Adjunct Faculty, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Adjunct Faculty, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

If you have prior academic or - in particular - industrial experience, have a passion for hands-on, project-based teaching, would like to share your knowledge and wisdom with an enthusiastic group of students, and in fact shape the next generation workforce of our nation, we want you in our classrooms and laboratories.



With a dramatic increase in undergraduate and graduate enrollment and a new building that allows us to expand, the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (http://www.rowan.edu/ece) (www.rowan.edu/ece) at Rowan University is growing.

To support this robust growth, we seek energetic and innovative teacher-scholars as Adjunct Professors who are interested in sharing their knowledge and wisdom with our students and share our commitment to excellence in engineering education.

Our Adjunct Professors, who are typically active or retired industry professionals, constitute an important part of the fabric of the Rowan ECE community as they bring their unique experiences and perspective to our department.

The successful candidates will be responsible for teaching innovative and project-based courses in the electrical and computer engineering curriculum.

These courses can be core or elective courses based on the applicant's area of expertise.

We welcome qualified and dedicated individuals with a background in all areas of ECE, including but not limited to:



+ Digital and embedded systems,

+ Computer architecture,

+ Circuits, electronics, power electronics,

+ VLSI design, chip design, advanced chip manufacturing, solid-state systems

+ Control systems,

+ Signal and image processing,

+ Communication systems,

+ Electromagnetics and modern antenna systems

+ RF /microwave systems

+ Power systems, renewable and alternative energy systems, modern battery systems

+ Robotics

+ Machine learning / artificial intelligence

+ Systems engineering

+ Cybersecurity, cyber-physical systems

+ Your favorite emerging topic in any area that relates to ECE



As a department, we greatly value experiential and project-based learning, integrating emerging topics and technologies into the curriculum, and provide an outstanding and state-of-the-art array of equipment, instrument, rapid prototyping, fabrication and computational resources (https://engineering.rowan.edu/programs/electricalcomputer/department_information/facilities_capabilities.html) to support such activities.

Our dedication to project-based learning is reflected in our curriculum (https://engineering.rowan.edu/programs/electricalcomputer/undergraduate/index.html) , as all our courses have lab/project components.

As a result, we seek individuals who share this dedication, have the skills and passion to develop innovative hands-on lab projects or other experiential learning activities using appropriate modern tools, and have the ability to integrate such projects/activities into the course content.

Applicants must have earned at least a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.

Individuals with industry and/or academic experience are particularly encouraged to apply.

Strong communications skills, the ability to work with multi-disciplinary student and faculty teams, and the ability to teach in a project-based setting are essential.

The appointment is part-time, non-tenure-track, with renewable contracts, based on performance (including student evaluations), departmental needs, and university and budgetary approvals.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue as new needs arise.

For full consideration, applications should include the below-listed items:


+ A cover letter summarizing qualifications and the applicant’s interest in the position

+ Current and detailed CV

+ Statement of teaching interests (including the list of courses the applicant feels most qualified to teach, teaching philosophy)

+ A diversity/equity/inclusion (DEI) statement that summarizes the applicant's position on – and commitment to – DEI issues

+ Names and contact information for three references.

+ Unofficial transcripts.

Please note that successful candidates will be asked to submit official transcripts.

Therefore, submitting an official transcript at the time of application - if available - will expedite the hiring process.

Transcripts issued to the applicant are acceptable.

+ Optionally, additional relevant documentation (such as student evaluations from former teaching engagements, examples of innovative curricular components developed by the applicant, examples of industrial design experience that may be leveraged in class, etc.) may be submitted in an Appendix as a separate file.




The application must be submitted through our online application system.

https://jobs.rowan.edu/en-us/job/494540/adjunct-faculty-electrical-computer-engineering-department


Questions can be directed to polikar@rowan.edu, Dr. Robi Polikar, Department Head, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering.

Additional departmental information can be found at http://www.rowan.edu/ece

Rowan University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law.

For the complete Rowan University non-discrimination and affirmative action policy see: https://sites.rowan.edu/hr/_docs/home_page/eeo_policy_statement.pdf

All positions are contingent upon budget appropriations.

Please note: candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.

The University will not sponsor a visa for this position.

In compliance with The State of New Jersey's Pay Transparency Act, and in accordance with the current MOA, Rowan University adjuncts are provided with a minimum of $1,975 per credit for all courses taught, with a maximum teaching load of 8 credits per semester and 12 credits in an academic year.

Courses will be assigned to instructors by College & Department on an as-needed basis.

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