Assistant/Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

George Fox University announces a tenure-track faculty position in Electrical Engineering to begin August 2023. We seek applicants with the ability to teach in a broad range of undergraduate electrical engineering courses. While all applicants with electrical engineering backgrounds will be considered, preferred areas of expertise are in power systems, electronics, robotics, IC design, control systems, or signal processing.

George Fox University, a Christ-centered community, prepares students spiritually, academically, and professionally to think with clarity, act with integrity, and serve with passion. Professors teach all truth as God's truth, integrating all fields of learning around the person and work of Jesus Christ, bringing the divine revelations through sense, reason, and intuition to the confirming test of Scripture. As a Christ-centered community, George Fox University is an institution that values diversity as an essential dimension of God's design for human communities. In seeking to become a more inclusive community, we especially encourage applications from women and candidates from racial and ethnic backgrounds that are underrepresented on our faculty.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Teaching courses in the electrical engineering major. Such courses could include circuits, electronics, power systems, introduction to engineering, engineering design, robotics, and digital signal processing.
• Assisting the department in managing and maintaining departmental laboratory facilities.
• Active and innovative collaboration with engineering, math, science, art, and business faculty, provide program leadership and development, and student advising.
• Developing and sustaining an ongoing program of scholarship and research.
• Participation in the work of the department and university including university committees as needed.

Qualifications

• An earned doctorate in electrical engineering or a relevant field. Applicants with a master's degree in electrical engineering or relevant field may also be considered for a non-tenure track faculty position.
• Previous teaching, research and industrial experience are desirable (but not required).
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching is essential.
• A record of relevant scholarship is essential.
• A commitment to working with a diverse population of students; demonstrated experience in this area is preferred.
• All applicants must express a personal commitment to Jesus Christ and express their Christian testimony in a local church. In addition, professors agree to live in agreement with the Community Lifestyle Statement and affirm the theological commitments expressed in the Statement of Faith.

Salary and Rank

Appointment at the Assistant Professor level is anticipated, though candidates with significant teaching experience at previous institutions may be considered for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor. Salary and benefits are competitive with comparable institutions.

Application Procedures - apply only through this website

When completing the online application, please upload the following as Word or .pdf documents in the section marked Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae, and Essay Requirement:

• Letter of Interest
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Faith and learning essay*
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Concise description of research plans

Other supporting materials may be requested at a later stage of the review process.

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply at once. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Questions may be directed to: amcconaughey@georgefox.edu - Adina McConaughey, Executive Assistant, College of Engineering

*INTEGRATION OF FAITH AND LEARNING ESSAY George Fox University is committed to the idea that one of the primary responsibilities of Christian higher education is to help students develop a uniquely Christian worldview. As teachers and mentors, it is important for George Fox University faculty members to integrate Christian faith and principles in all aspects of their lives. As an essential part of the application process, the University will carefully consider your response to the following: In a one-page essay (about 300 words) describe your personal Christian faith, as well as how your faith informs your teaching, scholarship, and service (including service and leadership in your church and/or in Christian ministries)

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