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JOB TITLE
Assistant Teaching Professor/InstructorLOCATION
WorcesterDEPARTMENT NAME
Robotics Engineering DepartmentDIVISION NAME
Worcester Polytechnic Institute WPIJOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
The Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Robotics Engineering Department (RBE) invites applications for fulltime teaching faculty positions. The individuals selected for the positions will contribute to WPIs unique interdisciplinary and projectoriented robotics curriculum at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition to teaching curriculum development and advising the position offers the opportunity to mentor student research projects. Qualified candidates will hold a PhD or equivalent degree in robotics or a related discipline and must be able to demonstrate excellence in undergraduate or graduate teaching in roboticsrelated topics such as robot kinematics dynamics control sensing and perception especially visual perception manipulation motion planning navigation and robot learning. Given the handson nature of the robotics curriculum significant practical experience in robotics is desired and may be considered in lieu of an advanced degree. Applicants with extensive professional experience may be appointed as a Professor of Practice. After the first year multiyear appointments will be offered based on performance and are renewable.JOB DESCRIPTION
The vision of the RBE department is to become an exemplary internationally recognized multidisciplinary center for education research and innovation in Robotics. Since RBEs inception in 2006 as an interdisciplinary program it has grown to be a department with 25 courses 18 labs 19 faculty & 20 associated faculty over 760 undergraduate and grad students and over 1000 alumni. We were the first program to offer an undergraduate degree in Robotics Engineering and we have since then expanded to offer MS and PhD degrees. Research is funded by agencies such as DARPA AFRL ONR NIH NSF and NASA as well as industry. With Robotics Engineering being inherently multidisciplinary in nature our faculty regularly collaborate with affiliates from Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering as well as Physics Humanities & Arts and Social Science & Policy Studies.
WPIs reputation as a rigorous and innovative university rests on the shoulders of its faculty. A highly selective private technological university and one of the nations first WPI believes that when great minds work together great advances follow. At WPI the boundaries to multidisciplinary collaboration are low. Faculty members students and other partners work together on realworld projects and purposeful research that are hallmarks of the WPI experience. Located one hour west of Boston the universitys campus is in Worcester Massachusetts a thriving 21st century college city recognized as a growing hub of scientific and technological innovation.
Applicants should submit a recent curriculum vitae including a complete publication list a statement summarizing teaching experience and interests a statement for research experience and a statement for leadership (particularly in robotics) and diversity. An applicant should also list names and email addresses of at least three references. Applications will be reviewed as they are received; therefore applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible.
FLSA STATUS
United States of America (Exempt)WPI is an Equal Opportunity Employerthat actively seeks to increase the diversityof its workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color age religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran statusor disability. It seeks individuals withdiverse backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to a culture of creativity collaboration inclusion problem solving innovation high performance and change making.It is committed to maintaining a campus environment free of harassment and discrimination.
Employment Type
Full-Time
