Description

Tenure-Track Faculty Position (F0070) Chair - Department of Engineering, College of Science, Engineering, and Technology – Norfolk State University

Job Description

Norfolk State University seeks an experienced scholar and administrator to serve as the Chair for the Department of Engineering. Norfolk State University is a public, urban, comprehensive University with approximately 1000 faculty and staff, and five academic schools and colleges. Responsibilities include but not limited to curriculum oversight, program review, and program assessment, faculty and staff workload assignment, course management, budget development and management, maintenance of the personnel records of faculty and staff, evaluation of academic and professional faculty and departmental staff, oversight of department committees, report preparation and submission, compliance with accreditation standards and University, state, and federal regulations, and collaboration with area private, public, and academic partners for departmental opportunities. Application review will begin on January 5 and continue until the position is filled. 

Overview of the Department

Norfolk State Engineering Department has an emergent focus on semiconductor electronics, and quantum- and nanotechnologies. NSU Engineering faculty also pursue research in bioengineering, smart systems and materials, mixed- and augmented reality, and power electronics. These activities are carried out by interdisciplinary teams that include Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Computer Science faculty. Academic degree programs supported by the Engineering Department include bachelor and Master of Science degree programs in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Master of Science and doctoral degree programs in Materials Science and Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science degree program in Optical Engineering.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

1. An earned doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Optical Engineering, or a closely related field.
2. Demonstrated record of scholarly achievement in teaching, research and service that merits tenure at the level of associate or full professor in Engineering; and demonstrated experience in academic program leadership showing increasing levels of responsibility.
3. Candidates should possess five or more years of experience in higher education.
4. A record of successful grantsmanship, strong project management and organizational skills.
5. Research experiences that align with departmental initiatives and programs such as quantum science and engineering, semiconductors, microelectronics and photonics, biomedical engineering, renewable energy systems and advanced materials, power electronics and grid integration, mixed and augmented reality.
6. Additional Considerations
7. Excellent communication skills.

How to Apply

https://www.jobs.virginia.gov

Candidates should submit:

1. State of Virginia application.
2. A cover letter of interest outlining research agenda and teaching interests.
3. Current Curriculum Vitae.
4. Philosophy of Teaching.
5. Transcripts of highest degree conferred (unofficial transcripts are accepted; however, official transcripts are required of finalists).
6. Three letters of reference.

Some requirements must be saved into one file and attached as other to the state application.

NSU Teaching Philosophy for Underrepresented Populations 

Norfolk State University is particularly interested in candidates who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for all students regardless of background. Candidates must include a statement that reflects their philosophy and experience working with initiatives or with students and communities from underrepresented populations. 

Norfolk State University

Norfolk State University is a comprehensive urban public, doctoral granting institution committed to transforming students’ lives through exemplary teaching, research and service. The University is a top ranked and largest in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Historically Black College and University (HBCU) with nationally recognized STEM programs and enrolls 6,000 students in over thirty undergraduate and nineteen on-line & in-person graduate programs. Norfolk State University garners over $20M in annual grant acquisitions, has as an NCAA Division I athletic program with fifteen sports that boasts three regular season MEAC conference championships in men’s basketball, and a coveted marching band as winners of the 2024 Circle City Classic Battle of the Bands.

About the City of Norfolk

Norfolk is one of seven cities that make up the Hampton Roads Region. With a population of about two million, Hampton Roads is the 33rd largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the nation, the 8th largest metro area in the Southeast, and the 2nd largest between Atlanta and Washington, DC.It is home to the world's largest naval base, the Port of Virginia, one of the world's leading maritime gateways, and NATO’s only North American headquarters (NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation). By virtue of its strategic location, it is a cosmopolitan area with many minority groups from every corner of the world. Norfolk has big city amenities and attractions of arts and culture, as well as cuisines of the Eastern Seaboard and is a home port for Carnival Cruise Lines year-round with other cruise lines using Norfolk as a port-of-call. In addition, the region boasts accessible parks, riverfronts, beaches, and numerous festivals, all favorable for weekend getaways.