ECE Teaching Assistant or Associate Professor

About the Job

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities seeks candidates for a continuing non-tenure-track teaching faculty position with a primary focus on undergraduate education. Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong commitment to student-centered instruction and to using modern, evidence-based pedagogical practices to support learning. The appointment is expected to be at the teaching assistant professor level, but in exceptional cases, applicants may be considered for appointment as a teaching associate professor.

The faculty member will teach 3 courses (9 credits) per academic semester, contributing to instruction across the core undergraduate Electrical Engineering curriculum, with particular instructional need in circuits and electronics, computer engineering (logic, FPGAs, and microcontrollers), and power systems.

The teaching faculty member is expected to deliver lectures, develop laboratory exercises, prepare homework assignments and exams, hold office hours, assess student work, supervise teaching assistants, and manage the administration of the courses they are assigned to teach. In addition, the person in this position will be involved in the continuing improvement of courses, the development of new curriculum for the department, and will be engaged in appropriate department service activities, including curriculum-related department committees.

This position is a 9-month academic appointment that receives full benefits for 12 months. There are opportunities to teach in the summer session, which will be compensated separately. Rank and starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The initial appointment will be for one-year. Following the first year and after a performance review, a multi-year contract may be considered.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• An earned doctorate or equivalent foreign degree in an appropriate discipline is required at the time of appointment. It is anticipated that the appointment will begin Fall 2026.
• Demonstrated ability to teach university-level engineering courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The applicant’s experience must demonstrate a strong potential to enhance the department’s teaching mission.
• Ability to teach effectively to a diverse group of students

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as lead instructor in one or more university-level engineering courses
• Industry experience that could be brought into the classroom
• Experience as a lead instructor at a U.S. institution