Title: Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Engineering (Tenure-Track)

State Role Title: Professor

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Education and Experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Virginia State University

Location: Virginia State University

Agency Website: www.VSU.edu

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

The Department of Engineering programs and functions support the University's mission by welcoming and extending Department resources to all who strive for academic excellence, whatever their natural, racial, ethnic or religious affiliation. the Department, in conjunction with the University, is ultimately dedicated to the promotion of knowledgeable, perceptive, and humane citizens secure in their self-awareness, equipped for personal fulfillment, sensitive to the needs of others, and committed to assuming productive roles in a challenging and everchanging global society. Department programs and courses provide particular support for Mission principles concerned with teaching and scholarship in the discipline of computer science, computer engineering, and manufacturing engineering, globally oriented studies, and students who are diversely prepared for employment in industry and/or graduate and professional schools.

The Faculty in this position is responsible for the delivery of instruction to students and to engage in professional activities primarily related to effective teaching, research in the discipline, and significant service to students, the University, the profession, the community, and humankind at large.

This is a full-time, tenure-eligible (tenure-track) position. The selected candidate will begin employment in August 2025, at the start of the Fall semester.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

- PhD in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field.

- Demonstrated established research activities in emerging computer engineering areas including quantum engineering, embedded systems, cybersecurity, AI engineering, and sensor networks.

- Demonstrated ability to establish externally funded applications-based research.

- Demonstrated ability to perform continuous program improvement.

- Demonstrated ability to develop effective curriculum materials.

- Demonstrated ability to organize and effectively present course work.

- Demonstrated ability to elicit student interest.

- Demonstrated ability to contribute generally to student academic progress in a significant way.

- Demonstrated ability to manage and organize the classroom environment.

- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement assessment activities.


"Please note that the anticipated start date for this role is August 2025"


*Virginia State University requires that faculty be appropriately credentialed to teach assigned courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. VSU demonstrates compliance with its Faculty Credentialing Policy #2301 for all applicable education, experience, licensure and certification requirements in the selection and hiring of its faculty.

Additional Considerations

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Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

You MUST include a current resume/c.v. and a letter of interest in your application. Three (3) letters of recommendation and official transcripts will be required before hire.

Virginia State University is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons and applicants, without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, genetic information, race, religion, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy) or veteran status. VSU encourages and invites minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.

AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.

HOW TO APPLY: Virginia State University only accepts applications for this position through the on-line state Recruitment Management System (PageUp). Faxed, e-mailed, and mailed applications and/or attachments will not be accepted. The application must be detailed and fully completed. All employment and periods of unemployment (if applicable) must b

Contact Information

Name: Dominique Fisher

Phone: 8045245075

Email: dfisher@vsu.edu

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.