Job Title: Lecturer (Physics, Astronomy, Geosciences, Engineering, & Technology)
Location: Valdosta State University
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 240969
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As a comprehensive institution of the University System of Georgia, Valdosta State University (VSU) is a welcoming, aware, and vibrant community founded on and dedicated to serving our communities’ rich and diverse heritages. VSU is proud to have a highly diverse student body and we are seeking to recruit and retain outstanding candidates who exhibit a clear commitment to diversity and inclusion and who will enhance the diversity of our faculty and staff. Through excellence in teaching, basic and applied research, and service, VSU provides rigorous programs and opportunities that enrich our students, our university, and our region. As such, the VSU mission consists of three interrelated parts that includes a student mission, university mission and regional mission. The university is equally dedicated to the core values of community, including a commitment to practice civility, integrity and citizenship. As members of this community and proud Blazers we strive to uphold these core values for the advancement of the University.

Job Summary The Department of Physics, Astronomy, Geosciences, & Engineering Technology in the College of Science & Mathematics seeks applicants for a non-tenure track faculty position at the rank of Lecturer for the new B.S. Degree Program in Engineering Technology with a concentration in Industrial Engineering Technology beginning August 1, 2022. The Lecturer position is renewable with a pathway for possible promotion to senior lecturer. The selected candidate will be responsible for teaching courses in their area of expertise and participating in service at the department, college, and university levels.

Valdosta State University is proud to have a highly diverse student body, and we are seeking to recruit and retain outstanding candidates who exhibit a clear commitment to diversity and inclusion and who will enhance the diversity of our faculty and staff.

The department is home to the newly-created B.S. Degree Program of Engineering Technology, which has a concentration in Industrial Engineering Technology. The department is also home to the Engineering Studies program which is a two-year transfer program which provides a pathway for students to transition to the four-year engineering degree programs at Georgia Institute of Technology or other engineering programs in Georgia. For more information on the department visit h ttps://www.valdosta.edu/phy/ .

Review of completed applications will begin April 18, 2022, and the position will remain open until filled. For more information contact Dr. Vincent, Interim Head, via email pvincent@valdosta.edu or phone 229-333-5752.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate is expected to teach 15 credit hours of courses in Industrial Engineering Technology, Introductory courses of Engineering, Trig-based Physics, as well as others classes related to their area of expertise in Industrial Engineering Technology.

Typical Allocation of Duties:

Teaching and Service - 100%
Teaches classes and meets assigned service obligations.

Required Qualifications

Master’s degree in the field of Industrial Engineering, Industrial Engineering Technology, or closely-related field; Demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching and learning; Commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Preferred Qualifications

Ph.D. in the field of Industrial Engineering, Industrial Engineering Technology, or closely-related field; A record of effective teaching appropriate to the applicant’s career stage that includes online teaching; Ability to work effectively in a collaborative setting; A record of mentoring students of diverse backgrounds.

Proposed Salary

Commensurate with experience.

Conditions of Employment

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. Position May Require Credit Check (if using P-Card, working with Cash, etc.).

Position Requires completion of VSU's Annual Compliance Training course (such as State Business Transactions, Drug Free Workplace, Anti-Harassment Policy, Introduction to Information Security, Workers Compensation, Motor Vehicle Policy, USG Ethics Policy, Conflict of Interest/ Outside Activities Policy, Leave Procedures for Faculty and Staff, Georgia Open Records Act, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and Contracts 101. Supervisory positions require training in FMLA and Worker's Compensation.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Valdosta State University is an Equal Opportunity educational institution and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity and inclusion. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people, including, but not limited to minorities and individuals with disabilities. Valdosta State University has a non-discrimination policy that includes sex, race, color, sexual orientation, religion, age, marital status, national origin, disability, and veteran status.

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