Non-Tenure-Track Research Assistant Professor Position in Sustainable Engineering Practices

Binghamton University is seeking a Non-Tenure-Track Research Assistant Professor in Sustainable Engineering Practices for Fall 2025. The role requires significant industrial experience and involves teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, mentoring students, and potentially pursuing research. Candidates must have a Master's degree in engineering or a related field and at least five years of relevant experience, with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and student success.
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About Binghamton University:

Binghamton University is a world-class institution that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by outstanding academics, facilities and community life - promotes extraordinary student success.

Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty and state-of-the-art facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000 students. The high-achieving Binghamton student body also represents a great diversity of life experiences, from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration and community service.

Job Description:

The Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science at Binghamton University invites candidates to apply for a non-tenure-track, full-time faculty position at the assistant professor level in the area of Sustainable Engineering Practices, with a starting date of Fall 2025. The appointment will be housed within the Engineering Design Division.

The successful candidate will have significant industrial experience in sustainable engineering practices, will be able to teach analytical principles and engineering applications pertaining to sustainability at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and will have a potential for quality student project mentoring. Our preferred candidate will have a proven track record of excellence in teaching or mentoring. We are particularly interested in candidates whose areas of expertise are in one or more of the following areas, however, applicants focusing on other areas within Sustainable Engineering Practices are also encouraged to apply:

Life Cycle Analysis

Designs for the Environment, Disassembly, and Recycling

Pollution Prevention

Sustainable Technology Development, Evaluation, and Deployment

The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching courses and performing services in support of the Engineering Design Division and the Watson College. They will also have the option of pursuing research activities of their own interests.

About the Engineering Design Division:

The Engineering Design Division's (EDD) delivers Watson College’s common first-year engineering program and a minor program in Sustainability Engineering, which is open to all engineering majors. The EDD programs provide students with a solid foundation of core engineering, oral and written communication, teamwork, and research skills, and prepares students for success in their selected major. It accomplishes this through a curriculum that includes exciting design projects, stimulating laboratory experiences, and engaging classroom instruction.

Requirements Qualifications:

The successful candidate must have an earned Master’s degree in engineering or a related discipline, along with at least five years of industrial or government experience in sustainable engineering. Additionally, the candidate should exhibit a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring students. A demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion, as well as the ability to work effectively in a team environment, are also essential.

Preferred Qualifications:

A strong candidate holds a Doctoral degree in engineering or a related discipline and has a proven track record of excellence in teaching or mentoring.

Additional Information:

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Application Instructions:

All applicants must apply via the university applicant tracking system Interview Exchange:

Applicants should submit a cover letter of application, a curriculum vitae or resume, the names and contact information of at least three references, a statement of teaching that describes your pedagogy, and a diversity statement that answers the following question, “Please give an example of when you have changed or altered your approach to your work based on your knowledge and awareness of underserved or underrepresented populations and/or your knowledge and awareness of explicit or implicit bias." Applications submitted without a response to this question will not be considered.

Applications received by March 10, 2025, will receive full consideration. The search will remain open until an appointment has been made.

Women and Historically Underrepresented Minority Applicants are Strongly Encouraged to Apply. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.