Tenured Professor and Chair of Engineering and Society
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Job Location:
Charlottesville, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
17 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The University of Virginia (UVA) School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) invites applications for the position of Chair of the Department of Engineering and Society. This department is home to 19 full-time faculty who lead nationally-recognized research in the fields of Science Technology and Society (STS) and Engineering Ethics. The department has three main foci:
- Engineering ethics and values
- Knowledge integration across STEM the humanities and the social sciences
- Sociotechnical design and innovation practices
We seek a collaborative visionary leader who will play a critical role in strategic planning to elevate and expand the departments interdisciplinary research and teaching activities.
The department provides essential education that equips all UVA Engineering graduates with strong communication skills and the ethical judgment needed to address complex sociotechnical challenges. These abilities include ethical reasoning values-based leadership and professional skills. STS and ethics are key parts of the shared curriculum embedded in the School.
All UVA undergraduate engineering students are required to take courses led by the E&S Department across their UVA career including Engineering Ethics; STS and Engineering Practice; and The Engineer Ethics and Professional Responsibility. There are also 4 undergraduate minors offered by the department: STS Technology Ethics History of Science and Technology and Science and Technology Policy. The department also houses the Online Ethics Center (OEC) Engineering Character Strength Initiative and the Policy Internship Program.
As a core component of UVA Engineering the E&S Department advances the schools mission to improve the world through knowledge creation and leadership development and its vision to lead globally in bold research and world-class education. The department also embodies the schools core values of societal impact leadership education and collegiality.
The Chair will be expected to:
- Provide strategic inclusive and effective leadership for a multidisciplinary department
- Maintain a strong interdisciplinary research program
- Support and advance curriculum development and pedagogy in STS and ethics for engineering students
- Serve as an effective advocate for the department within UVA Engineering and beyond
- Foster a collegial collaborative and inclusive culture
- Mentor and support the professional development of faculty and staff
- Manage departmental operations (e.g. budgeting staff and faculty mentoring hiring strategic planning) with fairness clarity and accountability
- Ph.D. in Engineering; Science Technology and Society; or a closely related field such as Engineering Education Ethics History or the Social Sciences
- Internationally recognized scholar suitable for appointment as a tenured professor at UVA
- Demonstrated interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary research record
- Experience in academic leadership
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong record of securing external funding and/or external collaborations
- Experience leading interdisciplinary teams and/or initiatives
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Computer Hardware
- Accounts Handling
- Business Objects
- Drafting
- Electronics
- Execution
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