Engineering Program Director & Montgomery Endowed Chair in Engineering at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana

Job Description:

Due to an upcoming retirement, Hanover College invites applications for the position of Engineering Program Director to begin July, 2025. The director will also hold the Gary and Judy Montgomery Endowed Chair of Engineering. The position is tenure-eligible and rank at appointment will be based on qualifications and experience.

The director is responsible for leading Hanover's engineering program, which offers both an ABET-accredited BS in Engineering and a non ABET-accredited BA in Engineering Science. The program provides an opportunity for students to earn an engineering degree within the environment of a small college committed to providing excellent professional programs and a strong liberal arts experience. Our goal is to produce graduates who have the combination of technical and soft skills that today's employers want.

In addition to teaching a variety of undergraduate courses, the director will:

• assist the college admissions staff in recruiting new students,
• aid the college's advancement staff in fundraising,
• cultivate connections with engineering employers in the region,
• coordinate the program's Engineering Advisory Board,
• facilitate the continuous improvement process for the ABET-accredited BS degree, and
• guide the program through its next ABET review in 2027.

Minimum qualifications include a PhD in Mechanical Engineering or a similar field. The successful applicant will be comfortable teaching a wide variety of undergraduate mechanical engineering courses as well as some general engineering courses and laboratories. Preference will be given to applicants with teaching experience, applicants who have a degree from or experience with a liberal arts college, and applicants with industry experience.

Interested candidates should be committed to teaching at an institution where a broad liberal arts education is emphasized and should be prepared to develop research opportunities suitable for collaboration with undergraduate engineering majors.

How to Apply

Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled. Applicants are encouraged to submit materials no later than November 15, 2024 for full consideration. Electronic applications should include an application letter stating why you are interested in Hanover College, a teaching philosophy containing a statement on inclusivity in the classroom, a curriculum vitae, contact information for three professional references, and copies of transcripts. To apply and upload documents, visithttps://hanover.hirecentric.com/jobsearch/. For more information, seehttps://www.hanover.edu/about/employment.Questions may be directed to Professor Tim Brooks, Chair, Engineering Search, c/o facultysearch@hanover.edu. References will be contacted directly at a later date.

About Hanover's Engineering Program

Hanover College was authorized by the Higher Learning Commission to start offering degrees in Engineering in 2018. The BS in Engineering degree received ABET accreditation retroactive to October 2019. The program has produced 39 graduates who have been placed in a wide variety of engineering jobs or have gone on to pursue graduate degrees in Business, Electrical and Aerospace Engineering. Registrations show 76 unique students will be taking Engineering courses in the fall 2024 semester. This includes an incoming class of 27 students our largest to date.

The program has 4700 ft2of dedicated classroom and lab space in the college's Science Hall. To learn more about the program go to:www.hanover.edu/academics/programs/engineering/

About Hanover College and the surrounding area

Hanover College is a premier, nationally recognized liberal arts institution that has core strengths in the natural and life sciences, education, and business. Founded in 1827, Hanover is Indiana's oldest private, four-year college and sits on a beautiful 650-acre campus overlooking the Ohio River. Hanover's 1200 undergraduate and graduate students participate in a distinctive intellectual, challenging, and supportive community whose members value transformative learning, meaningful service, and lifelong inquiry. This fall the College posted record enrollment and the third largest entering class of first-year students in its history. Additions of Business, Engineering, and Nursing programs have attracted undergraduate students, and graduate programs in Physical and Occupational Therapy have boosted graduated enrollment. For more details on the college, visit our website:http://www.hanover.edu

Hanover is adjacent to picturesque and historic Madison, Indiana, a city of 12,000 that was recently named the top place in Indiana to raise a family and was named Best Small Town in the Midwest by USA Today. Madison bills itself as "Indiana's Music City" with multiple live music venues and hosts several outdoor music festivals throughout the year. Madison's downtown business district is one of the country's largest National Historic Landmark Districts and was the 2024 Great American Main Street Award Winner. Madison is also home to a group of manufacturing companies that have consistently engaged with and supported our engineering students. To learn more about Madison go tohttp://www.visitmadison.org

Hanover College is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing an inclusive, welcoming, and diverse college environment. The students, faculty, staff, and trustees of Hanover College are committed to providing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus so that all feel welcome to seek academic, personal, and moral growth within a community that is safe, challenging, and responsive. We embrace diversity in recruiting and retaining students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds regardless of age, race, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, national origin, marital status, political viewpoint, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status. We recognize that our definition of diversity must be inclusive, porous in its boundaries and ever evolving, changing as our campus, our society, and our vision of the world changes. It must also create a safe space for the discussion and debate of well-reasoned, thoughtful, and constructive ideas of all kinds. We strive to practice respect, compassion, and understanding for one another, so that all may participate in the open and free exchange of ideas necessary for a meaningful education and a successful democracy.

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