Non-Tenure Track Professor of Practice

Job Description

The Department of Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech invites applications for a non-tenure track teaching-focused Professor of Practice faculty appointment in Controls/Industrial Applications. This position is open rank (assistant associate or full professor of practice) commensurate with experience. This is a teaching-intensive position with no requirement to participate in research. Required qualifications for this position include: a bachelors degree in chemical engineering or a closely related field; 3 years of professional experience applying engineering principles in industry business government nonprofit and/or research settings; and an advanced degree in chemical engineering or a closely related field or business OR professional licensure (i.e. Professional Engineer) OR equivalent industry experience.
We are seeking highly qualified candidates who are committed to teaching and mentoring undergraduate chemical engineering students. The successful applicant will teach multiple core and elective chemical engineering courses as well as provide mentoring and career and professional advising to students. We are particularly interested in individuals who can contribute to teaching our Process Measurement & Control Process & Plant Design and Unit Operations Laboratory courses. Professors of Practice are expected to participate in department service and committee work and the successful candidate will contribute to the evaluation and ongoing development of the undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum. Preference will be given to applicants with some or all of the following qualifications: a masters or PhD in chemical engineering or a closely related field; significant professional experience applying engineering principles in industry business government nonprofit and/or research settings; experience with capital projects engineering design or process control; experience engaging with clients from a variety of industries organizations and/or disciplines; involvement with the professional community or professional organizations; prior teaching experience at the university level; and demonstrated commitment to and interest in teaching mentoring and advising undergraduate engineering students.
The Chemical Engineering Department at Virginia Tech is a highly collaborative environment with a long history of excellence in chemical engineering education (). Our core values are kindness authenticity professionalism partnership and mastery. The department is home to approximately 330 undergraduate students and 60 graduate students and currently includes 16 tenure-track faculty one non-tenure track Professor of Practice dedicated undergraduate and graduate academic advisors and associated support staff. The undergraduate program includes tracks in Climate & Energy Solutions Healthcare Technologies and Data Science & Analytics. Significant numbers of our undergraduates take part in minors (e.g. green nuclear and biomedical engineering) co-op or internship experiences undergraduate research and study abroad programs. We have a highly active AIChE Student Chapter and we support competitive student teams in ChemE Car (2x national champions) ChemE Cube (1x national champion) ChemE Sports and ChemE Jeopardy.

Required Qualifications

-Bachelors degree in chemical engineering or a closely related field withSignificant years of professional experience applying engineering principles in industry business government nonprofit and/or research settings
-Additional qualifications to include an advanced degree in chemical engineering or a closely related field or business OR professional licensure (i.e. Professional Engineer) OR equivalent industry experience

Preferred Qualifications

-Masters or PhD in chemical engineering or a closely related field
-Significant professional experience applying engineering principles in industry business government nonprofit and/or research settings
-Experience in capital projects engineering design or process control
-Experience engaging with clients from a variety of industries organizations and/or disciplines
-Involvement with the professional community or professional organizations (e.g. AIChE ACS SPE)
-Prior teaching experience at the university level
-Demonstrated commitment and interest to teaching mentoring and advising undergraduate engineering students

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Restricted

Salary Information

Commensurate with experience

Hours per week

40

Review Date

12/01/2026

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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