94,000 academic year salary.

Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs (search by job title or requisition number: 49820). The University of Colorado Boulder conducts background checks for all final applicants.

Posting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources

Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu

5. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity in AI and Ethics at Purdue University

The School of Engineering Education and Department of Computer Information Technology at Purdue seek a postdoctoral fellow to study how undergraduate students develop self-regulated learning skills to: a) apply AI algorithms for computers to learn from data, and b) prevent potential biases in the data used to train AI algorithms, among other ethical considerations. Data collection and analysis for this project will involve mixed-methods approaches, including through use of surveys and interviews to investigate student understandings and perceptions of technical/disciplinary knowledge (e.g., AI algorithms and techniques) and associated social and ethical considerations. One central objective of this research effort is to develop new instructional materials and strategies that improve students’ conceptual understanding of machine learning techniques while also increasing their awareness of how such technologies both shape and are shaped by the social contexts where they are developed and used. The fellow will have opportunities to relate research to instructional practice by helping to pilot and assess educational interventions, while also engaging with the broader policy and outreach dimensions of this research topic through the National Institute for Engineering Ethics (NIEE).

Minimum Qualifications: 1) Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Engineering or Computer Education, Learning Sciences, or closely related field, 2) Programming expertise and ability to learn data science and machine learning skills, 3) familiarity or interest in the societal and ethical implications of AI, and 4) strong interest in discipline-based education research.

The co-advisors for this position are Profs. Brent Jesiek (bjesiek@purdue.edu) and Alejandra Magana (admagana@purdue.edu), and the desired start date is Spring 2024 or later. Interested individuals must apply through Purdue’s Gilbreth Fellowship program by Nov. 1, 2023, as detailed here: https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Research/GilbrethFellowships#about

6. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Assistant Director for Teaching and Learning, MIT

The MIT Teaching + Learning Lab (TLL) seeks an Assistant Director who will work with MIT educators to support teaching and learning through the implementation of research-based practices and pedagogies via workshops, individual consultations, and classroom observations. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. or Ed.D. in a field such as engineering education, science education, or a STEM discipline, along with at least three years of experience in educational development or a related field.

FOR MORE DETAILS: Please visit our website at https://tll.mit.edu/job-opening-ad-tl-2023/

TO APPLY: Please visit https://careers.mit.edu/ and search for position #22990. (For questions, please contact Daniel Nocivelli at book@mit.edu)

 

To send an announcement to the ERM listserv, please prepare a 2-3 paragraph description including any relevant URLs as well as a subject line. Be sure that the announcement includes the person to contact with questions. Submit all of this information to James Huff via https://bit.ly/ERMAnnouncements. Announcements will be sent out on the 1st and 15th of each month or the first weekday following. Submissions 48 hours before these dates will be guaranteed to be included in announcements. Each set of announcements will be included in the announcements email twice. Announcements will also be recorded on the ERM website: http://erm.asee.org/

For more resources and position announcements, please refer to the Engineering Education Community Resource Wiki available at http://bit.ly/engredu.  A direct link to job postings at https://bitly.com/eecr-jobs.