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Location: Havelock, NC
Essential Job Duties:
The duties of the Assistant Director will include, but not be limited to, the following:
Management and Coordination of Engineering Labs
- Supervise locally hired staff for engineering lab classes
- Oversee the maintenance of lab and work area equipment
- Plan for and acquire the equipment needed in the lab and work area
- Update lab manuals and maintain inventory of materials students need for the labs
- Coordinate with Raleigh instructors special office hours and review sessions and maintain a relationship with MAE and ECE departments
- Maintain and troubleshoot DE equipment working closely with Engineering Online classroom support staff in Raleigh
- Assist students with design projects as needed
- Work closely with Havelock staff and Raleigh staff in the receipt and/or transmission of class lectures from Raleigh or other site locations, such as Asheville
- Implement ABET and University continuous improvement assessment processes.
- Oversee integrated curriculum to ensure skills are effectively built as students move through the program
- Seek out opportunities in regional K-12 schools and community colleges to teach or expose students with the various engineering disciplines
- Develop special activities for students and their parents to visit the Havelock Engineering program.
Other Work/Responsibilities:
In addition, the Assistant Director will work closely with the Director in the following duties
- Drive program continuous improvement
- Assist in maintaining partner relations (Cherry Point, CCC) and participate in joint initiatives
- Participate in and develop initiatives for student mentoring
Minimum Experience/Education:
- BS in engineering and a minimum of three years in engineering practice (industry, government, or academia with extensive industry interactions).
Required Qualifications:
- Ability to communicate clearly and distinctly in verbal and written communications.
- Ability to work as a member of a team and independently.
- Must possess excellent management and organizational skills in the use of time and resources.
- Must be willing to travel to Raleigh and to high schools and/or community colleges for recruiting purposes.
- Must be willing to perform other duties as needed for the academic program.
Preferred Qualifications:
- An MS degree in engineering, preferably electrical
- A demonstrated track record of mentoring, leading, and problem solving
- A demonstrated track record in developing effective processes and procedures
- Experience managing and developing engineers
- A demonstrated track record of effective engineering project management
- A demonstrated track record of successfully leading continuous improvement initiatives
- A knowledge of systems thinking and how it applies to engineering design and problem solving
Required License or Certification:
- N/A
AA/EEO Statement:
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