Assistant Teaching Professor - Aeronautics & Astronautics

Assistant Teaching Professor - Aeronautics & Astronautics The University of Washington's William E. Boeing Department of
Aeronautics & Astronautics (A&A) invites applications for a
full-time Assistant Teaching Professor position. Assistant Teaching
Professors are non-tenured faculty members who are hired on
multi-year appointments with a 9-month service period (September 16
through June 15) that may allow for additional opportunities to
teach during the summer. The anticipated start date is
September 1, 2022. The initial appointment duration and
compensation will be commensurate with the applicant's
qualifications.
The expected teaching responsibility portfolio for the Assistant
Teaching Professor position is variable based upon assigned
combination of lecture courses, laboratory courses, service and
curriculum management. Opportunities exist for coordinating
and delivering project-based learning curricula. Educational
and manufacturing activities are supported by a full-time
instructional machine shop supervisor and a full-time instructional
lab manager. A&A offers a highly collaborative culture,
with a range of teaching and curriculum-development opportunities
in undergraduate and master's level courses.
UW faculty engage in teaching, research, and service. While Assistant Teaching Professor at UW are primarily
evaluated with regard to their teaching and service, the successful
candidate will be encouraged to participate in the wide-range of
research activities in the department and collaboratively across
the College of Engineering and the three UW campuses.
The successful candidate will join a vibrant faculty conducting
multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary ground-breaking research,
instruction, and collaboration in controls and autonomous systems,
fluids, plasma science and space systems, and materials and
structures. (For more information on our research and labs, please
visit https://www.aa.washington.edu/research/areas.)
We also routinely engage in research projects with affiliates from
the region's noted high-tech industry. In addition, the
successful candidate will be expected to:

engage in project-based, multidisciplinary and
interdisciplinary teaching,
teach and mentor students, and
implement a thoughtful strategy for teaching and service that
supports our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

A&A is committed to being a model of diversity in the UW
College of Engineering. We are actively engaged in broadening our
offerings to better serve all demographics of learners and the
spectrum of societal and industry needs.
REQUIREMENTS
The position requires a PhD or foreign equivalent in Aerospace
or Mechanical Engineering or a related field. In addition,
candidates must have:

demonstrated excellence in teaching,
specific experience in design (practical and/or teaching
experience), and
extensive industry/professional experience.

We will prioritize candidates who can engage partners and
collaborators to teach across the range of aerospace subject areas
and, in particular, with project-based, multidisciplinary and
interdisciplinary learning.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
The University is an affirmative action and equal opportunity
employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national
origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic
information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or
protected veteran status.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY
The University is committed to building diversity among its
faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates
that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/).
Additionally, the University's Faculty Code recognizes faculty
efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity
and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty
member's academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements and
Information
Under Washington State Governor Inslee's Proclamation
21-14.1, University of Washington (UW) workers must be fully
vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, or receive a
UW-approved medical or religious exemption. This requirement will
be a condition of any offer associated with this recruitment. For
more information, please visit https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/vaccination-requirement/.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
UW is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search.
Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can
send all application materials, including confidential letters of
recommendation, free of charge.
To apply, visit: http://apply.interfolio.com/96467
Please provide pdf files for the following
requested materials:

Cover letter indicating interest and fit with the
position.
A current curriculum vitae.
Complete contact information for three references.
A statement of teaching interests and/or philosophy
(2 pages max).
A statement of diversity/equity/inclusion (2 pages max)
reflecting how your approach to teaching and/or service contributes
to positive social change and supports people who represent
differences in gender, class, race, ethnicity, religious
affiliation, national and cultural boundaries, national origin,
worldview, intellectual origin, ability, and other identities. We
invite you to reflect and describe your related experiences in
teaching and service and also where you stand to grow with regard
to issues of diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice, and your
potential to mentor and educate students.
A teaching portfolio that illustrates teaching capability to
include, but not limited to, sample syllabi, sample assignments,
example in-class activities, sample grading rubrics.
A set of teaching or course evaluations that provide both
quantitative and qualitative evidence of teaching.

For any administrative issues or inquiries related to the
search, please contact Kimberly Maczko, kmaczko@aa.washington.edu.
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