Assistant Professor Term (Open Rank)

Department:

Engineering Fundamentals

Location:

Belknap Campus

Time Type:

Full time

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Req Id:

R107676

Position Description:

The Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville invites applications for a position as Teaching-Track (Term) Faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor or Instructor beginning December 1, 2025. Salary and rank will be commensurate with experience, qualifications and funding. The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for the newly formed applied engineering curriculum. This includes primary teaching responsibility for the Semiconductor Electronics, the Solid Modeling & Rapid Prototyping course, and the Digital Electronics courses.  These courses are lab intensive and require excellence in both lecture and experiential teaching formats.  In addition to the courses, the successful candidate will be responsible for continuing the laboratory build-out and assisting other instructors as the program grows.   

The applied engineering program begins January 2026 as a 2+2 program with Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) in Glendale, Kentucky.  UofL will be providing the applied engineering courses on-site at the Glendale Training Center.  The initial focus of the program will be in automation and robotics, with subsequent focus-tracks rolling out in later years.  Beginning Fall 2026, we are projected to start a parallel applied engineering program on the Belknap campus in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.  As such, the successful candidate will be expected to teach courses, develop labs and coordinate with instructors at both locations. 

Required Qualifications

• Masters or Doctorate degree in Engineering or a related field
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills, including working with a diverse population
• Some relevant industrial experience in automation and robotics, or similar field
• Familiarity with hands-on learning and experiential education teaching paradigms
• Experience with electronics and semiconductor systems
• Experience with computer aided design and 3D Modeling for engineering
• Genuine interest in cooperating with other instructors as part of a teaching team
• Commitment to high-quality teaching and student success

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest and experience interacting with first-year college students or a similar population
• Interest and experience teaching applied engineering courses
• Interest and experience using evidence-based teaching practices and active learning
• Interest and experience in continuous course improvement based on scholarship of teaching and learning

Department Information

The University of Louisville’s Bachelor of Science in Applied Engineering program is a new degree with an initial cohort beginning Fall 2025.  This new degree program will emphasize the “hands-on” side of engineering and enable our graduates to manage and design the new processes, systems, and operations being incorporated into our growing industrial base.   The students will focus on “automation and robotics” enabling them to immediately contribute to our growing industrial economy.  The applied engineering program is currently hosted by the Engineering Fundamentals Department. 

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Assistance And Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 215 Central Avenue, Ste 205 - Louisville, Kentucky 40208.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258.