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Position Number: 5524368
Location: Martin, TN
Position Type: Engineering - Mechanical

Faculty-Engineering-Mechanical Engineering

Institution: University of Tennessee at Martin
Location: Martin, TN
Category: Faculty-Engineering-Mechanical Engineering
Application Due: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time

The University of Tennessee at Martin, College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Department of Engineering is seeking applications for a tenure-track appointment in Mechanical Engineering.

The University: The University of Tennessee at Martin (UTM) is a primary campus of the University of Tennessee System. The campus is located in Northwest Tennessee about 125 miles northeast of Memphis and 150 miles west of Nashville. The University of Tennessee at Martin has a combined graduate and undergraduate enrollment of approximately 6800 students. The emphasis is solidly on excellence in undergraduate instruction. We seek candidates who demonstrate a similar commitment.

The Department: The Department of Engineering offers a comprehensive, innovative undergraduate program, which is ABET accredited, leading to a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) degree. Graduates are prepared to pursue a career path leading to registration and practice as Professional Engineers, have acquired the foundation for maintaining professional competence throughout their careers, and have the skills and experiences needed to move quickly into leadership roles in engineering and management. Engineering enrollment is 250 students and growing. There are ten full-time faculty members, representing the civil, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, and mechatronics disciplines. The department recently relocated all classes and labs all into the newly constructed Latimer Engineering and Science Building on the UTM campus.

Position Description: A full-time tenure track position within the discipline of mechanical engineering, in the Department of Engineering, beginning August 2025, at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank, depending on existing credentials and experience. Preference will be given to candidates with an expressed interest in serving as faculty advisor to the departmental hands-on senior capstone design projects and or similar student competition teams. Preference may be given to candidates with demonstrated ability to teach lower division undergraduate courses, as well as upper division courses such as vibrations, and numerical analysis.

Responsibilities will include the following:

Teaching a full load (12 semester credit hours or equivalent) of a broad range of undergraduate mechanical engineering courses every fall and spring semester
Continuous improvement in undergraduate instruction
Academic advising every fall and spring semester
Departmental, university, and professional service
Scholarly activity and professional development

Responsibilities may include (but are not limited to) the following:

Evaluating and improving curriculum, courses, and laboratories
Development of new, or revision of existing, undergraduate courses or laboratories
Advising and mentoring students in engineering professional societies such as SAE and ASME.
Advising and mentoring students in capstone senior design projects and or student competitions
Responding to specific departmental needs such as student recruitment activities
Other departmental needs as articulated by the Department Chair

Qualifications: An earned doctorate in mechanical engineering is required for appointment on the faculty at Assistant or Associate Professor. A B.S. degree from an ABET EAC accredited program (or a program certified as "substantially equivalent" by ABET) is preferred. Candidates must have substantial professional experience as a practicing engineer. Preference will be given to candidates with at least ten years professional industry or government engineering experience, all within the United States. Preference will be given to candidates with an expressed interest in developing hand-on senior capstone design projects and or student competitions. Demonstrated English communications skills and a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching are required.

Rank and Salary: Assistant or Associate of Engineering. Rank and salary will be commensurate with credentials and experience.

Application: Applicants must apply online through the Faculty Employment Opportunities page of the UTM HR web site at https://www.utm.edu/offices-and-services/human-resources/employment-opportunities.php

A letter of application, statement of teaching philosophy, detailed resume or vita, and the names of three professional references, along with their contact information, must be attached. Any questions email Dr. Gregory H. Nail, Chair, ME Search Committee, gnail@utm.edu. Review of applications will begin 16 September 2024, and continue until the position is filled.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admission without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, and parental status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the University of Tennessee at Martin affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the university. Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color, and national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), the ADA (disability), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Equity and Diversity, 544 University Street, #303, Martin, TN 38238, telephone 731-881-3505. Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the Office of Equity and Diversity.