Clinical Professor

How to Apply

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Who We Are

Michigan Engineering provides scientific and technological leadership to the people of the world. We seek to improve the quality of life by developing intellectually curious and socially conscious minds, creating collaborative solutions to societal problems, and promoting an inclusive and innovative community of service for the common good.

Why Work at Michigan?

In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, The University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family and plan for a secure future. Benefits include:

• Generous time off

• A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate vesting

• Many choices for comprehensive health insurance

• Life insurance

• Long-term disability coverage

• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses

• Maternity and Parental Leave

Responsibilities*

The College of Engineering is seeking a Professor of Engineering Practice in Advanced Manufacturing to engage with and enable the alignment of UM's diverse educational and research initiatives around advanced manufacturing to reinforce and expand our leadership in this realm. This effort emphasizes the convergence of talent including a multidisciplinary team of faculty experts, motivated students, and seasoned defense and industry advisors to foster a synergistic environment that can rapidly respond to the dynamic challenges of today's and tomorrow's manufacturing landscape.

This position will help solidify Michigan Engineering as both a think-tank and a research powerhouse, cultivating innovation by leveraging the intellectual capital within UM and across existing and new external partners. This position builds off of and leverages existing research endeavors and will also provide insight, guidance and leadership in the exploration of emerging frontiers in manufacturing sciences.

Required Qualifications*

To be appointed as Professor of Engineering Practice, an individual would possess established evidence of professional engineering accomplishments and be recognized as a leader in the engineering arena in which they work. The individual will have worked in senior-level positions, and have achieved the professional recognition that excellence typically produces.

Excellence as a professional in a field relevant to the College of Engineering's curriculum. Such excellence will be evident by the positions they have held and their performance in these positions. A commitment to the value of an engineering education as a way to promote well-trained future leaders in the field.

While a Ph.D. is not required, a graduate degree in a field related to their area of expertise is highly preferred. An ability to coach engineering students toward project and career goals, and to interact effectively with academic researchers is highly desirable. This may range from a past academic research and teaching appointment, to part-time instruction at other institutions of higher education, to professional engagement with researchers.

Additional Information

Our vision, mission and values are supported by a people-first engineering framework that guides our work. As Michigan Engineers, we strive to apply excellent engineering fundamentals, integrated expertise and equity-centered values to reimagine what engineering can be, close critical gaps, and elevate all people. Information about our vision, mission and values can be found at: http://strategicvision.engin.umich.edu/