Assistant Professor - Mechanical Systems Notice of Filing

NOTICE OF FILING - Please do not apply to this position as it has been filled. This posting is mandatory to meet a United States Department of Labor requirement. See the job posting for more details.

A competitive recruitment and selection process was conducted for this employment opportunity and a U.S. worker was not selected. An application for Alien Employment Certification is being filed on behalf of an alien to fill the employment opportunity. Anyone with documentary evidence relative to the application, or available workers, wages and/or working conditions, may contact the Regional Certifying Office of the Department of Labor at the following address:

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Office of Foreign Labor Certification 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N– 5311 Washington, DC 20210

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Ag Engineering Technology (J042000)

Position Summary:

This is a full-time 9-month tenure-track Assistant Professor undergraduate teaching position in the Engineering and Technology Department. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge and abilities in areas such as developing, maintaining and teaching basic engineering courses and upper-level undergraduate courses in Engineering and Engineering Technology (ET), with a focus on machinery systems and instrumentation. The successful candidate will also engage with on-campus colleagues and/or industry partners to successfully complete undergraduate research/engineering design projects.

UW-River Falls strives to be a leader in collaborative undergraduate hands-on learning; we therefore seek faculty members who have an interest in or experience with faculty-student collaborative research, scholarship, and/or engineering projects. Faculty members are expected to accomplish a record of scholarly achievement, including (but not limited to) mentoring of undergraduate engineering design projects with opportunities to collaborate among other disciplines in the College. The standard teaching load is 12 credit hours per semester. Opportunities exist for optional summer employment through teaching, research grants, internship supervision, and other funding sources. More information about the college and department can be found at: https://www.uwrf.edu/academics/cafes.

Responsibilities:

• Teach engineering courses and upper-level undergraduate courses in Engineering and Engineering Technology (ET), with a focus on machinery and instrumentation plus additional courses (e.g., computer aided drafting and design, thermodynamics, etc.) depending on the department’s needs and candidate’s expertise.

• Engage with colleagues on-campus or industry to successfully complete research projects

• Modify existing courses or develop new courses, as needed, to create a dynamic curriculum that prepares students for engineering careers

• Incorporate new pedagogies, active learning techniques, and technologies into courses, with the objective of creating strong, dynamic, and effective courses that engage students.

• Engage in scholarly activity, which can include developing a research program, mentoring undergraduate research or engineering projects, and/or participation in professional organizations.

• Participate in co-curricular activities including advising of students in curriculum and career planning, involvement in student organizations, internship supervision, and undergraduate research mentoring.

• Establish collaborations with appropriate industry partners to facilitate internships and other learning opportunities for students and help ensure relevancy of programs and curricula.

• Participate in faculty governance and service activities at the departmental, college, and university levels

• Engage in community service where academic expertise can be shared.

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Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Biosystems Engineering, or a closely related field, completed prior to start date.

• Demonstrated industry and/or research expertise should be in the area(s) of machinery systems engineering with a focus on agricultural or off-road machinery design or modeling, or automation/robotics.

• Proven ability to teach undergraduate courses in introductory engineering, instrumentation, machine design, hydraulics and other courses that support the department's mission.

• Demonstrated scholar as evidenced by research activities or industry experience.

• Interest and ability to successfully participate in co-curricular activities including advising of students in curriculum and career planning, involvement in student organizations, internships, and undergraduate research mentoring.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Product development engineering and/or design experience in the agricultural or off-road machine industry.

• Additional expertise in smart technologies (e.g., automation and robotics, IoT and sensors, data analytics and AI), instrumentation, robotics and/or control system development

• Experience related to curriculum development in higher education.

• Established interest and/or experience in developing collaborations with industry partners.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Applicants are required to apply online. UWRF will not consider paper, emailed or faxed applications. Applicants are required to provide:

1. Curriculum vitae

2. Letter of interest specifying qualifications and experience (cover letter)

3. A three-part statement, not to exceed 3 pages, covering

• Your primary and secondary teaching interests, experience in classroom, and any evidence of successful teaching at the college level

• Your industry and/or research expertise

• Your applied research and scholarly activity agenda. (Other Document)

4. An unofficial transcript (official copies of transcripts will be required if hired).

5. Provide the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three references who can specifically comment on your teaching ability, experience and professional preparation (references).

Inquiries should be addressed to:

Bob Zeng

Assistant Professor and Search Chair

Department of Agricultural Engineering

zhiwei.zeng@uwrf.edu

Deadline to Apply: Initial review of applications will begin upon receipt. For full consideration, applicants should submit all required materials by January 20, 2025.

Employees receive excellent benefits including exceptionally low-cost comprehensive health, dental and vision benefits; employer match of Wisconsin Retirement System contributions of 6.95%; an attractive amount of paid leave per year in addition to paid sick leave. To learn more about our benefits, go to: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/quickguidefasl.pdf