F0070 Tenure-Track Faculty Position (F0070) Chair Department of Engineering College of Science, Engineering, and Technology

Title: F0070 - Tenure-Track Faculty Position (F0070) Chair - Department of Engineering College of Science Engineering and Technology

State Role Title:Faculty-Teaching/Research

Hiring Range:

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Norfolk State University

Location:Norfolk State University

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Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Norfolk State University seeks an experienced scholar and administrator to serve as the Chair for the Department of Engineering. Norfolk State University is a public urban comprehensive University with approximately 1000 faculty and staff and five academic schools and colleges. Responsibilities include but not limited to curriculum oversight program review and program assessment faculty and staff workload assignment course management budget development and management maintenance of the personnel records of faculty and staff evaluation of academic and professional faculty and departmental staff oversight of department committees report preparation and submission compliance with accreditation standards and University state and federal regulations and collaboration with area private public and academic partners for departmental opportunities. Application review will begin on January 5 and continue until the position is filled.

Minimum Qualifications

1. An earned doctorate in Electrical Engineering Electronics Engineering Optical Engineering or a closely related field.
2. Demonstrated record of scholarly achievement in teaching research and service that merits tenure at the level of associate or full professor in Engineering; and demonstrated experience in academic program leadership showing increasing levels of responsibility.
3. Candidates should possess five or more years of experience in higher education.
4. A record of successful grantsmanship strong project management and organizational skills.
5. Research experiences that align with departmental initiatives and programs such as quantum science and engineering semiconductors microelectronics and photonics biomedical engineering renewable energy systems and advanced materials power electronics and grid integration mixed and augmented reality.

Additional Considerations

1. Excellent communication skills

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

How to Apply
Candidates should submit:
1. State of Virginia application.
2. A cover letter of interest outlining research agenda and teaching interests.
2. Current Curriculum Vitae.
3. Philosophy of Teaching.
4. Transcripts of highest degree conferred (unofficial transcripts are accepted; however official transcripts are required of finalists).
5. Three letters of reference.
Some requirements must be saved into one file and attached as other to the state application.

NSU Teaching Philosophy for Underrepresented Populations
Norfolk State University is particularly interested in candidates who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for all students regardless of background. Candidates must include a statement that reflects their philosophy and experience working with initiatives or with students and communities from underrepresented populations.
Norfolk State University
Norfolk State University is a comprehensive urban public doctoral granting institution committed to transforming students lives through exemplary teaching research and service. The University is a top ranked and largest in the Commonwealth of Virginia Historically Black College and University (HBCU) with nationally recognized STEM programs and enrolls 6000 students in over thirty undergraduate and nineteen on-line & in-person graduate programs. Norfolk State University garners over $20M in annual grant acquisitions has as an NCAA Division I athletic program with fifteen sports that boasts three regular season MEAC conference championships in mens basketball and a coveted marching band as winners of the 2024 Circle City Classic Battle of the Bands.
About the City of Norfolk
Norfolk is one of seven cities that make up the Hampton Roads Region. With a population of about two million Hampton Roads is the 33rd largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the nation the 8th largest metro area in the Southeast and the 2nd largest between Atlanta and Washington is home to the worlds largest naval base the Port of Virginia one of the worlds leading maritime gateways and NATOs only North American headquarters (NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation). By virtue of its strategic location it is a cosmopolitan area with many minority groups from every corner of the world. Norfolk has big city amenities and attractions of arts and culture as well as cuisines of the Eastern Seaboard and is a home port for Carnival Cruise Lines year-round with other cruise lines using Norfolk as a addition the region boasts accessible parks riverfronts beaches and numerous festivals all favorable for weekend getaways

Contact Information

Name: Norfolk State University

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In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022- February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.