Southern Utah University · 11 hours ago
Open Rank Electrical Engineering Faculty
Cedar City, UT
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid, Senior Level
$72K/yr - $107K/yrSouthern Utah University (SUU) is inviting applications for an Open Rank Electrical Engineering Faculty position within their Electrical Engineering program. The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching undergraduate courses, developing curriculum, and participating in scholarly activities, with a commitment to fostering a student-centered learning environment.
EducationHigher EducationUniversities
No H1B
Responsibilities
Teaching undergraduate engineering courses, using effective teaching strategies, curriculum development, and mentorship of students
Play an active role in advancing and shaping the growth of the Electrical Engineering program in coordination with related programs in the Department of Engineering and Technology and within the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at SUU
This includes developing relevant courses
Fostering curriculum alignment
Expanding student opportunities
Working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure programs remain flexible, innovative, and responsive to student and industry needs
All SUU faculty are expected to conduct scholarly activity (for a tenure-track/tenure appointment)
Actively participate in service committees
May have other duties as needed to support a robust and dynamic environment for student learning
Experience with ABET accreditation of Engineering programs is a plus
SUU Faculty are expected to provide quality educational experiences for SUU students taking their classes and to maintain a student-centered learning environment
Non-tenure-track faculty teach 30 credit hours per year (roughly equivalent to five 3-credit courses a semester)
Tenure-track faculty teach 24 credit hours per year (roughly equivalent to four 3-credit courses a semester)
Faculty are generally expected to teach in a face-to-face format
Although Southern Utah University is primarily a teaching institution, the tenure-track faculty have an expectation to engage collaboratively with students and/or peers on scholarly activity that results in peer-reviewed publications
Faculty actively participate and collaborate with the department to enhance and maintain a robust curriculum based on continual program evaluation from internal review, industry advisory board feedback, student feedback, and accreditation review input
Faculty will also be expected to participate fully in accreditation review and continuous improvement activities
All faculty must complete service activities within the department, college, and/or university
Qualification
Required
Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field (degree determines whether appointment is non-tenure-track or tenure-track)
Ability to deliver quality instruction for undergraduate electrical engineering courses
Excellent written, oral communication, interpersonal-relationship and leadership skills
Evidence of research/scholarly activity for tenure-track applicants
Preferred
Demonstrated teaching experience in one or more undergraduate Electrical Engineering topic areas, including: Circuits and Electronics, Electromagnetics and Communication Systems, Power and Energy Systems, Control and Automation, Computer Engineering, Emerging Technologies, such as AI and machine learning for EE, nanotechnology, photonics, biomedical devices, etc
Experience with ABET accreditation of engineering programs
Industry experience relevant to undergraduate engineering programs is highly desired
Experience using electronic test equipment, designing/assembling electrical systems, and/or circuit analysis and troubleshooting
Experience with computational techniques and tools for engineering analysis
Teaching experience with demonstrated accomplishment at the undergraduate level and evidence of continuous improvement efforts is highly desired
History of service, scholarly, and program development activities (primarily for tenure-track candidates), such as collaboration with other engineering and science faculty, service on department, college, and university committees, recruitment and advising of students, and experience advising student clubs focused on competing in collegiate engineering competitions
Recruitment and advising of students
Experience advising capstone students and student clubs focused on competing in collegiate engineering competitions
Benefits
Relocation expenses to hired candidates for on-site employment
Company
Southern Utah University
Southern Utah University is a school in Cedar City.
Founded in 1897
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.26MKey Investors
"US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation"National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
2023-09-28Grant· $0.2M
2023-01-10Grant· $0.06M
Leadership Team
Mary Pearson
Chief Financial Officer
Marie Tuite
Deputy Director for External Relations/COO
Recent News
2025-08-06
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